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NOVEMBER 22, 2016 | Volume 29 No. 141

MILOBAR WILL CARRY B.C. LIBERAL FLAG CAM FORTEMS

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Peter Milobar is hoping to become the second mayor in a decade to represent Kamloops-North Thompson in the legislature. The new B.C. Liberal nominee was congratulated at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday by current KamloopsNorth Thompson MLA Terry Lake, who called from the Vancouver Airport. Milobar was also congratulated by nomination challengers Steven Puhallo and Mike Grenier. “It’s been a hardfought nomination,” Milobar told reporters after the announcement by the party. “It’s been very respectful and teambuilding for the whole party and riding.” With Milobar’s nomination, all three parties in the legislature have named candidates for

What now for council?

Mike Grenier (left) shakes the hand of Steven Puhallo as Peter Milobar looks on just before results were announced on McArthur Island Saturday afternoon. With about 53 per cent ot the vote, Milobar bested Puhallo and Grenier to win the B.C. Liberal nomination for Kamloops-North Thompson and will be the party’s candidate in the May 9, 2017, election.

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both city ridings. Milobar will face the NDP’s Barb Nederpel, the Green’s Dan Hines and Peter Kerek of the B.C. Communist Party. Lake first won the seat in 2009 for the B.C. Liberals after spending one term as mayor of Kamloops. He decided in September not to run for a third term as MLA. The B.C. Liberal party does not release membership and voting information. But a party source

speaking on condition of anonymity said Milobar won 53 per cent of the first-ballot vote, meaning second choices on the preferential ballot did not need to be counted. About 60 per cent

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of the riding’s 880 members cast a ballot Saturday at one of four locations: McArthur Island in Kamloops, Sun Peaks, Barriere and Clearwater. Speaking to about 200 members on

McArthur Island before the vote, Milobar gave a rousing endorsement of natural-resource development. “We need to return a party to Victoria that values the benefits of human resources,

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but also understands the benefits natural resources bring to our region,” Milobar said. “We can’t allow four years of a party that only says ‘no.’” See OPPONENTS, A6

Mayor Peter Milobar said it’s too early to say who will replace him at Kamloops City Hall. Both Milobar and fellow MLA candidate Coun. Donovan Cavers — who is running for the B.C. Greens in Kamloops-South Thompson in the May 9 election — will take leaves of absence from council when the election writ drops. Milobar expects that leave will be unpaid. Should either candidate win a seat in the legislature, they could resign their municipal post and trigger a byelection, but that’s not the only option available.

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A Salmon Arm woman who was the target in a Mr. Big sting four years after a schoolyard killing made a surprise plea to second-degree murder yesterday. The plea bargain between the defence and Crown was made on the eve of the beginning of the trial. The woman, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act because she was 17 when Tyler Myers was killed eight years ago, was originally charged with first-degree murder following an extensive undercover RCMP Mr. Big operation in which officers pose as gangsters in a bid to get suspects to admit to crimes. The defence in the trial earlier this year of her co-accused, a former boyfriend who also cannot be named, portrayed the woman as the operating mind behind a plan to kill Myers. The three — two of them high school students — were involved in a love triangle. He was found guilty by a jury in June of first-degree murder. As part of the plea bargain, the now24-year-old woman agreed to be sentenced as an adult on Dec. 5. Crown prosecutor Bill Hilderman said the recommendation that will be

put before B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan is a life sentence with seven years served before she is eligible for parole. The sentence is mandatory because she was under 18 when she committed the murder. A large number of Myers’ family was present yesterday at what was supposed to be the beginning of a six-week trial. Tyler’s mother, Barbara Myers, said she wanted to hear details of what happened when her son was killed on Nov. 21, 2008. She was unable to watch the trial of the co-accused because she was slated to appear as a witness. Myers said she is satisfied with the outcome after speaking with prosecutor Hilderman. Defence lawyers earlier filed an application to have any conviction thrown out based on a Supreme Court of Canada decision in July that determined cases in a superior court must come to trial in a maximum of 30 months. That Charter application was set to be argued following the woman’s trial. Hilderman said outside the courtroom he could not comment on the specifics of why the Crown opted to agree to the plea to the lesser charge. The accused were charged four years after the slaying, at the end of a months-long police undercover operation that culminated in confessions

from both suspects. The investigation targeted the female accused and began in the summer of 2012. In the trial of the man who was found guilty of first-degree murder, he testified he skipped school with the female accused and a friend. Jurors heard that’s when the plan was hatched. That evening, the male accused hid out with a borrowed rifle in a stand of trees in the schoolyard of Bastion elementary in Salmon Arm. The female accused, he said, lured Myers to the area to be shot. “She called me and said, ‘Are you ready? We’re coming down,’” the male accused told Mounties, describing the female accused as “the mastermind.” The male accused testified he shot his romantic rival once from his hideout in the trees before emerging and firing two more shots — both, he said, at the request of the female accused. “He was just on the ground and she said, ‘Shoot him in the head.’ “She looked at me and said, ‘You did good, babe,’ and gave me a kiss.” Both accused were arrested in December 2012. An agreed statement of facts is expected to be read in court at the woman’s Dec. 5 sentence hearing. The male found guilty of first-degree murder will be sentenced on Jan. 23.

Trio peppersprayed, SUV stolen A couple selling their vehicle were pepper-sprayed and had their SUV stolen by a man who met them on the pretence of possibly buying the ride. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the carjacking took place at 10:10 p.m. in the parking lot of the Columbia Place Shopping Centre in Sahali, the strip mall anchored by Save-OnFoods. Bush said the husband was showing the SUV to the purported buyer while the wife chatted with a friend who had come along. Then, as the husband, wife and friend talked, the suspect suddenly peppersprayed the trio, stole the vehicle and raced off. The three victims were treated at the scene for the effects of the pepper spray. Police are looking for a silver 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe, with B.C. licence plate 958 ATP attached. Anybody with information on the whereabouts of the vehicle or the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at 250-8283000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

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For Jenifer Jones, going to the Family Tree Family Centre “is like going to your sister’s for a cup of coffee and to let the kids play together.” It has that atmosphere as moms, grandmas, dads and children congregate each weekday at the agency. The centre in a house at 657 Seymour St. is filled with toys, the coffee is always on and smiles abound. That’s not often found in the lives of the people who turn to Family Tree for help. They are usually facing struggles that seem insurmountable. Jones and centre executive director Susan Wright found support at the centre when they were looking for help to deal with addiction. They both were once clients of the centre’s Mothers for Addiction program, where they found help facing down that challenge and regain control of their lives. It’s more than a place where they work; it’s part of them. It’s also part of this year’s KTW Christmas Cheer Fund campaign. Family Tree is one of five agencies in the city chosen last year for two years of financial assistance through the fundraiser. The others are the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre, New Life Community Kamloops, Sensational Soups and the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter. How does the money raised help the Family Tree Family Centre? The big answer is it helps

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Susan Wright’s connection with Family Tree Family Centre began as a client seeking help for substance abuse. She’s been its executive director for several years now. From January to November, the centre has had 1,900 individual adult visits and worked with 1,100 children. It has also provided ongoing supported for 64 families and support when needed for 364 families.

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Wright, Jones and the volunteers who run Family Tree bring people out of poverty. It helps them provide a healthy lunch every weekday. It helps keep Jones employed and working with moms facing addiction, trying to navigate their way through the bureaucracy of the provincial government. It helps the centre’s role as a warmer place, Wright said, for parents whose children are in government care. Parents who can only visit with them in a supervised location can do it in the homey warmth of the centre, rather than in a sterile office with social workers watching. The centre provides a continuous touchstone for those parents and children because, once the kids are returned to their parents’ care, “we’re still here,” Wright said. “This doesn’t go away.” Other than some gaming money and support through the

United Way Thompson-NicolaCariboo, Family Tree is dependent on donations. Its basement is filled with clothes, toys and appliances — all donated — to help families provide some of the basics of life others take for granted. It also works with other agencies. The day before KTW visited, White Buffalo Aboriginal Health Society had taken its Gift Givers parenting program to the centre. “And this place was full,” Jones said. The Interior Health Authority and Kamloops Infant KAMLOOPS BUSINESS Development come in regularly > KEY D N OE T EVSEP L E AO K EPRM : R oEb iN n Wo to provide supports. T r tSm aUn M M I T Staff from the Kamloops > S E M I>NKAERYSN: OCTo Em m u n i t y S u p po r t , F i n a nc i n g, G r a nt s, P rov i nc i a l S u p po r t S P E A K E R : R o b i n Wo r t m a n Sexual Assault Counselling > NETW KIINNAGR ST:RCA DmEu nSi tHy OSW Centre and the Y Women’s > O S ERM om u p po r t , F i n a nc i n g, G r a nt s, P rov i nc i a l S u p po r t Emergency Shelter are there for K I NSGT T+R A D EN S > L I G H >T NBERTEWAOKRFA LU C HHO IW N C LU D E D women fleeing abuse. > L I G H T B R E A K FA S T + LU N C H I N C LU D E D New Life Community Kamloops — formerly known T H U R S D AY, D E C E M B E R 1 as the New Life Mission — also T H U R S D AY, D E C E M B E R 1 7:00am - 5:30pm works with many of the clients 7:00am - 5:30pm at Family Tree through its own C OA S T H O T E L C O N F E R E N C E C E N T R E ( I N C L . TA X + S E R V I C E F E E S ) C OA S T H O T E L C O N F E R E N C E C E N T R E ( I N C L . TA X + S E R V I C E F E E S ) outreach programs. “When I came here two-anda-half years ago, I knew no one,” T I C K E TTISC K+E TI N www.venturekamloops.com/linkup S F+OI NAT F O: AT : www.venturekamloops.com/linkup Jones said. “I came here to get clean, E V E N T PA R T N E R S : MEDIA SUPPORTERS: MEDIA SUPPORTERS: but this centre quickly becameE V E N T PA R T N E R S : my home. I find my sisters here, people I can count on.”

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In conversations with KTW, several councillors expressed their desire to avoid another trip to the polls this term, following the city’s unsuccessful arts-centre referendum in November of 2015, which cost about $160,000. A byelection would have a similar price tag, due to the large number of polling stations preferred by the city and the cost of configuring its electronic voting machines. While elected officials can’t hold two municipal offices at once, there are no rules prohibiting serving as both MLA and mayor. When Peter Fassbender was elected MLA in Langley, he took an unpaid leave of absence until enough of his mayoral term had passed that he could resign without triggering a byelection. Councillors have suggested various options for proceeding after that, from appointing one acting mayor to rotating through the position for the rest of the term. Milobar said he’s open to whatever council prefers, though serious discussions on the issue haven’t begun. “You don’t want to presuppose anything. Certainly until Saturday afternoon there was no certainty I was even running in May,” he said. “I’m sure those discussions will happen, but I want to caution people I’m not trying to take things for granted or be presumptuous.” In the meantime, Milobar said he’ll

give thought to whether provincial MLA candidates should continue to weigh in on the proposed KGHM Ajax mine. Last week, Milobar faced calls from some residents opposed to the mine to bow out of discussions, due to what letter writers to KTW said was a conflict of interest. They cite past donations KGHM has made to the B.C. Liberals and the fact the city could be lobbying the provincial government. “Conflict isn’t based on what your thought is, or perception, or a premonition of what may or may not happen in May,” Milobar said. “But if it’s a case where people are uncomfortable that people running provincially are still in the room as we’re trying to formulate a position, and if they’re wanting every candidate to step out of the room — myself and Coun. Cavers — then that’s something I would give serious consideration to.” Cavers believes Milobar should consider stepping away from the city’s negotiating committee, which is in talks with KGHM Ajax over mitigation and compensation. At this time, though, Cavers does not think other debates on the mine pose the same conflict concern. “As far as just general discussions on Ajax, I think he and I can both manage to separate the provincial from the municipal,” he said.

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But Milobar cautioned later his statement on natural resources was not an endorsement of the proposed KGHM Ajax mine south of Aberdeen. “As soon as you mention natural resource in Kamloops, everyone jumps to KGHM,” Milobar said. “First of all, it’s not even in the KamloopsNorth Thompson. “Secondly, it’s a massive riding geographically: there’s the Yellowhead mine just outside of Clearwater . . . It was mentioned around trees, rocks, Kinder Morgan, all of those types of projects.” Milobar said nothing will change short-term in his approach as mayor. “There’s a city budget we’re working on,” he said. “That’s not interrelated with the province in any way, shape or form.” He said he expects

to “step away” from the mayor’s job at some point before the writ is dropped for the May 9 provincial election. “That’s historically what happens.” Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone was one of the organizers Saturday. He said he was excited to have a running mate with long experience in civic politics, including as chairman of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. “They all brought a whole bunch of new people into the party. At the end of the day, Peter came out on top,” Stone said. “He and I have five months to really get ready for this campaign.” The B.C. Liberals have held both Kamloops ridings for 15 years. Puhallo said the nomination came down to who got the vote out best. “At the end of the day, we thought we had the numbers, but that

doesn’t matter unless people go out and cast their ballot,” he said. “And, at the end of the day, more people cast their ballot for Peter as the nominee.” Grenier and Puhallo both said they will support Milobar as the election campaign begins. “Now it’s all about getting a B.C. Liberal elected for KamloopsNorth Thompson,” Puhallo said. Asked whether he sees more politics in his future, Grenier said the Liberal nomination was a unique circumstance, in part because he had the time to commit. “The last two months have been so intensive,” he said. “It’s quite a process and it’s one of those things I really appreciate doing. “It’s such a learning curve and it’s one of those experiences you really have to go through to understand — and I’m glad I did.”

