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An RCMP member concerned about her safety after pulling over a truck with violent criminals inside did not breach the Charter when she asked one of them, ‘Do you have something on you?” That question to Charles Patrick in December 2013 netted a sawed-off shotgun stashed under his jacket. The evidence, along with more illegal firearms seized at Patrick’s home, was excluded from trial by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop in a ruling in 2015. As a result, the Crown could not proceed to trial and Patrick walked away. The Crown appealed the ruling, however, and the B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned part of Hyslop’s ruling. It ordered a new trial on three charges relating to the shotgun seized at roadside, but ruled five other charges cannot proceed. The incident began on Dec. 11, 2013, when Cpl. Kelly Butler pulled over an SUV with four men inside, including Patrick at the wheel. Butler called for back-up and three other Mounties arrived. The three passengers were co-operative when asked to leave the vehicle, but Patrick delayed and fumbled with something inside. Police yelled at him to put his hands on the wheel, but he did not comply. Patrick finally left the SUV when another officer entered from the passenger side and screamed at him to get out. See NEW TRIAL, A6
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A Kamloops couple remains in critical condition following a Sunday crash on the Coquihalla Highway. Good Samaritans Matt and Anna Grandia were pulled over on the highway, helping at the scene of an accident when they were struck by a vehicle that lost control. The family released a statement on Wednesday through pastor David Fields stating the couple remains in “critical condition, but stable as possible and in excellent care.” They were on their way to Vancouver for a family vacation in Hawaii when they were the first to arrive on the scene of a jack-knifed utility trailer. Matt and Anna’s two young children remained in the vehicle while the couple went outside to assist. While they were moving debris, a car spun out of control, hitting them both, the family’s statement said. A Go Fund Me campaign to
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Kamloops’ food trucks could soon be allowed to park in new areas and operate for more hours, if council passes a series of regulatory changes up for public debate later this winter. At its Tuesday meeting, council agreed to hold a public hearing to update its food truck policy based on feedback from the city’s handful of trucks. Director of development and engineering services Marvin Kwiatkowski said the city is looking to correct issues truck owners have raised since regulations were first rolled out several years ago. The new rules would allow trucks to stay open as late as midnight, rather than the 6 p.m. closing time currently mandated on city streets and the 11 p.m. closing time on private property. Trucks would also gain the ability to park within 50 metres of an existing restaurant when it is closed for business, or with written per-
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mission from the owner. Deanna Bell, owner of Cookshack Creations, said she’s pleased to see the city trying to make changes ahead of her busy season, instead of in spring and summer, when owners have already set their schedules for the year. Bell said without longer hours and other bylaw tweaks, many trucks will decamp for festivals and other private events that can pay in the thousands, rather than trying to make a go of it
on residential business. “You can’t get food trucks to stay here if you don’t make it viable,” she said. Kwiatkowski said the city is also looking to allow trucks to park on St. Paul Street near Stuart Wood school. At present, trucks can only park on the street by Galardi Square on Seymour Street. Another proposed regulatory change would allow more than one food truck to park on a private lot at once, allowing for the kind of truck
clusters seen in cities such as Portland, Oregon, which has become famous for its food truck culture. David Burgess, owner of the Bellringer Espresso Bus, said the changes should make it easier for food truck owners to operate in downtown Kamloops. In particular, he said he’s been pushing for a St. Paul Street setup for some time. “It’s established because of the Kamloops Farmers’ Market, so people are used to the spot,” he said. “There’s great parking both for food trucks and people who want to come shop at the food trucks. There’s great public sidewalk space there, there’s great walk-by traffic, there’s great business traffic. I could go on and on.” Burgess said he also thinks the spot is far enough from Victoria Street “not to offend” brick and mortar restaurants. And, allowing more than one truck to set up at a time, he believes the location will draw more patrons than previous options. “More food trucks attract more business,” he said.