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Recycling depot may be shut down ANDREA KLASSEN STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

Illegal dumping and “vulgar vandalism” have City of Kamloops staff fed up with the state of the Ord Road recycling depot on the North Shore. In a report heading to council today, council is being urged to close the unmanned depot effective Jan. 1, a move public works staff say would save the city about $40,000 in costs to run the site. Environmental services manager Allan Michener reports staff have tried to improve the situation at the depot with increased monitoring and signage, but because it’s poorly lit and difficult to see from the road, the site has become a magnet for problem behaviour.

Residents are leaving garbage, worn furniture and old electronics at the site, along with gasoline, diesel, paint and waste oil. “The city’s environmental-services staff are frequently called to investigate such occurrences and find that various volumes of these chemicals are being left at the site and, in several instances, the chemicals have been emptied directly onto the ground,” the report states. Michener said if the city finds nonrecyclable material in the Ord Road bins, they are taken to the landfill — something that happens two to three times per week. The problem appears to be getting worse each year. In 2011, the city collected 6.8 metric tonnes of garbage from Ord Road. In

Notice of Disposition Pursuant to Sections 26(3) and 94 of the Community Charter, the City of Kamloops (the “City”) is disposing of a 601.9 m2 part of the road located adjacent to 2045 Stagecoach Drive legally described as:

2015, 23.5 tonnes was collected. The report said “bulky item cleanup” at the site costs the city about $12,000 a year. The area is also a favourite spot for vandalism, including graffiti and some fires. If council removes the recycling bins and shutters the site with barricades, residents looking to recycle will either need to cross the Thompson River to the South Shore and visit the remaining unmanned depot on Bunker Road or the Mission Flats and Barnhartvale landfills. They can also take recyclables to one of three depots funded by Multi-MaterialBC — the Lorne Street Bottle Depot on the Halston Connector or either of the two General Grant’s locations, in North Kamloops and east of downtown.

That Part of Designated Road on Crown Grant 6541/1336, See KP16197, shown as Road to be Closed on Plan EPP65241 (the “Property”). The City is transferring the Property to Moffett Ventures Inc. to be consolidated with 2045 Stagecoach Drive for the purchase price of $14,000. Any enquiries may be directed to: David Freeman, RI(BC), Asst. Director, Dev. & Eng. Services/Real Estate Manager at 250-828-3548.

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Hints, not action, on fentanyl crisis DALE BASS

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The keynote speaker at a national conference on the threat of opioids in the country has called the federal government to task for not taking strong action. B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake, however, is skeptical it will happen until the wave of fentanyl-related deaths starts to be seen east of the Prairies. Lake praised Dr. David Juurlink for reminding the federal government that in 2003, Ontario declared SARS a health emergency and asking the Justin Trudeau government to do the same. “His message was this [fentanyl] is killing way more people than SARS did,” Lake said. He suspects if the death toll in Ontario were comparable to that of B.C., action would

be taken swiftly to address the issue. “Of course it’s true,” Lake said. “We’ve had more than 600 deaths here. B.C.’s population is about one-third Ontario’s, so that would be almost 2,000 people dying there.” Last week, the B.C. Coroners Service reported 622 illicit-drug overdose deaths to the end of October and 322 linked to fentanyl to the end of September. In Kamloops, there were 31 overdose deaths to the end of October and 21 of them linked to fentanyl as of the end of September. Lake said he left the two-day gathering in Ottawa frustrated because although there were “big hints” dropped by the federal Health Minister Jane Philpott, nothing concrete was presented. “I get it. I know it’s parliamentary convention that, if

you’re planning legislation, you don’t talk about it,” Lake said. “But that should be if there are economic concerns, if it might affect stock prices. Withdrawing Bill C-2 and banning pill presses isn’t economic. It’s public policy.” Bill C-2 is legislation passed by the Stephen Harper government regulating where supervised drug-use sites can be created. The Interior Health Authority wants to open at least one such facility in Kamloops, but Lake said there was has been no indication when the federal government will act on the request. “Again, there was a big hint,” he said. Alberta will ban pill presses as of Jan. 1 in an attempt to curb their use in making drugs. Only pharmacists or people holding a licence to make pills will be able to buy them.

Lake noted his government was criticized in the media for not following suit, but said banning them in one province “just means they’ll buy them in another province.” A federal ban would have more effect, he said, although “if there isn’t one soon, we’ll do it here in the spring.” Lake said he took a copy of a recent KTW story on the death of a young man from fentanyl. “I told them he wasn’t an addict. This was a recreational drug laced with fentanyl,” Lake said. “I hammered it home. People are being poisoned when they encounter recreational drugs with it in them. “. . . I don’t want to denigrate the work that has been done,” Lake said. “We have a list we are committed to, but there’s no excuse for the federal government not taking action.”

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ollowing the election of Donald Trump to the American presidency, it has become apparent the spread of fake news may have influenced the beliefs of some voters. It has been shown that blatantly and empirically false news stories were shared on Facebook and social media as much as — and possibly more than — legitimate news stories. The facts at the root of these stories aren’t “controversial” or “debatable” — they are blatant and obvious lies about things that have never happened and statistics that are equally as wrong. The Pope never endorsed Trump, but a story suggesting as much by a previously little-read news site was shared by hundreds of thousands of people. It was hardly the only such false story propagated by so-called news sites that employ no reporters and show only an ability to play on people’s fears and to game social-media algorithms. Such articles get read and shared because they confirm the opinions of readers unwilling to spend the energy to actually consider the material they read or the source propagating it. While our elections haven’t been influenced yet, Canada is hardly immune. A quick glance at Facebook reveals we are just as predisposed to share fake content that reinforces our beliefs. At the case-by-case level, the effect is minor. But in aggregate, the widespread sharing of untrue information does huge damage to a society built on the understanding that two plus two does equal four, that words do have meaning and that a person is entitled to one’s own opinion, but not one’s own facts. As such, each of us bears responsibility for doing what we can to stop the spread of untrue garbage floating around the Internet. Before you click “share,” or “like,” check the source. If something smells like trash, it probably is.

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ayor Peter Milobar’s victory on Saturday in securing the B.C. Liberal nomination in Kamloops-North Thompson has elicited more comments from voters about a civic byelection. The thought process goes from Milobar winning the nomination to winning the seat in the May 9 provincial election, then stepping down as mayor and sparking a costly byelection to fill the mayor’s seat and, perhaps, seats of councillors who might resign to run for mayor. Although this has been stated before, let me repeat: there is no need for a byelection if Milobar becomes MLA. If there happens to be a byelection that costs northward of $100,000, voters can blame city council for creating the unnecessary and pricey process. Under the Community Charter, city council could grant Milobar an unpaid leave of absence from May 9, 2017 (the day he would be elected MLA) to Jan 1, 2018 (the first day of the next municipal election year). On Jan. 1, 2018, Milobar could officially resign as mayor and Kamloops council would operate as is, with one fewer member and with other councillors sitting in as acting mayors (exactly as would happen for the remainder of 2017 following the provincial election). It has happened before, in Langley with Peter Fassbender and in Surrey with Marvin Hunt. Kamloops can be governed just fine with eight council members, rather than the nine now serving. In fact, Kamloops could con-

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MUSINGS tinue to operate without disaster with as few as four council members, if our elected representatives decided to downsize their membership. Under the Charter, a city or district having a population of more than 50,000 is to have a council consisting of a mayor and eight councillors. Municipalities with fewer than 50,000 residents are to have a council holding a mayor and six councillors, while towns and villages should have a mayor and four councillors. However — and there is always a “however” in these provincial acts — there are ways of shuffling those numbers. City council could pass a bylaw calling for a smaller council and would only need the ascent of the electorate to do so. I’m thinking it would be quite easy to ask voters to approve fewer politicians in this age of excess in all levels of bureaucracy. If one was to think about it, why couldn’t the day-to-day matters of Kamloops not be done with six council members, rather than eight or nine?

Another issue that has cropped up, that of Milobar being in an alleged conflict of interest on all matters Ajax because of his affiliation with the B.C. Liberal Party, which has been the recipient of donations from KGHM Ajax. It is interesting to note those opposed to Milobar negotiating a community-benefits agreement with Ajax proponent KGHM are themselves vehemently opposed to Ajax. Yet they have not called out councillors Donovan Cavers, Denis Walsh, Tina Lange or Dieter Dudy, the four local politicos publicly opposed to the proposed mine. Surely there are Ajax supporters in the city who might find the quartet to be in a conflict on all mine debate due to opposition to the project before the environmental-assessment process has even been completed. The mayor of Kamloops has not declared a position on Ajax. Yes, he is now the B.C. Liberal candidate, but in a riding that does not include the proposed mine — and the official election campaign does not begin until March 19. Until that date, Milobar will remain busy as mayor of Kamloops and should fulfil all mayoral duties, including working on the best deal for the city in the event the mine is approved by Victoria and Ottawa. To even infer Milobar would not have the best interests of Kamloops in mind when negotiating with KGHM is a ludicrous insult. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @ChrisJFoulds

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PROPORTIONAL REP NEEDED IN CANADA Editor: Surely the current situation in the U.S., where almost 50 per cent of the population is angry and mad and the remainder anxious or fearful, provides a compelling argument for the need to change Canada’s voting system to one based on proportional representation. In the U.S., where they have only two parties, the person winning the presidency must receive approximately 50 per cent of the vote. Donald Trump and the extremist views he espouses was well-positioned to do just that. In Canada, with our first past the post multi-party system, the party that forms government often receives only 35 to 40 per cent

of the popular vote. In other words, what is happening down there could more easily happen up here — and don’t think it couldn’t. In Europe, ultra-right wing parties are increasing their share of the vote in a number of countries. In Canada, we already see one of our established political parties flirting with ideological, discriminatory (and usually unconstitutional) right-wing polices. The right to freedom of expression generally means we can’t stop such parties from forming, but we can take steps to ensure such a party, with only a minority of the popular vote, does not get to impose its

views on the rest of us. The best protection against such a scenario is a system of proportional representation, in which parties receive seats according to their share of the popular vote. To form government, a party or coalition must represent the wishes of more than 50 per cent of the voters. The views and conduct of Trump are deplorable to the majority of Canadians. We should change our voting system to ensure such vitriol and hatred (short of becoming the views of the majority) find no room within our nation’s government. James Gordon Kamloops

DID CEREMONY REALLY REQUIRE FIREPOWER? Editor: I attended a Remembrance Day service in Westwold. Two policeman dressed in red serge led the parade to the cenotaph. Many family members gathered to lay wreaths in honour of

their loved ones and the women and men who died serving this great country. We were ready to start the service when a third policeman got out of his vehicle. One can only imagine the absolute horror I felt as he stood

facing us with his gun. It looked like an AK-47. He held it in a downward position. Here we were, standing in front of St. Luke’s Church looking at this gun. I felt a huge infringement of my space.

Do we really need this type of heavy firearm in a small rural community at a Remembrance Day service? Do we really have to follow the United States? Susie Johnson Kamloops

THERE IS NO NEED FOR EXPANSION OF ALCOHOL SALES Editor: I have always been against selling alcohol in grocery stores. However, I am even more disgusted to realize our government is now discussing whether alcohol should be sold in hair salons and barber shops. Did our government forget that drinking and driving is against the law?

What is the matter with people? I really hope those pushing for alcohol to be sold everywhere do not one day lose a family member or friend to an impaired driver. I can attest to the devastation it causes when a family member is killed by a driver under the influence of alcohol. Remember, you don’t have to be drunk to

have your driving affected by booze. I pray that we think before we allow other places to serve alcohol. There are many places we can buy alcohol. Do we really need it when we are getting our hair cut? Phyllis Carrol Kamloops

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“Why are contracts based on the Lower Mainland? “Firefighting and cost of living here are not the same. We do not have 30-storey buildings or the same ratio of calls and our cost of living is lower, thus the pay scale should be appropriate for the region. “Our ability to pay must be factored in by the firefighters’ union — or are they just like the rest and don’t care about the taxpayers and only themselves?” — posted by Cwowo “I think the biggest threat to the city’s liability would be fire department pensions. “Something has to be done about that. “It would be reasonable, maybe, if the pension was predicated on a base salary; however, there is a real rush to promote everyone to captain status before retirement to escalate one’s pension benefit. “Maybe the city should look at a defined contribution plan as opposed to the current defined benefit concept that is now in place.” — posted by Fairminded

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Kamloops City Council will hold Public Hearingtotoconsider considerthe thefollowing followingproposed proposed Kamloops City Council will hold aa Public Hearing amendments to KAMPLAN: City of Kamloops Official Community Plan Bylaw amendment to City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 5-1-2001. No. 5-1-2146 and City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 5-1-2001.

Property Property Location: Location: 398 Strathcona Terrace 1261 Dalhousie Drive and 821 McGill Road Purpose: To Purpose: rezone the subject property from RS-1 to To amend KAMPLAN (Single Family change the land use Residential-1) to a portion of designation on RS-1S (Singleproperties Family from the subject Residential - Suite) Light Industrial to to Main Streetand andexisting to allow standlegalize alone residential secondary suite. use within the Main Street Land Use Designation; and to rezone the subject properties from P-4 (Public and QuasiPublic Use) to RM-2A (Downtown Multiple Family - Medium Density) to allow a 375-unit multiple-family development. Questions? Property Location:

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Purpose: Have Your Say: Email Mail Fax Speak To rezone the subject properties from C-1T (Tranquille Road Commercial) to RM-2A (Downtown Multiple legislate@kamloops.ca 7 Victoria Street West 250-828-3578 In person at the Family - Medium Density) Kamloops BC V2C 1A2 meeting to legitimize existing Written submissions must include your name and address and be received no single-family homes and later than 4:00 pm on October 25, 2016. allow future multi-family development and to amend the permitted uses your name and address, are included in the Council Agenda and will be posted Written submissions, including in the RM-2A zone to on the City's website as part of the permanent public record. Please note that the City considers the author's clarify regulations related address relevant to Council's consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. to commercial Notice for Public Hearing Page 2 City Hall is located on the following transit routes: No. 1 - Tranquille, No. 2 - Parkcrest, and No. 3 - Westsyde. conversions. Property Location:

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1161 Selkirk Avenue Purpose: To rezone the subject property in the RT-1 (Two Family Residential-1) zone on a site-specific basis to permit a one-person barber shop.

Contact the Planning and Development Division at 250-828-3561 or access relevant background material available at www.kamloops.ca/councilagenda. Copies of background materials are also available at City Hall for review between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday (excluding statutory holidays).

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a gender. Thirty-seven per cent said they had been homeless for up to six months and 28 per cent had been homeless for a year or longer. Some respondents did not reply to all questions. Seventy-five per cent said they had been living in Kamloops for a year or longer and 76 per cent said they were homeless. Serl noted in the report that the count likely did not capture all homeless in the city. Contributing to that was the fact the city’s bylaw officers dismantled some campsites the week prior to the count, the exercise was voluntary and there was no mechanisms to count those who are living temporarily with friends, in hotels or motels or in residential programs.

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Seventy-six of the 100 homeless people counted in the Oct. 13 event in Kamloops say they are in that situation because they can’t afford housing in the city. The count, part of a national week focusing on the plight of those without a home, provides a snapshot of the numbers found in Kamloops on that day. Two of the 100 said they chose to be homeless. The oldest counted were a 64-year-old man and a 55-yearold woman. Two of the 100 said they have children under the age of 19 who are also homeless. One-third reported sole income as disability benefits and

32 per cent reported substance abuse as the cause of their situation. The statistics are part of a 36-page report by Brad Serl, project co-ordinator for Homelessness Action Week. The count was funded by the federal homelessness partnership strategy and involved several agencies and service clubs who helped provide backpacks at an information and engagement event on Oct. 13 at Spirit Square on the North Shore. The event, Project Connect, was created to provide access to a range of services in one place. It also included free food and used winter clothing, first-aid and flu shots. Of those counted, 74 identified as male, 22 as female, one as two-spirited and two did not list

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They could become compost, help out with a mine reclamation or be used in a number of other activities. However, if the City of Kamloops wants to see someone else use the biosolids it has collected at its wastewater-treatment plant, it will most likely have to pay. The city has about 70,000 cubic metres of treated sewage sludge left over from treatment, which it has been stockpiling for several years in a decommissioned sewage lagoon at its Mission Flats property. With the lagoon approaching capacity, public works director Jen Fretz said the city is hoping it can find a company willing to take at least some of the biosolids and use them elsewhere. A request for proposals (RFP) went up on BC Bid this fall and

Since the city’s new treatment plant opened in 2014, the decommissioned, cement-lined sewage lagoon has become a holding site for the treated sewage sludge produced during several stages of the treatment process. ANDREA KLASSEN/KTW

closes next spring. According to the RPF, the city has up to $600,000 to spend on solids removal this year and up to $300,000 in subsequent years. The biosolids are Class B — meaning they are allowed to contain detectable levels of pathogens — and are about 18 per cent solid and 82 per cent liquid. Though someone else could be benefitting from the city’s sludge, Fretz said there are more biosolids up for grabs than there are projects where they can be used. “Based on where the market is and what is out there from an

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industry perspective, it’s going to be really tough, if not impossible, for us to get rid of this for nothing,” she said. Fretz said it’s difficult to determine what it will cost the city to remove the biosolids. “It really varies depending on where they’re going, what the distance might look like and what other projects are going on in the area that might need biosolids,” she said. While the city used to compost its sludge at Cinnamon Ridge, the biosolids created at the new treatment plant have a different chemical makeup, Fretz said,

and the city needs to determine if composting would again be the best option. A study of options for the solids is in the works. Fretz said the city will be asking the public for its opinions on the best use of the sludge in the coming months, most likely before the end of the year. “The long-term plan is that, hopefully, we will have some sort of beneficial reuse plan, whatever that may look like, so we’re not having to pay someone to look after those for us,” Fretz said. The RFP closes in March.

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MSP fees will rise for some DESPITE GOVERNMENT BOASTING OF DELAYED INCREASE CAM FORTEMS

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The B.C. Liberal government is jacking up MSP rates for childless couples, while giving single parents and low-income families a break. The changes to medicalservices plan premiums are contained in an announcement made last month — a move a Kamloops resident complains was masked as a break for everyone. “If the government was intending on raising rates for one classification of the population, why didn’t they have the guts to come out and say so?” asked John Sternig, a former electoral area director with the ThompsonNicola Regional District. Sternig and his wife — along with any other couple earning more than $42,000 a year without children in the home — together face an increase of 10 per cent to their MSP premiums starting in January. Sternig said he was galled to read a news release from the province boasting it is delaying an overall planned increase. “British Columbia’s economic strength and ongoing spend-

ing discipline mean we are able to keep MSP premiums at current rates in 2017, cancelling a planned 4 per cent increase,” the statement read. “Do they think it’s going to get better when we receive our first bill for 2017?” Sternig asked. Many British Columbians won’t see any increases or decreases personally because MSP premiums are paid by their employer. Kamloops-North Thompson MLA and Health Minister Terry Lake refused to speak on the increase, saying it would be handled by his public-relations staff. Jamie Edwardson, a spokesman for the Ministry of Finance, said the planned four per cent hike was scrapped when forecast surpluses increased in the overall provincial budget. Prior to that, the Liberal government made changes to its rate structure in a bid to make it less onerous on low-income and single-parent families. “In eliminating children from MSP premiums, we had to change the way the program applies to adults,” he said. Under the current structure, rates are set for households of one, two or three people regard-

less of whether they are adults or children. The new system exempts children from charges and bases premiums on household income and on whether there are one or two adults in a home. In some cases, that will cut rates by more than half for lowincome earners. The only group that will pay more in January are couples without children earning more than $42,000 net income. A two-earner family with children in that bracket or above will pay the same. NDP finance critic Carole James said government “decided to tinker with MSP when they should get rid of it. “If you earn $1 million or $50,000, you pay the same MSP, which means it’s a regressive tax,” she said, noting the NDP has pledged to dump MSP premiums and instead take revenue from provincial taxes. James acknowledged finding more than $2 billion won’t come quickly or easily. The party has pledged to detail how it will do that before the May 9, 2017, election. “We’ve said it will take time,” James said.

Help keep Kamloops safe this holiday season by volunteering 6 hours of your time. Operation Red Nose is a designated driving Service provided to any motorist during the holiday season. All donations will go to PacificSport supporting amateur athletes in Kamloops.

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Correction In Christopher Foulds’ column of Nov. 18 on the Out of the Cold shelter program (‘Warmth in Out of the Cold’), the name of the church housing the program was wrong. The Out of the Cold program takes place in

St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral at Nicola Street and Fourth Avenue. In addition, the program’s contact number has changed. To volunteer or to get more information, call 250-574-4241.

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TREATMENT FOR ACCUSED WITH ‘TRAGIC’ UPBRINGING CAM FORTEMS STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com

A First Nations man with what a B.C. Supreme Court justice called a “tragic” upbringing will be sent to a treatment centre after being released from jail Friday in connection with a crime and drinking spree. Niko Haines, 24, was found guilty at trial on some counts and pleaded guilty to a number of others in relation to events that occurred on Jan. 16. Charges included theft, break and enter,

theft of a motor vehicle and impaired driving. Donegan found Haines broke into a pickup truck outside the Shulus Arena in Lower Nicola, west of Merritt. He stole cheques and gift cards. Haines then went to a neighbouring home, where he stole items, including a gun. Using the keys from inside the home, he stole a truck outside and fled. He was arrested later that day by RCMP, drunk behind the wheel. Haines has been in custody since. Following a joint submission by defence

and Crown, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan sentenced Haines to the effective 15 months he has already served in jail, along with two years of probation. He is also banned from driving for a year. Haines was released into the custody of defence lawyer Don Campbell, who intended to drive him to the bus depot. In Kelowna, Haines will be met by a representative from the Bridge to New Life Society, a residential treatment program. “Your personal circumstances are tragic,” Donegan told Haines during sentenc-

ing, noting the impact of Indian residential schools on his family. Haines, who has two young children, has been diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and also suffers mental impairment from a brain injury. He was addicted to alcohol as a child and overdosed at eight or nine years of age. Despite those challenges, Donegan credited him with steps at rehabilitation taken while in jail. “This may be, as you expressed, your opportunity to overcome a lot of struggles you’ve faced,” she told him.

Guilty pleas for robberies A 28-year-old man facing seven robberyrelated charges in the Interior and Fraser Valley also pleaded guilty Friday to robbing banks in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Shaun Cornish has been in custody since

his arrest in January of last year. He appeared briefly in B.C. Supreme Court Friday to plead to three robberies in Alberta — in High River, Lethbridge and Claresholm — as well as another hold-up in Saskatchewan.

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Those are in addition to robberies in Merritt, Princeton, Vernon and Aldergrove. He was arrested by police at a hotel in Grande Prairie, Alta., two days after a bank robbery in nearby Dawson Creek across the border in B.C. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jeanne Watchuk ordered a presentence report. Cornish is expected to be sentenced in the new year.

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Coleen Van Damme (left) tries on a leather bracelet she bought from Maryanne McDiermid of Lotus Flower Designs at the recent craft sale at Arthur Stevenson elementary in Westsyde. ’Tis the season for craft sales of all kinds. If you have an event you’d like to share with KTW readers, email the information to listings@kamloopsthisweek.com.

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A B.C. Supreme Court justice will decide in January what evidence seized by police in a raid on a Sahali home will be allowed as evidence in the trial of a couple. Jason and Sarah Robertson each face 10 counts related to weapons and stolen property offences. Mounties raided their home in May 2014, seizing firearms, drugs and electronics.

Police targeted the home based on tips that Jason Robertson was associated with a Prince George-based gang known as “The Crew” and was dealing in kilogram-level quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin. Using a sophisticated audioand video-recording system in the home, defence lawyers alleged during a pre-trial hearing that RCMP undermined the couple’s rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when they conducted

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A 31-year-old Kamloops man is facing charges of theft after allegedly stealing from an RCMP bait car. Surveillance video from bait vehicles parked in Kamloops shows a man entering a bait car on three dif-

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B.C. Teachers’ Federation documents that advise teachers to watch for and report military recruiters in schools made the rounds of social media after Remembrance Day — and raised the hackles of veterans who shared it on email. A poster produced by the BCTF’s “social justice committee” is apparently designed for high school students, urging them to consider alternatives and ask their families questions such as “Are you going to be worried if I go away?” A second page advises teachers to “let students know to inform teachers when they are approached by recruiters” and report any recruitment activity to “the union and/or your social justice committee.” Teachers are advised to “help inform other teachers, parents, your communities and your labour council about this issue,” and ask local school boards to pass motions opposing recruiting. The official @BCTF Twitter account joined the discussion, describing the poster as “years old” and “an archived document on our website, not a current campaign.” The poster’s second page shows it was last edited in December 2015. It is also included in a longer newsletter called “Seeds of Social Justice” produced for this November. That document recommends a Remembrance Day focus on Canadian arms sales and threats and attacks on people protesting Canadian mining projects abroad. Parksville veteran Douglas Moore wrote to BCTF president Glen Hansman, suggesting that “one of the many professional-development days teachers use . . . be dedicated to discussing the difference between teaching and preaching, and in particular, to remind them that personal bias has no place in the classroom.” A Royal Canadian Legion representative was asked about the poster by CKNW radio in Vancouver, replying “there is nothing wrong with wanting to serve your country.”