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Kamloops city council is moving ahead with a bylaw penalizing residents and businesses who have multiple false alarms per year, despite protests from two councillors that the fines are a “money grab.” The bylaw will allow one false alarm call to police per year for intrusion alarms at residences and businesses, with fines escalating to $400 for multiple alarm calls. Hold-up and panic alarms will cost $300 on the first false
call, with fines up to $1,000 in cases of three or more such false alarms. Kamloops RCMP Insp. Sunny Parmar told council alarm calls use up about 800 policing hours each year. “Eight-hundred hours is a lot of time I can spend on foot patrols,” he said. But councillors Tina Lange and Denis Walsh argued the proposed fines are too stiff and would hurt small businesses. “If you own a small business, that could be your whole monthly profit,” said Walsh, who argued fines of $100 (the
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Public works director Jen Fretz said staff will recommend council put the cash received in 2017 into a reserve while her department investigates the logistics of adding food waste and composting pickup to the city’s garbage service. A report will come to council on Feb. 21. Fretz said if the city wants to proceed with organics collection, the biggest question remains where to take the waste, as the Cinnamon Ridge composting site west of Kamloops Airport isn’t set up to deal with the kind of leeching
and potential pests that food waste could attract. Fretz said staff believes the material may be able to be processed alongside the city’s biosolids. A request for proposals on what to do with the biosolids, which are one of the end products at the city’s wastewatertreatment plant, closes later this month. Fretz said councillors would also have the option to use the MMBC money to revise utility rates if it so chooses, either for 2018 or for the second round of utility billing this year.
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As well, the department is looking for $25,000 to block over the alcove outside the building’s north exit, which McCorkell said has become a problem spot. “There’s an alcove individuals can hide themselves in to partake in drugs, sexual activities, relieving themselves — and it gets to be quite problematic, especially for public users,” he said. While McCorkell said getting rid of the alcove could cut down on nuisance behaviour, Coun.
Donovan Cavers worried it could be pushing homeless away from a potential source of shelter. “I think if there’s people that are in such a dire situation, then at least a social worker could find them there instead of pushing them away somewhere where they could die of exposure,” Cavers said. Council will make decisions on this year’s supplemental budget list at a Feb. 21 budget meeting. While some items could add to the city’s
property tax hike — currently sitting at about three per cent, or $50 for an average-assesed home — McCorkell said much of the Sandman Centre work could qualify for infrastructure cash the city gets from the province annually. • Other budget items up for consideration include a $100,000 increase to the city’s sidewalk maintenance budget to allow public works to begin replacing broken sidewalk panels, $20,000 for two porta potties to act as public washrooms downtown
and on the North Shore while the city investigates building permanent installations and a $250,000 skate park in Rayleigh. The last item — which was requested by a group of neighbourhood teens who have been lobbying the city — appears to have some council and staff support. “Contrary to what some people think, Rayleigh is a part of Kamloops and they pay taxes, too . . .” said Coun. Dieter Dudy. “I don’t think this is a huge ask.”
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When Patrick got out of the vehicle, Butler noticed a bulge in his jacket. “Before laying hands on the respondent, Cpl. Butler asked the respondent, ‘Do you have something on you?’” wrote B.C. Court of Appeal Justice Gregory Fitch. Patrick patted the bulge in his jacket and replied, “Shotgun.” The lower court judge, Hyslop, ruled Butler’s concern for her safety in asking the question was not reasonable because there were a number of Mounties at the scene and the three passengers were polite and co-operative.
Hyslop also found fault Mounties’ failure to allow Patrick to call a lawyer using a cellphone from roadside. But the Appeal court dismissed those findings. “The public duties of police officers oblige them to interact with members of the public in potentially dangerous situations,” Fitch wrote. “They must be allowed reasonable latitude in determining how to conduct the search in the context of this particular case.” Fitch ruled Butler did not know Patrick was carrying a sawed-off shotgun when qustioned him.
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If she did not ask, and simply began patting Patrick down, “it is conceivable that the search could have caused the loaded, sawed-off shotgun to discharge, imperiling the lives of everyone present,” Fitch wrote. A date has not been set for a new trial on the shotgun-related offences. Five other charges against Patrick will not proceed to a second trial. Those relate to errors police made in getting a search warrant to raid Patrick’s home, where they found what a Crown prosecutor called a “chop shop” for guns.