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TORONTO — The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has begun hearing the case of a man who alleges the indigenous names and symbols used by some Mississauga, Ont., hockey teams demonstrate institutional racism and promote stereotypes that shape how indigenous people are viewed in society. Brad Gallant has brought a complaint against the City of Mississauga, saying it should not provide funding to teams with racially insensitive names and logos, like the Mississauga Chiefs or Lorne Park Ojibwa. He also wants the city to remove banners featuring the teams’

names and logos from municipal buildings, arguing they contribute to a harmful, discriminatory environment. Gallant’s lawyer, Jeremiah Raining Bird, said the complaint is largely about “preserving a safe environment for [Gallant’s] children, an environment in which they don’t feel ashamed and don’t have to defend themselves against things they can’t control.” Gallant’s complaint said in Ontario there are seven teams with racially insensitive names or logos and five of them are in Mississauga. The complaint said “the institutional racism at the City of Mississauga is responsible” for allowing the names to remain.

Two teams named in Gallant’s complaint have already changed their names and logos. The tribunal heard yesterday the Meadowvale Mohawks were renamed the Hawks and switched to an alternate logo. Meanwhile, an executive member of the Lorne Park Clarkson Hockey Association said the Ojibwa team was renamed Wild and adopted a logo similar to the Minnesota Wild. Eric Landman said the club was participating in the hearing because it wishes to retain the right to use a heritage patch depicting an indigenous face and headdress on its jerseys. A lawyer for the City of Mississauga said the teams, not the city, were responsible for choos-

ing names and logos. Gallant is a member of the Qualipu Mi’kmaq First Nation and, in his complaint, said his two daughters are goalies. “My kids can surf the Internet and see the culture mocked continuously on sports websites,’’ he wrote. “My children’s peers can see that harassment, abuse and bullying is not tolerated against any group, so long as they arrived in North America after the 15th century.’’ This isn’t the first time this issue has come up in Ontario. Last month, a judge quashed an activist’s bid to prevent the Cleveland Indians from using its team name and Chief Wahoo logo when playing in Toronto.

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s environment minister says a federal plan to phase out coalfired electricity helps validate the province’s own goal and demonstrates there’s no going back. Shannon Phillips responded to the Liberal government’s

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives have fined leadership candidate Jason Kenney $5,000 for breaking the rules by showing up and running a hospitality suite near a meeting where voting delegates were being selected. “I hope that this is a clear message not just to [Kenney], but to all candidates that they need to raise the bar higher,’’ PC party presi-

dent Katherine O’Neill said yesterday. “The party expects more [and] the province expects more.’’ She also announced a new investigation into recent actions of a Kenney supporter alleged to have handed out lists of Kenney delegate slates to vote for at a selection meeting in the Spruce Grove-St. Albert constituency. O’Neill declined to speculate what would be done if a candidate racked up multiple violations, but said: “There’s only so much

tolerance for someone not respecting the rules.” Kenney’s campaign team will pay $5,000 for failing to keep away from an area last Wednesday where leadership delegates were being picked in the constituency of Edmonton-Ellerslie. The party’s chief returning officer, Rob Dunseith, said Kenney organizers should not have set up a hospitality suite down the hall from the voting area and Kenney should not have been there.

In a statement, Kenney’s campaign team said rules are too vague. It said neither Kenney’s appearance nor the hospitality suite were intended to sway the delegate vote, but were meant to thank Kenney supporters. The delegate vote will be held again. O’Neill said the leadership campaign committee is to meet this week to see if the rules need to be more specific, but she noted the other three candidates “have had no problems

following the rules.’’ Party rules dictate there should be no partisan lobbying at the votes and that, for the same reason, leadership candidates should stay away. Dunseith rejected Kenney’s argument the rules are too vague, particularly when it came to the hospitality suite. Dunseith said in his report he didn’t consider Kenney’s breaches serious enough to warrant full forfeiture of his $20,000 deposit because the hospitality

room was shut down and Kenney left when he was advised he could not be there. But Dunseith also noted what he called “two aggravating factors” — that organizer Alan Hallman said the Kenney campaign could afford a fine when warned that his boss could be punished if he came near the meeting and that the Kenney campaign decided to push the boundaries of the rules. “I cannot be satisfied that the results of the delegate selec-

tion meeting were not tainted or influenced by these breaches,’’ Dunseith said in his report. “Moreover, I consider [a new vote] necessary to protect the integrity of the leadership selection process.’’ Delegates picked in all 87 constituencies will vote for a new Tory leader at a meeting in Calgary on March 18. The other candidates are PC member of the legislature Richard Starke, Calgary lawyer Byron Nelson and former Tory MLA Stephen Khan.

Indigenous leaders call for inquiry into police relations THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — Quebec indigenous leaders are renewing calls for a public inquiry into the relationship between police and First Nations communities, even as the province continues to refuse. Ghislain Picard, chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, told a news conference yesterday it was unacceptable the province has refused to hold an independent probe. The calls came after last week’s decision by Crown officials not to charge any of the six provincial police officers accused of abusing indigenous women in the northern Quebec town of Val d’Or. Quebec’s Public Security Department mandated the Montreal police force to investigate allegations of physical and sexual abuse by provincial police in Val d’Or, following an award-winning investigative report by Radio-Canada’s investigative program Enquete in 2015. It later expanded that investigation to include other complaints from other parts of Quebec. Montreal police looked at 38 cases of police abuse allegations, including alleged rape, sexual assault, harassment and so-called “starlight tours,’’ where police would allegedly take people against their will and drive them far outside town and abandon them. The Crown confirmed two people had been charged and the decision not to lay charges in other cases meant that the burden of proof wasn’t met. An independent observer appointed by the government suggested the existence of discrimination and systemic racism in Quebec’s provincial police force toward indigenous people. Picard accused Quebec of hiding behind the federal National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. “The reaction of [Quebec premier Philippe] Couillard government is to sweep this all into the federal camp,’’ Picard said. “What happened to the sacrosanct provincial jurisdiction of Quebec, especially in matters of policing?’’ The province said Friday it would create a “working roundtable’’ on the quality of relations between police forces and indigenous people.

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Gary Unger and his sons, five-year-old Soren and 10-year-old Sylar, listen intently to Lorne Warner’s explanation of rock samples they brought in to Ask a Geologist. The annual educational event hosted by the Kamloops Exploration Group took place at the Kamloops Museum and Archives on Saturday.

Banff National Park a topa 2017 world travel destination: National Geographic THE CANADIAN PRESS

BANFF, Alta. — One of Canada’s most popular national parks is getting more positive publicity. National Geographic Traveler magazine has named Banff National Park in Alberta one of the best destinations in the world to visit next year. The magazine likes Banff so much it put a picture of iconic

Moraine Lake in the park on the cover of its Best of the World issue. The Rocky Mountain park is the only Canadian destination included on the list. Tourism officials say they hope the attention will draw more visitors to the park. The federal government is offering free admission to all national parks in 2017 to help mark Canada’s 150th anniversary.

The craggy peak of Mount Rundle is part of the iconic view in Banff National Park.

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ernon’s W.L. Seaton Sonics haven’t seen the last of the South Kamloops Titans. Despite settling for silver at the Okanagan Valley Senior Girls’ AAA Volleyball Championship on the weekend, the Titans will have one more opportunity to book a berth in the 2016 provincial volleyball championship: A wild-card tournament. Win that and they may just get another shot at the Sonics. “We’re ready, that’s our next thing,” Kathy DuMont, the head coach of the Titans, said of the wild-card playoffs, which will take place on Saturday in Richmond. South Kamloops could have avoided the wild-card playdown with just one more win in the zone championship in Kamloops on the weekend. Saturday night at NorKam secondary, the Sonics won the championship game in straight sets, 3-0, defeating the host Titans to secure the Okanagan’s berth at the 2016 AAA B.C. Girls’ High School Volleyball Provincial Championships. By virtue of its second-place finish, South Kamloops qualified for wild-card play. The tournament will include the runners-up of all the zone championships, with the victor taking the final spot in the B.C. championship to be held in Kelowna from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. The Okanagan-Mission Huskies, whom the Titans defeated in a semifinal this weekend to qualify for the Okanagan Valley final, are the hosts of the provincial championship. The possibility remains that three teams — the Sonics, the Huskies and the Titans — from the Okanagan could play in the Kelowna-based championship. “The Okanagan is really strong. We have a really good chance,” DuMont said, the Sonics celebrating their title in the background. “I’ve taken teams to wild-card playoffs before and we’ve won, so that’s my expectation.” The Sonics made quick work of the Titans in Saturday’s championship final, a stark difference from a Friday match in which South Kamloops won its first of two round-robin contests, in third place entering the playoffs. The Titans also defeated the Vernon

Panthers on Friday, but lost to the Huskies. Seaton limited its mistakes in the championship game against South Kam and often left the host club searching for answers. The same Sonics’ play seemed to work time after time against the Titans and DuMont said her club didn’t execute its own gameplan. South Kam had a strong start to the first set of the match, but a 10-point run by Seaton quickly put that to bed. The Vernon-friendly crowd became louder as the Kamloops fans grew silent. At times, the Titans didn’t feel like the home squad and not just because of the Saints’ Fleur de Lis adorning the floor of the NorKam gymnasium. “It was pretty rough. It was an emotional roller-coaster,” said senior outside hitter Katie House, whose powerful serve gave Seaton fits throughout the final. “I think we were really looking forward to winning, but then it just got the best of us. We couldn’t pull through.” The Titans very nearly didn’t make it to the final. Down against the Huskies, South Kam rallied from a 2-1 deficit to tie the match and take the fifth and deciding set 15-9. In that game, too, the Titans struggled with consistency. At times, the blocks of senior Simone Collier and Grade 10 middle Olivia Morgan-Cherchas made offence impossible for the Huskies. Then, in other stretches, the Titans were their own worst enemies. DuMont warned her team they needed to be better against the Sonics — they weren’t. “I think whoever was going to win this match had to step it up — that’s what we talked about,” she said. “Most definitely Seaton stepped up their game.” But the head coach had a smile on her face when asked about the wild-card opportunity. Maybe she was thinking of getting another crack at Seaton. “We’re in it,” she said. “We want to win it.”

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Ownership winning Over parts of four seasons, at the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft.the 6-footWash.Ethan McIndoe and Hayden Ostir 3, Over 194-pound blueliner has registered 74 Gu • Durable – scratch & chip, UV resistant Sixgave players litaand the lamp for Kamloops the Chiefs 2-0 lead overOstir the parts of four seasons, the 6-footEthan McIndoe Hayden points, including 17 goals, in 201 career • Environmentally friendly – Blazers insideathe first minutes 3, 194-pound blueliner has registered 74 Edmo the Chiefs 2-0 leadfive over the of in agave 6-4 victory over the hometown WHL regular season games.in 201 career no VOC’s or solvents the first period on Saturday, but the visipoints, including 17 goals, Blazers inside the first five minutes of lot more frightening. In 10 career WHL post-season con- (51st) • Premium finishing for: residential, straight goals, WHL regular season games. Spokane Chiefs on Saturday, a nightOn Friday night, the Cougars thetors firstrattled periodoffonfive Saturday, but thewith visitests, the rearguard has five points (1Gauto, fencing, mining, oil lot more frightening. In 10 career WHL post-season conNick Chyzowski, Spencer Bast, Collin rattled off five straight goals, with win over 4A) to his credit. He also represented spent announced the acquisition of defenceaftertorsthe Blazers posted a 6-5 & fabrication industry tests, the rearguard has five points (1GOn Friday night, the Cougars Shirley, Joe Gatenby and Garrett Pilon Nick Chyzowski, Spencer Bast, Collin Team WHL on two occasions, including • If it’s metal, you can powder coat! man Brendan Guhle from the Prince 4A) to his credit. 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SPORTS Steven Thomson scored two tries for the Kamloops Raiders in a 23-10 victory over Langley at Exhibition Park on Saturday. KTW photographer Allen Douglas captured the action. For more photos, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com.

Greg Thomson slotted two penalty kicks for the Kamloops Raiders on Saturday.

RAIDERS REACH FINAL The Kamloops Raiders will play the Surrey Beavers in the B.C. Rugby Union Division 2 men’s final. The schedule for the final has not yet been set. Kamloops disposed of Langley 23-10 in semifinal action at Exhibition Park on the weekend. Steven Thomson scored two tries and Daniel Gawley tallied once. Prop

Greg Thomson booted one conversion and two penalties. Abbotsford downed Kamloops 56-20 in first-division women’s play on Saturday. Kaitlyn Cumming and Carla Twan each scored a pair of tries. The Raiders’ women will cap their fall season against hometown Simon Fraser University on Saturday.

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ated on their first drive. After Roy Finch returned the opening kickoff 46 yards, Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell promptly marched the team to the end zone, a drive capped off by Lamar Durant’s threeyard scamper. The Lions had no response and watched their season slip away before even having a chance to regroup in the locker-room at halftime. “There’s lots of things, some of them you can’t repeat but it’s the game,’’ Lions head coach Wally Buono said when asked what was going through his mind during the first half. “I’ve been in the game 100 years and I’ve seen this 100 times. “I’ve been on the other side when it’s been good and I’ve been on this side when it’s bad. Once it starts rolling, you’ve got to break the momentum. In the first half,

to start the second half and engineered a touchdown drive on his first possession, but an interception toss in the Calgary end zone late in the third quarter spelled the end of his outing. “It was important for us to try to get Jonathon back in the game, make sure he didn’t leave 2016 with the bad taste of the first half in his mouth,’’ Buono said of his decision to give the controls back to Jennings. That said, the end result isn’t much to savour. “We probably accomplished a lot more than people thought we could but, for me, I still feel disappointed,’’ Buono said. “My goal was to be in Toronto and sip out of the Cup and that didn’t happen. Maybe that was unrealistic, but ? if your dreams aren’t big, they’re not really your dreams.’’

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we couldn’t break the momentum.’’ Buono’s squad couldn’t find a spark either, whether it was on offence or defence against a Calgary team which led the league with a 16-1-1 mark in the regular season. “You’ve got to give credit where credit is due. They’ve won that many games for a reason,’’ said Lions defensive back Ryan Phillips amidst a sombre locker-room. “The things we were supposed to do to eliminate some of their big plays and minimize some of their big plays, we didn’t execute in the first half and it showed up on the scoreboard.’’ Jennings completed 17-of24 passes for 206 yards and one touchdown, but the only points came late in the contest when the result was determined. Travis Lulay took the helm

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How do Patrik Laine’s dazzling first 21 games stack up against Alex Ovechkin, the superstar goal-scorer to whom he’s long been compared? Pretty favourably actually. Starting his NHL career in the 20052006 season, Ovechkin surged out of the gate with 15 goals and 22 points in his first 21 games with Washington, while firing 111 shots on goal. At the same stage of his rookie year with Winnipeg, Laine has 12 goals and 18 points, if managing a more tidy 57 shots. Ovechkin would eventually beat out Sidney Crosby for the Calder Trophy in 2006, finishing with 52 goals and 106 points. The Russian star is now the grizzled 31-year-old captain of the Capitals and easily the greatest scorer of his generation and one of the best alltime. Over the stretch of 12-plus years since he entered the league, Ovechkin has 171 more goals than his next closest competitor (Jarome Iginla).

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TOO OLD?

Is the oldest player in the NHL finally looking his age? It might look like it at first glance. Jaromir Jagr, who finished last season with 27 goals and 66 points, had only one goal and six points in 17 games before notching his first multi-point game of the season over the weekend. He has just two goals and nine points overall. Is this the beginning of the end for the future Hall of Famer, who turns 45 in February? It appears not on deeper inspection. Mostly, Jagr looks to have been a touch unlucky thus far. Aleksander Barkov, his most frequent linemate this season, has gone 17 straight games without a goal and has potted only two goals all season. Jagr, who scored on 19 per cent

of 143 shots last year, is scoring on less than five per cent of his shots this season. Jagr’s puck possession numbers, meanwhile, look strong. Better luck and increased production from Barkov (and Jonathan Huberdeau, who has yet to play this season because of injury) will likely push his numbers upward, if not quite to last year’s totals. Eleven more points, meanwhile, will move Jagr past Mark Messier for second on the NHL’s all-time scoring list.

STAMKOS OUT

Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is expected to miss about four months after undergoing surgery to repair a tear of the lateral meniscus in his right knee last week. Tampa Bay has been down this road before and survived just fine. It was almost three years earlier to the day that Stamkos broke his right leg and subsequently missed four months. The Lightning, a deeper, more experienced team now than they were then, went 22-18-5 in his absence, outscoring (121-115)

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He won’t be in the role for much longer, but for now there’s a strong case to be made that 22-year-old Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is the NHL’s best backup. He has earned shutouts in each of his last two starts for Tampa Bay (66 shots). The thirdyear Russian netminder owns a 5-1-1 record this season with a .953 save percentage.

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NOVEMBER 22 - NOVEMBER 28, 2016

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Aries, step out of the limelight this week and let another person close to you shine. He or she needs the vote of confidence. Lend your support and offer any advice you can.

An impossible situation may prove less difficult than you initially expected, Taurus. Stick with your current path, and you can overcome the challenges ahead.

A family situation arises and you’re asked to resolve it, Libra.You may need to step back and let things play out, but try your best to come to a decision that benefits all involved.

Scorpio, this week is a great time to take a step back and regroup. Things have been hectic of late, and the chance to rest up and relax is just what the doctor ordered.

.GEMINI - May 22/Jun 2 Gemini, your calendar is filled. Make the most of social situations and your chance to be the life of the party. There will be time to recharge your batteries later in the month.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Put your family first this week, Sagittarius.You have been overwhelmed with professional responsbilities in recent weeks, but now it’s time to reconnect with your loved ones.

Cancer, certain things have been on your mind and you don’t know how to reach a resolution. It may be best if you talk things over with a trusted friend.

Your specialized skills are called on in the workplace this week, Leo. Make the most of this opportunity to prove to your superiors just how much you are able capable of.

Sometimes others do not see things from your perspective,Virgo. It may take some convincing to get them to come around to your way of thinking. Exercise patience.

Capricorn, you might need to save a little more before booking that dream vacation.You’re on the cusp of your getaway; you just need to hammer out a few more financial details.

Aquarius, maintain the strictest confidence when a loved one discloses something to you this week. You’re a source of strength for this person, and they trust you to remain silent.

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Continue to communicate openly and honestly with others, Pisces. It’s the best way to get ahead and solidify existing relationships.

ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S SNAKES PUZZLE:

It is possible to visit each square exactly once.You start having visited one square. When you have finished walking, you have visited 63 more squares, so the shortest route is 63 square-to-square walks long.

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

TUESDAY ISSUES â€˘ 10:00 am Monday THURSDAY ISSUES â€˘ 10:00 am Wednesday FRIDAY ISSUES â€˘ 9:00 am Thursday

13 00 1 Week . . . . . . 30 $ 00 1 Month . . . . . 96 $ 00 ADD COLOUR. . 25

Merchandise, vehicles, trailers, RVâ€™s, boats, ATVâ€™s, furniture, etc. $ 00 No Businesses, Based on 3 lines

Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. $ 00 Add an extra line to your ad for $10 (3 months max) No Businesses, Based on 3 lines

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Announcements

Travel

Employment

Anniversaries

Coming Events

Information

Timeshare

Business Opportunities

Hospitality

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It is agreed by any Display or ClassiďŹ ed Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event that errors occur in the publishing of any advertising shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only and there will be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement.

Opportunity

3 Days Per Week

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

11:00am Thursday for Fridayâ€™s Paper.

Advertisements should be read on the ďŹ rst publication day. We are not responsible for errors appearing beyond the ďŹ rst insertion.

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MAKE A Connection. Real People, Flirty Chat Call FREE! 250-220-1300 or 1-800-2101010. www.livelinks.com 18+

Lost & Found Found: 2 house keys on a lanyard outside the Chamber of Commerce on Victoria St. 250-372-7722.

Help Wanted

SOME SHOES NEED FILLING Looking for Door to Door Carriers. Kids and Adults needed!

ABERDEEN ABERDEEN Rte 520â€“â€“Canongate Canongate Cres Pl, 805-841 Rte 520 Cres & Pl,&805-841 Dunrobin Whitburn Cres. 78 papers Dunrobin Dr.Dr.Whitburn Cres. â€“ 78â€“papers

Rte 583â€“â€“Butte ButtePl,Pl, Chinook Rte 583 Chinook Pl, Pl, Mt. Dufferin DufferinDr.Dr.â€“ 43 â€“ 43 papers Mt. papers DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE DOWNTOWN Rte 750â€“â€“651-695 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Rte 310 2nd Av, 660-690 Pl, Pl, Rachel Pl. â€“ 30St(even), papers 3rdNina Ave, 110-292 Columbia 106-321 Nicola St. â€“ 59p.

Rte 755 â€“ 6159-6596 Dallas Dr, McAuley Rte 311 â€“ 423-676 1st Ave,Pl.440-533 Pl, Melrose Pl, Yarrow â€“ 75 papers

Rte 380 â€“ Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, WESTSYDE Powers Sequoia Pl.Rd, â€“ 60Bermer p. Rte 221 â€“Rd, 3013-3072 Bank Pl. 710-790 Bissette Rd, 3007-3045 Rte 384 â€“ 407-775 W. Battle St, Westsyde Rd. â€“ 59 papers 260-284 Centre Ave. â€“ 47 p.

Rte Westsyde Rd. â€“ 68 papers Rte 235 385â€“â€“3440-3808 Strathcona Terr, 350-

390 W. Battle St. â€“ 33 p. DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 750 â€“ 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Rte 405 â€“ Anvil Cres, Mahood Pl, Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. â€“ 30 papers

Morissey Pl. Bestwick Dr, Crt. â€“ 85 papers Rte 754 â€“ Hillview Dr, Mountview Dr. â€“ 35 p. NORTHSHORE/BATCH

Rte 172â€“â€“6159-6596 1690 Batchelor Hillcrest Rte 755 Dallas Dr,Dr,McAuley 2nd Ave, 107-237 Battle St, 135Ave & Pl, Hornby Melrose Pl, YarrowAve, Pl. â€“871-1198 75 papers Rte 756 â€“ 7410-7510 Dallas Dr, Kelso Cres, Pl, 173 St Paul St. â€“ 31 papers Oâ€™Connor Rd, Rambler Pl. â€“ 84 papers

Linthorpe Rd. â€“ 85 papers

Houston Pl, Parlow Rd, Pearse Rte 380 â€“ Arbutus St,papers Chaparral Pl, Pl, Urban Rd. â€“ 61

900-995 Stagecoach Dr. â€“ 70 p.

Rte 333 â€“ 1005-1090 Pine St, 1003Rte â€“ 6022-6686 Furrer Rd, 1176761 Pleasant St. â€“ 47 papers

Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. â€“ 60 papers DOWNTOWN NORTHSHORE/BATCH Rte 310 â€“ 651-695 2nd Av, 660-690 Rte 179 Grasslands St(even), Blvd, 3rd Ave,â€“ 2095-2109 110-292 Columbia 900-995 â€“ 70 papers 106-321Stagecoach Nicola St. â€“Dr. 59papers WESTMOUNT Rte 311 â€“ 423-676 1st Ave, 440Rte Rd, Walkem 533206 2ndâ€“ Dickenson Ave, 107-237 Battle St, Rd, YatesSt Rd,Paul 1835-1995 135-173 St. â€“ 31Westsyde papers Rd (Odd) â€“ 52 papers

Rte 333 â€“ 1005-1090 Pine St, 1003RAYLEIGH 1176 Pleasant St. â€“ 47 papers Rte 832 â€“ Bolean Dr & Pl, Chilco

Career Opportunities

Rte 756 â€“ 7410-7510 Dallas Dr, Kelso Cres, Rte 179 â€“ 2095-2109 Blvd, Oâ€™Connor Rd, RamblerGrasslands Pl. â€“ 84 papers Rte 761 â€“ 6022-6686 Furrer Rd, Houston Pl, SUNRIVERS Parlow Rd, Pearse Pl, Urban Rd. â€“ 61 papers

Rte 871 â€“ 9th Green Dr & SUNRIVERS Lane Rte 871â€“ â€“349thpapers Green Dr & Lane â€“ 34 papers Rte 874â€“â€“Canyon Canyon Ridge (area), Rte 874 Ridge (area), 14001400-1448 Sunrivers Dr. â€“ 28 papers 1448 Sunrivers Dr. â€“ 28 papers Rte 875â€“â€“Golf GolfRidge Ridge (area), 2000Rte 875 (area), 20002028 SunriversDr.Dr.â€“ 26 â€“ 26 papers 2028 Sunrivers papers Rte 877â€“â€“The ThePointe Pointe Rte 877 Pl â€“â€“ 15 15papers papers Pl

Ave, Kathleen Pl. â€“ 58 papers

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COOK 0957207 BC Ltd DBA Citrus Restaurant at 339 St. Paul Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2J5, requires a permanent full-time Cook.