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A third overdose-prevention site is coming to Kamloops. In a report to Interior Health Authority’s board of directors, a report on overdoses and deaths notes a mobile site is expected to be operational by the end of March in Kamloops and Kelowna. The units could be converted to substance-use clinics once the federal government issues exemptions to IHA to operate those facilities. ASK Wellness now operates the two prevention clinics in the city, one at its Tranquille Road office and one at Crossroads Inn on Seymour Street. The clinics were created after Health Minister Terry Lake issued an order last year to provide the services that monitor those at risk of overdose and can provide rapid intervention if needed. The report to the board notes Kamloops and Kelowna account for the majority of overdose-related deaths in the Interior but an increase in fatal and non-fatal ODs is also
occurring in smaller cities and rural areas. Chief medical health officer Dr. Trevor Corneil and Karen Bloemink, executive director of hospitals and communities Integrated Services (East), said in the report the overdose crisis also disproportionately impacts aboriginal communities, with residents there making up 20 per cent of fatal and non-fatal overdoses. A review of statistics gathered show aboriginals who overdose are more likely to be unemployed females who use drugs in public spaces. That’s led to IHA creating an aboriginal harm-reduction co-ordinator and working with First Nations partners to share information to tailor interventions to meet the needs in those communities. The report notes a 400 per cent increase in the number of take-home naloxone kits issued last year, as compared to 2015, and early indications are overdose-prevention sites created in Kamloops and Kelowna in December have had a positive impact in reducing the number of overdoses and deaths.
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Lawyers representing a former New Zealand politician accused of killing his wife on a B.C. vacation more than six years ago will seek to have the charges against Peter Beckett dropped due to delay. The charges the 61-year-old is facing include first-degree murder, stemming from the 2010 death of his wife, Laura Letts, who drowned in a lake near Revelstoke. Beckett was arrested and charged in August 2011 and has been in custody since. He stood trial in B.C. Supreme Court last year, but jurors were unable to come to a unanimous verdict. The judge declared a mistrial. Beckett’s second trial is scheduled to begin in front of a Kamloops jury on May 15. During a pre-trial hearing
on Tuesday, defence lawyer Marilyn Sandford said she plans to seek a stay for Beckett based on a 2016 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that placed firm time limits on prosecutions. According to the case, R. v. Jordan, the Crown has two-anda-half years to deal with a B.C. Supreme Court file from the time charges are laid. “We will be arguing Jordan in this case,” Sandford said. “We’re now nearing six years since charge approval.” If Beckett’s first-degree murder charge were to be stayed following a Jordan application, it would not be a first. In October, an Alberta judge threw out Lance Matthew Regan’s first-degree murder charge after his case took more than five years to get to trial. In November, an Ontario judge tossed Adam Picard’s first-degree murder charge fol-
lowing a Jordan application. He had been accused of stabbing another man to death in 2012. In some provinces, prosecutors have cited “Jordan jeopardy” in prioritizing major prosecutions to avoid charges being stayed. Letts drowned in Upper Arrow Lake on Aug. 18, 2010. Her death was initially believed to have been an accident, but police eventually came to believe Beckett killed her out of greed, hoping to cash in on life-insurance and accidental-death benefits. During his first trial, Beckett maintained Letts’ death was either suicide or an accident. Court heard Letts admitted to having suicidal thoughts in a 2007 diary entry. Beckett has accused authorities of conspiring against him. Pre-trial motions are expected to begin on March 7.