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Help Wanted

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF S.D. NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap)

Certified Education Assistants School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) requires Certified Education Assistants to work On-Call in All Areas. This is a Union Position; rate of pay $22.02 per hour. Qualifications Required: t (SBEF UXFMWF QMVT UIF $FSUJĂ˝FE &EVDBUJPO "TTJTUBOU $PVSTF PS FRVJWBMFOU SFDFOU FYQFSJFODF XPSLJOH XJUI special needs students with partial physical and/or mental handicaps or learning disabilities). t 'PVS NPOUIT SFDFOU TVDDFTTGVM FYQFSJFODF XPSLJOH XJUI children in a structured program or school setting. t %FNPOTUSBUFE BCJMJUZ UP CF Ă˝SN BOE HFOUMF JO EFBMJOH XJUI JOEJWJEVBM TUVEFOUT t %FNPOTUSBUFE BCJMJUZ UP XPSL FGGFDUJWFMZ XJUI BMM TDIPPM BOE TVQQPSU TFSWJDFT QFSTPOOFM JOWPMWFE JO QSPHSBN EFMJWFSZ PGUFO XJUI NJOJNBM TVQFSWJTJPO *OUFSFTUFE JOEJWJEVBM BSF JOWJUFE UP TVCNJU UIFJS SFTVNF and supporting documentation (Proof of qualifications NVTU BDDPNQBOZ BQQMJDBUJPO JODMVEJOH UISFF QSPGFTTJPOBM references and send to apply@sd83.bc.ca by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016 at 12 Noon. 8F BQQSFDJBUF UIF JOUFSFTU PG BMM BQQMJDBOUT CVU POMZ UIPTF TFMFDUFE GPS JOUFSWJFXT XJMM CF DPOUBDUFE

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COMMERCIAL FINANCE LEGAL ASSISTANT/PARALEGAL We are seeking a Legal Assistant or Paralegal with conveyancing or commercial ďŹ nance experience. The successful candidate will have the ability to work independently and will manage ďŹ les for ďŹ nancial institutions. Some of the typical tasks of this position include preparation of security documents for commercial purchases, asset purchases, share purchases, heavy duty machinery and aircraft purchases. This position is also responsible for performing a variety of searches including Personal Property Registry, LTSA and taxes. If you are detail orientated, performance driven and can oďŹ€er exemplary client service, we want to hear from you. Please forward your cover letter, resume and references to Wendy Freeman, Human Resources Manager, wfreeman@fultonco.com. 300-350 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC Phone: 250-372-5542 w w w. f u l t o n c o . c o m

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Employment

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Career Opportunities

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Education/Trade Schools HUNTER & FIREARMS

Courses. A Great Christmas Gift. Next C.O.R.E. January 7th & 8th, Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. November 28th & 29th evenings. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Bill

250-376-7970

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training! Funding & Housing Avail! Job Aid! Already a HEO? Get certiﬁcation proof. Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to: iheschool.com PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING Online-based 43 wk program incls 8 wk practicum. Regulated Pharmacy Technicians earn $25-$28/hr in hospitals & $20-$27/hr in community pharmacies. Accredited by the Canadian Council for the Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP). www.stenbergcollege.com Toll-Free: 1-866-580-2772

Help Wanted

7840478 is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries. Vehicle is required. For more information please call the Circulation Department at

250-374-0462

EARN EXTRA $$$

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

Funding available for those who qualify!

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE December 3-4 • December 17-18 TRAINING TRUCK DRIVERS FOR 28 YEARS!

Medical/Dental DENTAL RECEPTIONIST Needed for a full-time position, Monday to Thursday in North Kamloops. You are friendly, grounded, and have over 2 years experience. Please forward your resume to drbfoo@shawcable.com or give us a call at 250-554-2032. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sales ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary. If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Work Wanted KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city. Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462

Professional Truck Driver Training Program

Experienced cleaning lady references avail. N/Shore. Discounts. Lana 250-554-4710. HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774.

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

Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Ofﬁce Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate. Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills. Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match. Gene Wirchenko 250-8281474. genew@telus.net

Career Opportunities

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Businesses&SERVICES Financial Services

Grassbusters Lawn and Yard Care. Now booking fall cleanups and residential snow removal. 250-319-9340.

$750 Loans & More NO CREDIT CHECKS

Open 7 days/wk. 8am - 8pm

1-855-527-4368

Apply at:www.credit700.ca GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Fitness/Exercise WE will pay you to exercise! Deliver Kamloops This Week Only 3 issues a week!

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

Business/Ofﬁce Service DENIED Canada Pension Plan disability benefits? Under 65 and want to apply for CPP disability benefits? Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca

Eavestrough

Retail Furniture Salesperson Required Largest major retail store in the Interior carrying major top furniture brands like Ashley, La-Z-Boy, Serta, Simmons and more is seeking a skilled salesperson. We place value on teamwork, positive attitude and ability to learn, along with personal motivation and drive. Guaranteed wage plus bonus/commission for the right top performer.

Garden & Lawn

D&L Gutter Services Aluminum and Steel Gutters Facia, Soffits and Metal Roofs Free Estimates Doug h: 250-8334706 c: 250-804-9640 Barry c: 250-803-1174 dandlgutters@gmail.com

Floor Reﬁnishing/ Installations

Painting & Decorating EXPERT PAINTING

Handypersons

Interior Repainting Bathroom Remodeling Fast Free Quotes Fully Insured

RICKS’S SMALL HAUL

250-819-2396

For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent. Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

250-377-3457

Landscaping

Call Lee

Rubbish Removal JA ENTERPRISES Rubbish Removal 778-257-4943

Snowclearing

YARD MAINTENANCE Tree Pruning & Removal Hedge Trimming Fall Clean-up Raking

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Bushwacker Contracting

Medical/Dental

Position Available for a

CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT at a Periodontal Of½ce.

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated individual for a full time permanent position. If interested, please email or forward resume to: drnabilnadji@gmail.com

RUN TILL SOLD turn your stuﬀ INTO CA$H

Stucco/Siding

SERVING KAMLOOPS 10 YEARS

250.318.6776 PETER’S YARD SERVICE

Tree Pruning or Removal

Yard clean-up, Hedge trimming, Leaf Raking Licensed & Certied

250-572-0753

Misc Services

Qualifications: • Ability to develop rapport with clients. • Pursues work with insatiable energy and drive. • High level of creativity and interest in Interior Design. • Strong sales skills an asset. • Able to work weekends.

Drop resume and cover letter off in person at 1289 Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops, Attn: Sales Manager

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Pets & Livestock

Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Pets

Misc. for Sale

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

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Duplex / 4 Plex

Recreation

Suites, Lower

Suites, Upper

THOMPSON VILLA APARTMENTS

14th St. - top floor of ½ duplex, 2bdrms, 2baths, f/s/d/w/d, a/c, carport. NP, NS, resp. for 70% hydro/gas. $1495/mnth. Call 250-8519310.

**Booking for 2016** CALL NOW FOR BEST DATES Shuswap Lake! 5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek BC. Newer 1bdrm 1-bath park model. Tastefully decorated guest cabin. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial Park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor store & Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot tubs, Adult & Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. $1500 week. 4 day, 1 week, 2 week & monthly rentals available. BOOK NOW! Call for more information. 1-250-371-1333.

Brock, bright 2bdrms. F/S, W/D, DW. N/S. $1100/mo. util incld. 250-376-2716.

3bdrms top floor suite 1300 Tranquille. n/s, n/p, laundry on-site. $1100 inclds hotwater, heat. (250) 371-4801.

520 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2M2 Contact Jean: 250-372-0510 1BDRM. quiet, clean, S. Shore apts $725mo. incl. heat, free ldry covered prking. NS, NP 573-2625 /778-220-4142. Lorne St. - lrge penthse with att’d studio apt. 2 bdrms, 2 baths, f/s/d/w/d, a/c, fireplace, resp. for utilities. NP, NS. $1750/mnth. Call 250-8519310.

$500 & Under

one week for FREE?

Apt/Condo for Rent

• Seniors Orientated • Close to the Hospital • Quiet Living Space • Underground Parking • Newly Renovated Suites • No Smoking

for only $46.81/week, we will place your classified ad into Kamloops, Vernon & Salmon Arm.

Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

1-Bedroom Apartments $880- $910 Bachelor Apartments $680

PETS For Sale?

*some restrictions apply.

Rentals

Kubota AV2500 Generator. Kubota AV2500 Oil Watch. $650. 250-374-1988 Lemond RevMaster Spin Bike. Model 15300-7. $750. Like New. 250-372-8406. MISC4Sale: Oak Table Chairs-$400, 1-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg.

Firearms

Standard black wheelchair. Like new. $1,000/obo. 250554-0400.

Savage 308 SS Vortex 4-12x40 Timney trigger. $800. 250-819-4442

Tools

Northland Apartments Bachelor Suite $845 per month 1 Bedroom Suite Adult Oriented No Pets Elevators / Dishwashers Common Laundry $850-$865 per month North Shore 250-376-1427 South Shore 250-314-1135

NORTH SHORE

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

Firewood/Fuel

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

CALL 250-682-0312

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

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Bed & Breakfast

Jerry’s wood she’s nice, dry fir. Full measured cord. $200. Richard 250-375-2227.

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Real Estate

Furniture

Acreage for Sale

3pc sofa - black. Good shape. $280. Moving Must Sell. 250554-264.

CHEAP LAND LIQUIDATION! Humboldt County Nevada. 80 acre parcels only $ 200/acre! Great for investment, farm & recreational use. Limited availability! Call Earl 949-632-7066. wwwcheapruralproperty.com

5 drawer desk. $50. Office chair. $15. Dresser w/mirror. $50. 250- 554-9981. 8ft Antique Couch $1200. Antique Settee or Loveseat one of a kind $900. Round dining room table w/4-chairs & 2 bar stools. $800. Couch & matching chairs $250. 250-3741541. Diningroom table w/8-chairs, c/w Buffet and Hutch. Med Colour. $900. 250-374-8933.

Apt/Condos for Sale

Gibbard 4poster queen bed $400. (778) 471-8627

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifications possible doors, windows, walls etc., as office or living workshop etc.,Custom Modifications Office / Home” Call for price. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale Danby Portable 18” white dishwasher apt size. $300/obo (250) 554-9500 Kitchen Aid 2.0 cu/ft. Microwave OTR, S/S. Like new. $500. 250-372-9203.

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3bdrm half duplex main floor Fernie Rd. Near TRU. $1500/mo util incld. 250-3741988. Monmouth Dr. – ½ duplex, 3 bdrms, f/s/d/w/d, a/c, sm. fenced yard. Cats neg., NS, resp. for utilities. $1450/mnth. Call 250-851-9310. North Shore lrg 3bdrms. W/D, garage. N/S, N/P. $1600/mo. +util. 250-819-3837.

Mobile Homes & Pads North Shore 2bdrms. Seniors only 55+. N/S, N/P. $800/mo. +util. Dec. 1st. Call 9am-5pm. 250-376-8356.

Homes for Rent All Furnished4Bd+,nrTRU/RIH viewDeckComfycozynsp.2400. 604-802-5649pg250-314-0909

Shared Accommodation

Rentals

Brock bright bachelor suite in nice home, one person f/s util incl share w/d n/p n/s $650 250-376-8908

Townhouses

Lrg 2bdrm +den, sep entr, W/D, A/C, N/S. Westmount. $1040 inclds util. 250-3767811.

3bdrm townhouse in Valleyview, close to sch/shp, avail immd or Dec.1, $1300/mo 250-374-5586, 250-371-0206

Business for Sale

PETER PUCK IS FOR SALE!

Well established successful year-round hockey & vh-ঞm] vhbѴѴvĺ or Ѵ-u ruo]u-l bm 0 vbm;vv ƑѶ ;-uvĺ ou lou; bm=oul-ࢼomĶ ;l-bѲ‫ث‬

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North Shore $400 per/mo includes utilities. np/ns. 250554-6877 / 250-377-1020.

Storage Outside storage in the country. Suitable for trailers, machinery etc. $50/mo. 250-5733165.

Suites, Lower

Avens Way - 4bdrms, 3 baths, f/s/d/w/d, fireplace, fin. bsmnt, garage, deck, fenced yard. 1 small pet, NS, resp. for utilities. $2300/mnth. Call 250851-9310.

14th St. - 1 bdrm bsmnt suite, 1 bath, f/s/d/w/d. Tenant responsible for 30% hydro/gas, NP, NS. $800/mnth. Call 250851-9310.

Immac. Mobile on priv property. 15-mins east of Kamloops. $1100 inclds util. 573-4389.

2bdrm 4 working person or couple a/c, nice yard, new flooring ref, n/p $950 +1/2 hydro (250) 376-0633 North Kam

Livestock

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RENTED

$5300 Plus Tax

3 Lines - 12 Weeks

Add an extra line to your ad for $10 Must be pre-paid Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time Private parties only - no businesses Some Restrictions Apply

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

- Regular & Screened Sizes -

REIMER’S FARM SERVICES

250-260-0110

1365 DALHOUSIE DRIVE

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Classieds

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EVERY Tuesday Thursday Friday

TUESDAY, November 22, 2016

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Rentals

Transportation

Townhouses

Cars - Domestic

Motorcycles

Transportation

Sport Utility Vehicle Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33”tires on Eagle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $15,000 invested asking $12000 (250) 828-0931

TOWNHOUSES Best Value In Town

NORTH SHORE *Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms *Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

318-4321

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Time to buy a new car? 2012 Hyundai Accent. Factory warranty until Dec. 2016. 75,000kms New winters, clean. $7900. 250-319-8292.