Thank you to Fulton & Co. TRU Law would like to thank Fulton & Company LLP for supporting the law school as our newest donor. The Fulton & Co. Law Entrance Award is an endowed award that will annually support a local first-year law student in the amount of $5,000. We thank Fulton for providing an opportunity to strengthen our community ties, which help to shape our success and ability to give back. Fulton & Company is pleased to establish this award. We look forward to assisting students as they begin their career in the practice of law.” -Dennis Hori, QC, Partner, Fulton & Co. For donor opportunities, please contact Nena Jocic-Andrejovic at njocic@tru.ca
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A TRADITION OF ACCEPTANCE
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e witnessed two disturbing instances of intolerance recently. One left six people dead and many more injured. The other threw international travel into chaos and brought into doubt the very precepts that founded a country. In Canada, the shooting at a Quebec mosque once again shattered Canada’s smug confidence of inclusion and diversity. While some were shaking their heads at President Donald Trump’s attempt to implement strict travel restrictions on people coming from select Muslim-majority countries, Muslims here were being shot down as they prayed. Motives behind the Quebec City attack are still vague. What we do know is that a lone male, known to hold extreme views about immigration and refugees, opened fire during evening prayers. The situation in the U.S. is more clear, but no less bewildering. Trump made good his election promise to try to ban people travelling to the Unites States from seven predominantly Muslim countries. He had made the promise in reaction to assertions that global terrorism was out of control and that the ban was necessary until the government “can figure out what the hell is going on.” Early on, Trump officials (and some American news channels) used the Quebec shooting to illustrate why a ban was warranted. However, we now know that Alexandre Bissonnette, a 27-year-old student from Laval university, supported France’s far-right National Front Leader Marine Le Pen and was even a fan of Trump. Although the these two events are different, they share a xenophobic theme. And while it is important to be vigilant in our security, irrational suspicions and fear of others rarely ends well. Canada has a tradition of acceptance. The example of our neighbour to the south, and the actions of one man in Quebec cannot be allowed to change that. — Chilliwack Progress
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t’s budget time again in the River City, the time of the year when city council looks at a long list of improvements it has been asked to consider. We all know how this slice of municipal life will roll out — council will dutifully smile and nod as it looks at all those budget items that have to be reviewed, issue a tentative “maybe” to some of them and go into the full-force slash and burn to keep the tax rate increase to two per cent or less. Plenty of items are being proposed. For example, the city is looking at more than $1.5 million in upgrades to Sandman Centre, about half of which is required to meet Western Hockey League and/or Hockey Canada requirements. Reviewing the business case presented to council on those Blazer-required improvements, it notes there are no grants or supporting funds available from the Canadian Hockey League or the Kamloops Blazers to remove the boards and glass and install a new system that will reduce player injuries. Replacing the ice plant condenser comes with a $200,000 cost, while the board and glass upgrades has a $546,500 price tag. Upgrading the lighting system to allow for games to be broadcast in high definition has another $300,000 cost, but it makes some sense to see taxpayers paying the bulk of that cost because the entire city can benefit from that improvement.
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LEVEL After all, it makes sense to boost the image of the Tournament Capital Centre of Canada to attract those national and international tournaments. It’s good to see the city considering improvements at bus stops to accommodate mobility issues. The budget request that went to council notes the city has a goal of making all 570 stops in the city more accessible — 125 of them do not have accessibility pads that let buses lower their ramps to allow anyone using a mobility device to board easily. It’s disappointing to see that report to council note it likely can only improve five such stops each year. Twenty-five years is a long time to see the transit system in the city be truly accessible, but perhaps future councils will view this item with a different funding priority. However, still on buses, do we really need to add drinking fountains to the two transit exchanges? As Coun. Tina Lange noted, don’t most people have water
bottles these days? And, as Coun. Ken Christian observed, isn’t there the potential for fountains to be used for other purposes? While we’re on potential disgusting situations, porta-potties? Really? You want to spend $20,000 on porta-potties downtown because you think real washrooms might be needed? The fact the business case includes a cost for vandalism speaks to the potential issue this could create, an observation Lange made as she suggested the city actually do it right from the get-go. And, finally, there are those Rayleigh teens who want a skate park in their part of the city. There’s no doubt it’s an area that doesn’t have a lot for young people to do out there, an observation that could be made of many of the outer communities in the city. But if council has a spare $250,000 to spend, maybe it could put it into that budget line for sidewalks and an improved Todd Road in Barnhartvale. That’s a real safety issue and, while the city’s going to fix a bit of the road this year, administration at city hall has already acknowledged it’s only because that section of the road is at the point where it has become mandatory to do something. It’s all a matter of priorities and, more than two years into this council’s term, I still haven’t quite figured out what that list is for them. dale@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @mdalebass
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR GODSPEED, ‘DARK AGES’ RECYCLING RULES CHRISTAL Editor: There are people who come into your life and leave an indelible mark upon your soul. A young lady came into our midst to be our youth worker. Christal Lentz was always bubbly, happy and had a sincere love for children. Her soprano voice carried our group’s singing most Sunday mornings. Her solos touched people in a way that was a miracle in action. Only a few weeks ago, she stood at my right side as we prepared to lead the singing. Between practice and the start of our service, we talked about what it was like for me being married and also about family life. She said she wanted to be married and have three kids some day. Jan. 29 was a tough day for the Salvation Army corps in Kamloops. Christal’s time with us was completed and her obituary tells the story of how we understand things. To a jaded old guy, her death brought a flood of emotions and memories to me. For all of us, we remember the good times we all shared with her and how much she meant to us. Godspeed and thank you, dear Christal. John Noakes Kamloops
Editor: I experienced complete disbelief and disappointment as I read the rationale and details of the long list of what cannot be recycled with the organization the City of Kamloops has just contracted to take its recycling. To contract with MultiMaterial BC, whose list of what it will recycle is so limited and significantly less than what is accepted now, makes no sense for our citizens
in this day and age. The reasons given to support limiting the materials now to be collected seems like a case of the tail wagging the dog. Rather than being environmentally responsible and looking at other recycling practices in the province, which are progressive and recycle almost everything at the curbside, it seems we are going back to the Dark Ages of recycling with this company.
A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online
I moved here from another similar-sized city in B.C., where everything was collected at the curbside using a two-container/ box practice, where paper was separated from other materials. Items in one container (cans, glass, etc.) and items from the other container (paper, etc.) were thrown into separate bins in the collection trucks.
RE: STORY: KAMLOOPS MOUNTIES SEEK 15-YEAROLD GIRL REPORTED MISSING:
“That is very sad. She has a sweet face. Someone needs to find out why she keeps running away and, if possible, get her some help, support, whatever she needs. Even if she is just rebellious, she still some help before she ends up as a statistic.” — posted by Blondie
Linda Daley Kamloops
CITY MAKING RECYCLING MORE DIFFICULT Editor: With respect to new recycling rules to be established under the city’s contract with Multi-Material BC, I really have to ask: is this
a sign of progress? It seems to me the list of household items that cannot be recycled by this outfit is far greater than those it can. If we are truly seri-
ous about reducing the amount of waste that goes to the landfill, shouldn’t we be striving for ways and means of making recycling easier, rather than
RE: STORY: SANDMAN CENTRE UPGRADES PEGGED AT $1.5 MILLION:
more difficult? In my view, this new agreement is definitely a step backwards.
“Why aren’t the upgrades funded by the ticket sales? Aren’t the Blazers and the whole of the WHL a for-profit business?” — posted by Pierre Filisetti
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RE: STORY: TEACHERS’ UNION SAYS TWO-WEEK SPRING BREAK ISSUE NOT DEAD:
MORE ITEMS WILL BE BOUND FOR LANDFILL Editor: I can appreciate that some items, such as glass in recycling bins, could present issues for recycling sorters.
However, with the extended “not permitted” list, which includes plastic bags, bread bags, paper towels, tissues, napkins, etc., my ques-
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“A two week spring break is all about the teachers, not the children in my view.” — posted by Fairminded
end up in the landfill, which defeats the purpose of recycling. Sandi Whitehead Kamloops
WOULD-BE THUGS WILL LIKE SENTENCE Editor: Re: Jan. 27 KTW story (‘Men who attacked, knocked out Kamloops Mountie avoid prison’): Although it’s difficult to see the
whole picture in these cases, it seems to me some of these sentences are inviting culprits to continue in their ways. If you can actually beat a police
officer and not get punished, it sends a dangerous message to every would-be thug. K. Wells Kamloops
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 7:00 pm
When? Where?
Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 7:007pm Council Chambers, City Hall, Victoria Street West
Where? Why?