NO PETS

Transportation

RUN UNTIL SOLD

Antiques / Classics

ONLY $35.00(plus Tax)

*some restrictions apply call for details

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Clarke Stobo Allen It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Clarke Stobo Allen on Monday, November 14, 2016 at the age of 80 years. He passed away peacefully in his home with his wife Marlene by his side. Clarke will be sadly missed by Marlene, his loving wife of 45 years and children Kim (Vaughn) Littlewood of Port Alberni, Tony Allen of Merritt, Shawn (Rick) Stephens of Campbell River, Rhonda (Kevin) Brett of Kamloops, seven grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Don (Marlene) Allen of Kamloops as well as many nieces, nephews and other extended family members. He was predeceased by his mother Kathleen in the late 1980’s. Clarke was born in the Prince George area, living there until his early teens when his family relocated to Burnaby. He remained in the Lower Mainland until he and Marlene moved to Clinton almost 45 years ago. Clarke loved the Clinton area and was a man who liked to keep busy, serving for 13 years on the Ashcroft School Board, coaching minor league baseball and being an active member of the local Lion’s Club for many years. He was an accomplished woodworker and loved spending time in nature, both hunting and fishing. He enjoyed sports and in his younger years he was a soccer player. Clarke remained very active until six years ago when he and Marlene relocated to Lytton for health reasons. Although he enjoyed his new home he always kept a special place in his heart for the people and community of Clinton. No formal services will be held at this time. Cremation will take place and Clarke will be taken to one of his favourite spots in nature for scattering.

Timothy Edward Arduini June 14, 1946 - November 17, 2016

Marilyn Jean Lumsden August 18, 1943 – November 16, 2016

With great sadness we said goodbye to a beautiful lady, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and a friend to many.

It is with deep regret we announce the passing of Timothy Edward Arduini at the age of 70 years in the early hours of Thursday, November 17, 2016. Timothy is survived by his wife Marti and 4 legged companion Mollie as well as seven brothers and five sisters - Greg (Leslie), Vicki (Jack), Paul (Sylvia), James (Emma), Tom (Janet), Mary (Bob), David (Marianne), Christopher (Maureen), Teresa (Sam), Vincent (Stephanie), Catherine (Jen) and Monica (Chuck), sister-in-law Dee and their families. He is predeceased by his parents Victor and Patricia and brother Peter. His extended family resides throughout BC and Alberta. As a young man Timothy was a traveler and loved to share his experiences in Europe and especially Italy with any and all who would listen. He had a lifelong interest in the outdoors - hunting and fishing with friends and family. He enjoyed making wine and took great pride in his gardens. He loved the antics of his little dogs who proved to be such wonderful companions for him. As a lifelong resident of Kamloops, Tim leaves many behind to remember him. At his request there will be no service.

Lovingly remembered by her husband Rennie of 56 years, children Jill (Mardy), Diana (Chad), Wyatt and Lily, Rob (Sheri), Kyle (Rebecca), baby Keaton and Noah, Brian, Haily and Emmett, sister Florence Case, brother Al (Doris) Murray, sister-in-law Ruth and Mel Recchi and brother-in-law Robert, numerous nieces and nephews and wonderful friends. Predeceased by her parents, brothers Jack, Angus and Kinley, and sister Ida. Marilyn was born in Kamloops to John and Elva Murray. She grew up on Martin Prairie Road in Pritchard. In 1961, she went to Germany where her and Rennie were married. After they returned to Canada, they lived in Kamloops and area. Marilyn worked with Home Care and Overlander Extended Care until retirement. She was an active member of the Kamloops United Church singing with The Folk of Note, working in the thrift store which she always said was her therapy; sharing stories and laughter with the ladies. She was also a member of Happy Choristers. Special thank you to Marlene Purpur for your love and support through mom’s journey. Many thanks to Dr. Hollman for the loving care, and to the wonderful nurses, staff and volunteers at Kamloops Hospice; you truly are angels. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kamloops Hospice or Kamloops United Church.

Donations in memory of Clarke may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

A Memorial Service for Marilyn will take place at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul Street, Kamloops on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016, at 2:00 pm with Revered Bruce Comrie officiating.

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Mrs. Marie Fidelia Lester Mrs. Marie Fidelia Lester passed away on November 15, 2016 at 10:15 pm at Royal Inland Hospital. Mom was born in Lac La Biche, Alberta on March 30, 1934. She spent most of her youth growing up in Surrey. At a young age, she had to leave school to work and help her family. Mom worked hard all her life. Mom and dad owned businesses every place they lived, when mom and dad did not have their own business, mom worked in restaurants as a cook, line prep or washing dishes. Mom married dad on February 14, 1953 in Saint Peters Church in New Westminster, B.C. In 1954, they started a family. Mom’s passions were the outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping and gardening. Marie was predeceased by her parents Clara and Eugene Lamoreux, her sister Annette, her son in 1998 George Edward Lester, her husband in 2011 Edward (Ted) Joseph Lester, and her granddaughter Kyla Marie Baker in 1989. Mom is loving remembered by her children Ester Stainton (Harold), Raymond Lester (Jenny), Joanne Dyck (David) and Bill Lester, her eleven grandchildren Dean Baker, John Dyck, Erica Dyck, Nathan Dyck, Jamie Lester, Nina Lester, Elain Lester, Mark Lester, Christa Lester, Jessica Lester and Eva Lester. She is also survived by seven great-grandchildren Brady, Caliese, Elizabeth, Daegan, Codie, Brook and Zoe. Marie will be missed by all! We love you MOM, Love You! Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Holy Family Catholic Church. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

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Leanne Michelle Gunnarsen Leanne Michelle Gunnarsen, age 50, passed away peacefully after a battle with cancer on November 9, 2016 in her home at McArthur House (CLBC). Born on January 15, 1966 in Regina, SK to Bing and Bernice Gunnarsen (deceased), Leanne is survived by her sister Lesley (Richard) Sakaki, nephew Ryan and niece Kristen, aunt Lorna Hutchinson, uncles Sandy Gunnarsen and Jim Gunnarsen. Leanne will be remembered for her love of bowling, country music, spool knitting and her many stuffed animals, especially her beloved pig Babe. She was loved and cared for by fantastic caregivers including Heidi Kotani (Allen, Hana and Jesse) and the wonderful staff at McArthur House. Please know you were all very important and impactful in her life. A special thank you to Marie and Norio as well as Bonnie Marlow for your devotion to Leanne. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Schoening Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made to Community Living BC. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

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

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Gladys Nora Morrison Gladys Nora Morrison, Our loving Mother of 4 sons, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother passed away peacefully in her 95th year on November 16, 2016.

Iris Mary Daphne Orton

Ruth Marjorie Moen

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(nee Ramsay)

Ruth passed away peacefully in her home after a lengthy illness.

Leaving behind 4 much loved sons, 6 Grandchildren and 8 GreatGrandchildren. Besides being a loving and very caring mother, Nora was also a transport driver overseas in WWII being with the first group of Canadian Ladies (R.C.A.F.) to go overseas where she met, married and remained married to our father (an Officer in the R.C.A.F) for 73 happy years. Nora remained working with the federal government and in other positions until they both retired to the home that they built in Kamloops in 1963. She will be sorely missed by all. We’d like to give a grateful thank you to Dr. Hollman and all those who eased Mom’s pain near the end. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the New Life Mission. A small Graveside Service will be held at 12:30 on November 25th at Hillside Cemetery with a small reception to be held at the Morrison home, 625 Comox Ave. at about 2:30. Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

Iris Mary Daphne Orton passed away with her son and daughter near her at 12:30 am on Saturday, November 19th, 2016 at the age of 89.

She was born in Swift Current, SK. After graduating high school from the Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute, she completed her training as a nurse. She worked at City Hospital in Saskatoon and in 1975 moved to Kamloops. There she worked at RIH until her retirement in 2007. In 2009, she took on the job as church secretary at St. Andrews Lutheran Church. Ruth loved people and liked nothing better than sharing a cup of coffee. Ruth played an important role in the humanitarian surgical team, Medicos en Accion, which travelled to Guatemala. Faith and the church held a special place in her heart. She is survived by her siblings Ellen Palmer (Murray), Agnes Millang (Lester), Harold Moen (Renetta) and Edith Kononoff (Wallace). She was predeceased by her parents Julius and Ruth Moen, and nine siblings. Her much loved nieces, nephews and families as well as many dear friends will miss her. The Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 11:00 am at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church followed by a lunch. Donations can be made to Denise Wallis, treasurer Medicos en Accion, 450 Greenstone Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 1N9 - 250 377-8986.

Iris was predeceased by her husband Edwin Orton and is survived by her daughter Jill Rodrigues, son-in-law Claudio and their two children Alexander and Sydney, as well as her son David, daughter-inlaw Sylvia and their five daughters Stephenie, Jilaine, Erika, Kayla and Angelica. Iris was born in Pomeroy, Northern Ireland in 1927 and always had a dream to see Canada. After completing her sick kids nursing training in London, she hopped on a boat and headed to her first overseas posting at the Red Cross Hospital of St. Joseph’s Island in Ontario. This spirit of adventure soon took her 3,000 miles west across Canada to Kamloops where she was the head nurse of paediatrics at Royal Inland Hospital. In Kamloops, she met Edwin and they set out on a life journey that has touched dozens of people in the most remarkable ways. A woman of boundless optimism, grace and kindness, Iris was independent, strong and full of life, right up to when she “got away” as the Irish say. She will be deeply missed, but lives on in the influence of her quiet, but powerful, witness of Jesus and his love for all mankind. Pastor Harold Wiest will conduct the Funeral Service in Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 6th Avenue and Douglas Street, Kamloops at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016. Interment will take place at Hillside Cemetery, followed by a reception at St. Andrew’s. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

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onte Creek Winery might learn this week if it will get its amphitheatre. A public hearing scheduled for Thursday’s Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors meeting may mark the final hurdle in the winery’s chase for the project nine kilometres east of Kamloops. The TNRD will consider input from the community during a public hearing to begin Thursday afternoon. If no amendments are proposed, the zoning amendment bylaw allowing the proposed open-air amphitheatre, outdoor assembly uses and overflow event parking will be read a third time. But the public hearing is expected to be more than a formality. In her report to the board, Regina Sadilkova, the regional district’s director of development services, wrote that “a great number of submissions” have been received as a result of the notice of public hearing. In preparation for Thursday’s meeting, the TNRD mailed notice of the proposed amendments to property owners within 100 metres of Monte Creek, placed ads in the newspaper and erected a sign at the winery. Sadilkova wrote that roughly 50 letters and emails were received by

the regional district as of Friday, “primarily of support, but also some of concern.” Letters of support came from a number of local businesses, Tourism Kamloops, Venture Kamloops, the City of Kamloops, Thompson Rivers University, MP Cathy McLeod, MLA Todd Stone and the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce. A handful of concerned residents also took the opportunity to address the board via written submission. “How is it that their grapes and their bottle of wine is more important than our lives?! Our enjoyment of our property? Our sleep? Our health?” reads a letter from Shirley and Ken Wells, who live east of Monte Creek and say the winery already makes too much noise. “No one has had the spine to come and talk to anyone who will be affected. That alone shows their complete disregard for anyone living here. They are the worst

Emily MacInnes shows off some Hands Up white wine in the tasting room at Monte Creek. The winery just east of the city is hoping to build a 1,800-seat amphitheatre. A public hearing is on Thursday at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors meeting.

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kind of neighbour.” Still, the application got the nod from TNRD staff. “While we anticipate that there may be concern/opposition from some of the area residents, we submit the order of magnitude (1,800-capacity theatre) is not excessive — sub-

ject to good acoustical design,” Sadilkova wrote. “Planning services believes that agriculture, winery and the proposed ancillary uses are an acceptable mix at this location and thus recommend this application.” Like the Wellses, of primary concern to

other area residents seems to be noise that could be generated by both the amphitheatre and outdoor assembly uses. The winery is also seeking the ability to host weddings, parties and corporate events adjacent to its tasting room — up to 40 times

a year for a maximum of 143 people — with liquor sales between 10 a.m. and 11 p.m. On Sept. 20, Monte Creek held a mock music concert at the proposed amphitheatre site — a naturally occurring depression in the land south of Monte Creek’s main building. A loop of amplified rock music was played at 94 decibels, described as similar to noise from a jackhammer, 15 metres away, for more than an hour and monitoring stations were placed around the region.