Council Chambers, Victoria Street Kamloops City CouncilCity will Hall, hold a7 Public Hearing to West consider the following proposed amendments KAMPLAN: CityaofPublic Kamloops Official Community Plan Bylaw Kamloops CitytoCouncil will hold Hearing to consider the following proposed No. 5-1-2146 to and City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No.Community 5-1-2001. Plan Bylaw amendments KAMPLAN: City of Kamloops Official
Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel for Curb and Gutter Installation on Brentwood Avenue
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Brentwood Avenue Curb and Gutter Installation Local Area Service Purpose: To reconsider rezoning the subject properties To reconsider rezoningBylaw No. 13-217 for the installation of curb and gutter Construction from RM-1 (Multiple the subject properties 15(Multiple properties Family - Low Density) to on Brentwood Avenue. from on RM-1 RM-2A (Downtown Family - Low Density) to Multiple Family - Medium This parcel tax roll is available for public inspection from the RM-2A (Downtown Density) on a site-specific Multiple Family - Medium Collector at City Hall (7 Victoria Street West) during the regular basis to permit a 20-unit Density) on a site-specific multiple-family building basis office to permit a 20-unit hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. with a floor areabuilding ratio multiple-family of 1.54. with a floor area ratio
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Teachers are pleased the Kamloops-Thompson board of education is asking for more input on its proposed school calendars, said David Komljenovic. The president of the Kamloops-Thompson Teachers’ Association (KTTA) said his members were surprised last month when trustees voted down a motion to continue with a two-week spring break, something that was introduced for a three-year pilot in 2014. He said a decision this week by trustees to ask for more feedback means the issue is not dead. Komljenovic said he and his members were surprised at the motion’s defeat on Jan. 16 since School District 73 administration and the KTTA at the time were discussing a contract proposal to continue the longer break and were looking at ways the additional time could be made up within the school year. The proposal went to trustees on Jan. 16 with a recommendation that the board approve the two-week break for calendars running from 2017 to 2020 school years. Trustees then voted 4-3 to go with a one-week break, based on feedback from the school district’s Thought Exchange program online. The decision sparked plenty of feedback from parents and teachers, many of whom accused the board of ignoring responses. A report from staff reflected
consultation with both employees and parents. Superintendent Alison Sidow said the overall recommendation from stakeholders was to continue with a two-week spring break, but the board voted otherwise. Komljenovic said many options were on the table during talks with administration, noting some other districts have extended the school day by a few minutes and others have linked the break to the Easter holiday to reduce the number of actual school days lost. “All options are open,” Komljenovic said. “We’re open to work it out.” At this week’s board meeting, trustees voted to post calendars for the 2017 through 2020 school years showing a one-week spring break in order to obtain more feedback from the public. The calendars will be available online in the next few days at sd73.bc.ca and a link will be provided to send feedback. Written responses can also be mailed to 1383 – 9th Avenue, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 3X7. Trustee Denise Harper said she encourages everyone connected to the education system to provide feedback. Harper was one of the trustees absent at the January meeting because she was out of the country. She said had she known school calendars would be added to the agenda hours before the meeting, she would have called in to take part in the discussions. Harper said her reading of the result of the January vote is there was a misunderstanding at the
board table about the provincial government’s requirement to accept feedback for 30 days. Trustees are scheduled to conduct a final vote on a oneor two-week break at their March 13 meeting. Komljenovic believes a two-week break “is on the table.” He made a presentation to the board at its Monday night meeting, flanked by about twodozen teachers. Presenting a petition with more than 700 names, Komljenovic said board surveys of partner groups showed a majority in favour of taking two weeks of vacation in the spring. He said teachers sometimes use the two-week period for extended field trips or sports events. Komljenovic referenced research from the University of British Columbia looking at the impact of a two-week break on students. He said that study showed students returned to class more refreshed and ready to learn. The Kamloops-Thompson school district has only had a two-week spring break since the 2014-2015 school year. Its calendar before then included oneweek breaks. Most school districts in B.C. have a two-week spring break. According to the Ministry of Education, only seven of the 60 districts in the province have a one-week March vacation. Those are Haida Gwaii, Bulkey Valley, Quesnel, Comox Valley, Vancouver Island West, Vancouver Island North and Campbell River.
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The first phase of a lottery for kindergarten admission to schools of choice is underway. KamloopsThompson school district assistant superintendent Rob Schoen said the first group of applications for the schools were processed by accounting firm
BDO, which the district hired to ensure the lottery was handled at arm’s length. The schools are Lloyd George and South Sa-Hali elementary French immersion, Bert Edwards Science and Technology School, Kamloops School of the Arts and the Montessori program in Aberdeen elementary The first group of
applicants consists of children about to enter kindergarten who have siblings at their chosen school of choice, a situation that gives them priority, Schoen said. The second group is composed of students wanting to start their education at one of the schools, but who have no siblings there. Schoen is hoping it is resolved by today.
One complicating factor is families that have applied for admission to more than one school of choice. They have to make a decision and that can have an impact on the number of open spots in schools, Schoen said. French immersion at Lloyd George and South Sa-Hali drew
many applications. Schoen said a first look indicates all but three of those who want to attend one of the schools will be accepted. The lottery system policy was introduced last year by the board of education. Schoen said it was seen as the only fair way for everyone given there were fami-
lies asking for some consideration because they weren’t able to stand in line for hours on end to enrol their children. Schoen said he had heard of some people planting a chair outside the locked school door in the middle of the night to ensure they had their child enrolled, something a single-parent family
with young children can’t always accommodate. “This is more humane,” he said. The district assigned numbers to each application and BDO put the numbers into a spreadsheet. It then ran a random search of numbers to choose those who would be accepted for kindergarten.
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The International Studies Association (ISA), an interdisciplinary organization focused on global affairs that purports to have 7,000 members worldwide, is holding its annual convention in Baltimore later this month. The association has expressed sympathy for those affected by Trump’s executive order, but also urged people to attend in the interest of allowing academic research and discourse to continue without restrictions. The ISA’s position drew a sharp rebuke from its Canadian chapter, which not only urged members to boycott the Baltimore meeting but is arranging an alternate time for people who choose not to attend the main conference to present their research in Canada. “I won’t lie, I thought it was embarrassing,’’ Colleen Bell, president of ISA Canada, said of the ISA statement. “We took a strong stand because . . . the subject matter that we all share in common is relations between people across nations. We’re in a unique position to actually be able to speak up about the effect of the executive order on people’s rights.’’ Bell conceded boycotts are not feasible for all and acknowledged many junior scholars and graduate students depend on major conferences to present papers that could advance their careers or build their
professional networks. Intellectual integrity also lies at the heart of many arguments against academic boycotts, she said, citing the ISA’s original statement encouraging attendance at the upcoming convention. In that statement, the association “strongly’’ encouraged everyone who could to attend the conference in Baltimore. “That way, we will have the opportunity to discuss how to move forward as an association in this changed reality,” it said. “Otherwise, we allow further suppression of our scholarly interactions.’’ ISA Canada called on its parent organization to condemn the travel ban outright, provide teleconferencing options so people can take part in the Baltimore convention without travelling there and commit to holding future conferences outside of the United States. Another Canadian organization, the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, went a step further and rescheduled a conference that had originally been booked at a university in Washington state. A tweet by the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford said the March conference will now take place on their campus “in solidarity with those affected by current discriminatory U.S. border laws.’’
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ean Trumbley still wonders if it was a ghost — or something more easily explained — that caused a chair next to him to “slam down.” The owner of Thunder Boyz Production Inc. was in Vernon Towne Theatre, a building some have claimed is haunted and which is part of that community’s Ghost Tour. He was sitting in one of the springloaded seats filming a scene for a new television series he is promoting — one featuring Kamloops’ paranormal investigators Karina and Jon Kozuska — when he was startled by the seat suddenly swinging into motion. “I’m a skeptic at heart, but I have no plausible explanation,” Trumbley said. Jon and Karina do. They are confident it was something — call it a spirit, a body of energy, a ghost — that wanted to make its presence known to the film crew in its haunting grounds. Backing up their belief is video shot in the theatre that shows the couple using ghost-hunting equipment called a spirit box to scan AM frequencies, hoping to hear from the spirit world. They were also using equipment that has lights that can sometimes be illuminated by spirit energy. One of the lights glowed dimly and Jon asked if the entity could make it burn brighter. After a few scans on the machine, a distinct “no” was heard and captured in the video. “It was kind of creepy,” Jon said. The incident came during filming of the pilot for True North Paranormal, which Trumbley said is being eyed by some speciality TV channels for future airing. He said similar series have been mainly American productions, noting it’s time for a Canadian version. Work is continuing on future episodes that will be shot in the Okanagan and Thompson regions. The pilot may be released in March to gather feedback and determine interest. Jon and Karina met through their mutual ghost-hunting interests.