Sound was barely detected to the north/ northwest, but was heard at what is expected to be unacceptable levels to the east. “In summary, planning services strongly supports the expanded uses associated with the winery and amphitheatre, but cautions that long-term impacts of noise from entertainment events may be an issue,” the report reads. It suggests the board consider implementing one of three options: a restrictive covenant to implement specific noise mitigation actions; consider a temporary-use permit that would allow staff and the public to monitor noise impacts for a period of three years; or complete a noise management plan with detailed strategies tied to architectural stage design, event management and site modifications. The noise impact assessment study, commissioned by Monte Creek and prepared by North Vancouver’s BKL Consultants Ltd., concluded there would likely be little impact with typical country/ pop concerts, if music is played at normal concert-sound levels. The public hearing will take place at 1:15 p.m. in the TNRD boardroom, which is on the fourth floor of the TNRD/library building at Victoria Street and Fifth Avenue in downtown Kamloops.

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The difference between a bang and a whisper

ast week, the Dow Jones industrial average hit its all-time high of 18,900. That is up from the bottom experienced in the financial crisis in 2009 of approximately 8,000. That is an overall increase of just about 135 per cent in sevenand-a-half years. One of the people I read on a regular basis is Jeremy Grantham from GMO in Boston. It’s difficult to find someone in the investment world, in today’s age of roboadvisors and media talking heads, who actually knows what he’s saying and has his level of experience and investment wisdom. So, when he writes something, I usually read it at least a few times.

LES CONSENHEIM

“You should also be reminded we are at the tail end of a 35-year downward move in interest rates and they really only have one way to go — up.”

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CONSILIO Grantham’s last newsletter highlights three possible outcomes for our current stock market: • An intense twoyear burst in the market; • A seven-year decline in stock prices; • 20 year drawn out whimper. It is when things look and feel good that you must be diligent and disciplined. Now is not the

time to leverage your house to buy the latest great index fund. Now is the time to be cautious and intelligent with your capital. According to Grantham’s newsletter, we are not in a bubble. Stocks are actually on the high end of fairly priced, given the current interest rates. You should also be reminded we are at the tail end of a 35-year downward

move in interest rates and they really only have one way to go — up. So, if everything is rose-coloured, why do all of his outcomes look negative? Well, for the most part, it is history that tells us what will happen. History will always show up to the party and repeat itself; it just might not be wearing the same outfit. People are willing

to pay the price for stocks today because there are so few alternatives, given interest rates. If interest rates start to move up, those stock prices will be challenged as stocks are trading at high levels versus history. We have also experienced one of the greatest increases in company profits over the past market run. This may be very difficult to repeat.

The outcome Grantham sees in his future is the 20-year drawn-out whimper. He sees, as do I, interest rates going up gradually over the next few years and stocks basically going sideways. Sideways returns won’t fuel a retirement plan looking for a six per cent annual rate of return. What he is saying in simple terms is that stocks would be considered expensive

if we didn’t have such low rates and, as those rates rise and profits normalize, stocks aren’t going to have any fuel to increase on. This will impact prices and the dividends these stock pay. He thinks it will take around 20 years for this to work itself back to historic norms. Les Consenheim is a senior wealth advisor with Scotia Wealth Management-The Consenheim Group. He can be reached by phone at 250-3728117 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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The Save-On-Foods VQA wine-sales decision — which Al Deacon (above) argued against — is an example of city council flip-flopping. It is an issue over which Kamloops Chamber of Commerce has expressed concern.

Knaak also praised the city for its public engagement, calling the high turn out at last week’s budget consultations a sign the city is doing consultation right. It also praises “most of council” for being engaged on social media and easily reachable by the public. However, Knaak said the chamber is concerned with the number of times council has changed its mind on an issue, reversing decisions made weeks or months earlier. “One of the keys for the business com-

munity is certainty, so when council’s made a decision on something, the assumption is that it was an educated decision and it’s one that’s going to stick and the business can move forward accordingly,” he said. “When there’s a potential that it’s going to continue to be reopened and reversed, it creates a rather challenging situation.” Knaak said there are cases in which a proposal has changed materially and may merit reconsideration, but noted council has much of the time reconsidered essen-

tially the same information. The report also encourages council to not create bylaws that duplicate provincial or federal regulations. Such duplication, the chamber argues, makes Kamloops a less attractive place to do business. While council earned praise for its work with Venture Kamloops and business-development groups, Knaak said councillors need to be more welcoming to resource projects in the region, including the proposed Ajax mine and Kinder Morgan’s proposed

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A report card for Kamloops city council includes several passing grades, but when it comes to flip-flips and the city’s attitude to resource projects, the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce believes elected representatives need improvement. The report from the chamber’s campaign issues committee doesn’t include letter grades or specifics about particular councillors, but does offer praise and criticism in several areas. Committee chair Joshua Knaak said evaluating individual councillors was seen as too difficult and potentially unproductive. “We want to maintain strong relationships with council,” he said. “They function as a whole, so we try to evaluate them that way, rather than get into things with one particular councillor.” On the positive side, the report praised council for doing more to be fiscally accountable, including its efforts to add GPS tracking to its fleet and finding other costcutting measures.

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Provincial awards tip hat to Kamloops businesses Six local businesses up for Small Business BC Awards; nominations remain open until Nov. 30 Six small businesses in Kamloops have been nominated in the 14th annual Small Business BC Awards: • BJC HVAC Ltd. (Premier’s People’s Choice, Best Community Impact and Best Concept); • Eagle Eye Gifts (Premier’s People’s Choice, Best Community Impact

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Ursa Major Gold, Silver & Coin will be in Kamloops, Chase and Salmon Arm November 24th to 29th. You can bring your gold, silver, coins and Canadian bank notes between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day. No appointment is required. Barry Dick is a precious metals buyer and President of Ursa Major Gold, Silver & Coin. “Ursa Major has the unique advantage of dealing direct with a smelter” said Dick. “That allows us to cut out one or even two middlemen. Ursa Major purchases gold and silver from other gold buyers, Barry Dick pawn shops, dentists, President of Ursa Major jewellers and Gold, Silver & Coin jewellery makers as well as from the general public.” In terms of the US dollar, gold and silver prices may appear low. The weak Canadian dollar means prices are strong. Ursa Major analyzes your gold, silver and coins while you watch, with the process explained to you in detail. Coins with numismatic value are set aside from those with a ‘melt’ value. Silver items such as jewellery and flatware are analyzed for hallmark identification. Items thought to contain gold will also be analyzed for hallmarks, and then confirmed using precise testing that is done while you watch. Then a cash offer is made and you decide to sell or not. Dick took out his first gold claim when he turned 16 in the 1970’s. An ardent gold panner, he was a regular at the world championship gold panning competition with a personal best of 3rd place in 1984. Now he concentrates on building the wholesale business with jewellers and brokers while taking the roadshow out one or two times a month across Western Canada. “People bring in all kinds of interesting items, but for the most part it is a broken or old chain, unloved jewelry, a single earring, and out of fashion items like charm bracelets. We also accept dental gold but it should be clean. Lately I see more and more silver flatware sets, but before you bring those in please make sure it says “Sterling” on the handle. There is a lot of silver plated flatware that we can’t buy due to the low silver content” says Dick. Another valuable item is coin with silver content. Dimes, Quarters, Half Dollars and Dollars from Canada and America can be sorted and the silver content determined in no time at all. People are encouraged to bring in any and all coins for assessment. Ursa Major also assesses and purchases Canadian and Dominion of Canada bank notes. Ursa Major has extensive experience working with estate sales, executors, widows and widowers in a respectful and caring manner. No appointment necessary.

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If there’s one thing Luanne Chore hopes people will get from her presentation at Link Up: Kamloops Business Development Summit, it’s that they’re not alone. The CEO of the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust (SIDIT) spoke with KTW about her organization and what she hopes people will take home from the Dec. 1 workshop. “There is a support system out there,” Chore said. “There is support. Maybe not the most traditional ways, but there is support.” The Trust was established in 2006, via a one-time allocation of $50 million from the province. It is a corporation independent of government. Its mission is to help grow and diversify the economy of the Southern Interior of B.C. through economic-development initiatives in 10 key sectors: agriculture, economic development, energy, forestry, mining, tourism, Olympic opportunities, pine-beetle recovery, small business and transportation. Success is measured by everything from job

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COATS FROM KNIGHTS FOR KIDS: The Knights of Columbus donated coats for children and youth in need at the Boys and Girls Club as part of their Coats for Kids drive. (Left to right) Michael Saat, grand knight of Knights of Columbus Wm. Brennan Council 8132, appears with Traci Anderson, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops, Kerry Woehle, manager of program operations, and Nick Decicco, church director for the Knights of Columbus. STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: Jack Buchanan of the Moose Lodge 1552 presents a donation to Kerry Woehle of the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops for its First Steps program.

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gov.bc.ca/epd/epdpa/ venting/venting.html or by calling 1-888281-2992. Although wildfires are uncommon this late in the year, when in doubt, the public is urged to report smoke and flames by calling 1 800-663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on most cellular networks. Open fires can create significant amounts of smoke and appear to be quite intense (especially at night), even though they are burning safely within their planned boundaries.

Stay alert, slow down when driving this winter Snow has arrived and Kamloops Mounties are reminding drivers to be roadready and weather-wise. Stay alert: Weather conditions can change quickly, placing extra demands on your vehicle and your driving skills. Keep your focus on the road and on other vehicles. Eliminate all distractions and make sure you are well rested. Watch for black ice. Slow down when approaching icy areas such as shaded areas, bridges and overpasses as these sections of road freeze sooner than others in cold weather. Slow down: Drop your speed to match road conditions. Keep a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to avoid having to brake suddenly on a slippery surface. The posted speed is the maximum, speed under ideal conditions.

In winter, it is safer to drive below the posted speed. No matter how much experience you have, the way your car will move on snow or ice always has an element of unpredictability. Stay in control: Make sure you know how to handle your vehicle in all weather conditions. Accelerate and brake slowly. When starting from a stop on slick roads, start slowly and accelerate gradually to maintain traction and avoid spinning your wheels. When stopping, plan well in advance, apply the brakes gently and slowly add pressure rather than braking suddenly. See and be seen: It is critical for drivers to see and be seen in low light conditions, and when blowing snow impairs visibility. Always drive with your headlights on. When approaching

winter maintenance vehicles from behind, slow down, stay back and be patient. Prepare your vehicle for winter. It’s time to put on the winter tires. Remember to check tire air pressure frequently throughout the winter as it decreases in cold weather. Make sure you have sufficient windshield washer fluid in the reservoir that is rated a minimum of -40 C temperature range. Keep an extra jug in your vehicle. Clear snow and ice from the roof, hood, trunk and all windows, lights and mirrors. After starting your vehicle, wait for the fog to clear from the interior of the windows so you will have good visibility all around. Keep your fuel tank sufficiently full. At least half a tank is recommended. Finally, keep a winter survival kit in your vehicle.

TUESDAY, November 22, 2016

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Nine per cent of kids get recommended activity a day CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI

THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — It’s wellestablished Canadian children are not as active as they could be. Now a new study suggests they may be among the least-active kids in the world. In June, the annual ParticipAction report card gave Canadian kids a D- for their level of physical activity, the fourth year in a row they received that grade. Researchers estimated only nine per cent of kids aged five to 17 get the recommended minimum of 60 minutes of “heart-pumping activity’’ a day. The new ParticipAction study compared Canada’s dismal record to data from 37 other countries. Canada was placed toward the bottom of the pack, alongside other developed countries including Australia, England, Spain and the United States. In Slovenia, which received a top mark of A-, 86 per cent of boys and 76 per cent of girls get enough physical activity. Lead researcher Dr. Mark Tremblay said there’s no reason Canadian kids can’t be more active. In large part, he says it’s because “we choose not to.’’ He placed some of the blame on too much screen time and not enough free, unstructured play. There were 26 countries that earned a D or worse; Belgium, Chile, China, Qatar and Scotland were among those with an F. More-developed countries tended to score poorly in the study while lessdeveloped countries placed relatively high, including Cs for Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria and C+ for Brazil and India. “This is a para-

dox,’’ said Tremblay, who suggests those countries may have stronger social and cultural connections to physical activity than Canada does. “You can build all the infrastructure and policies and programs and so on that you want, but if it’s not something that is internally valued and normative, or even the default behaviour, then it’s just not going to happen.’’ Tremblay said the cold Canadian winter comes up all the time “in the excuse bucket.’’ “Maybe Canadians just can’t handle the cold as well as we used to, or as well as Finnish people currently do, or Swedish people currently do, or Danish people currently do,’’ said Tremblay, also director of the healthy active living and obesity research group at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. “Our norm is to drive even very short distances in any inclement weather because we might get wet, we might get cold, we might get snow on us, whatever. And it’s not the case in other parts of the world that are comparable.’’ Tremblay noted that Canada ranked relatively high in some individual markers — including an A- for community and environment and Bs for organized sports and school. But Canadian kids scored an F for sedentary behaviour. The study can be improved in the future, said Tremblay, who admits some information reported by various countries was often incomplete or inconsistent. For instance, the section on how much time kids spend in active play excludes 21 countries that were unable to provide complete data.

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