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Karina said she’s been fascinated with the idea since childhood, while Jon said he was the kid who, when told a house was haunted, wanted to see for himself. They know people will dispute their beliefs. “You can’t convince anyone who doesn’t want to be convinced,” Jon said. “ . . . Anyone with a rational mind should be skeptical at first.” Karina agrees people should always question. But, just as they have no answer for the slamming chair or the sudden “no,” the couple has no explanation for why Karina’s charged-up tablet suddenly drained of power once they were in the Vernon theatre. They have taken their trade to other locations, including their own home, where they found some indications there might be some astral forces at work, but none malevolent. And, while Jon professes to approach every instance with some detachment and curiosity, Karina said she’s had times when she’s been scared, “when it feels creepy as hell.” Trumbley, a biologist by profession, lives in Falkland and produces Bushnell’s Trigger Effect. He appears as host and biology expert on the hunting series. He said he brings his scientific mind to the job when dealing with the paranormal, but is also open-minded. In the meantime, he’s happy with the work that has been done on the series and is optimistic it will find a home to be shown. For more information, go online to truenorthparanormal.com or thunderboyz.ca.
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Volcanoes in B.C. focus of lecture tonight at university When a dormant volcano starts sputtering gas, Melanie Kelman, a volcanologist with Natural Resources Canada, gets the call. She studies the hundreds of dormant volcanoes in British Columbia and the Yukon. Last fall, Kelman and other scientists took a closer look at Mount Meager, a dormant volcano north of Pemberton, after fumaroles (gas vents) were discovered in the middle of a glacier earlier in the summer. Although the appearance of the fumaroles does not indicate Mount Meager is becoming active, Meager said it is an
exciting scientific discovery that can teach us more about that particular volcano and help us predict what it may do in the future. Tonight, the Kamloops Exploration Group 2017 lecture series will feature Kelman as a speaker on the newly discovered fumaroles and what they mean. All are welcome to tonight’s free event, at which parking is also free. Kelman will speak at 7 p.m. in the Mountain Room of the Campus Activity Centre at Thompson Rivers University. Kelman will also talk about Mount Meager’s long history and what Natural Resources
Canada is doing to monitor the mountain and other Canadian volcanoes. Kelman first became interested in geology as a child, when her father, a hobby rock collector, took the family to quarries, gravelly lake shores and mine dumps in Western Canada and the United States. She devotes her time to volcanic hazard research, volcano emergency planning and the preparation of educational materials. More information on the Kamloops Exploration Group’s 2017 lecture series can be found online at keg.bc.ca.
City has Family Day fun at TCC The fifth annual Family Day Festival will take place on Monday, Feb. 13 (a statutory holiday in B.C.), from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — and everything is free, including a free swim in the Canada Games Aquatic Centre from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Community organizations and businesses will bring a wide range of family-focused festivities to the TCC. Festival-goers will have an opportunity to join a princess tea party, get creative with arts and crafts, have their faces painted, experi-
ence live performances, learn about all things science, practise karate and try new sports. The festival will feature close to 50 booths and activities. In addition to music, games, sports and crafts, there will be opportunities to win prizes.
Families can pick up Experience Passports at the door and all completed passports will be entered in a draw to win an annual family pass to the B.C. Wildlife Park. In addition, the City of Kamloops booth will have a draw to win a six-month full facility
pass to the TCC. Other prizes to be awarded include B.C. Wildlife Park passes, family memberships to the Kamloops Art Gallery, skate passes, swim passes and City of Kamloops swag. As a nod to Canada’s 150th birthday this year, the 150th person to walk through the doors of the TCC on Family Day will win Canada 150 merchandise. The Kamloops Food Bank will be accepting donations for nonperishable food items at the door.
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Holmes is where the heart is in Kamloops Welcome to Matchmaker Master, a new column from Kamloops This Week woman-about-town Tara Holmes. If you are single and ready to mingle, consider this column your path to true love.
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always have to remind myself to maintain eye contact with men when I engage in conversation with them on the street. I have a bad habit of letting my eyes wander, down the chest, then down to the . . . I know what you are thinking and you are way off. I let my eyes wander down to his left hand, in particular his ring finger.
the single men? Don’t get me wrong — I’m happily married. So, why am I concerned about finding single men? The answer is simple: I consider myself a bit of a matchmaker, a connector or, some would say, a nosy meddler. I have references if you don’t believe me. However, more importantly, I have single ladies — lots of them. I know wonderful single women between the ages of 25 and 70 who I hope to connect to sweet single men. (These women have indicated they are looking for the opposite sex, but given the abundance of single women
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teeth. I have opinions on this situation that I will be sharing with you every other Thursday in this space in Kamloops This Week. In fact, maybe you can share your opinions, too. And, while I have your attention, maybe you are single and ready to mingle? If you have comments or concerns or thoughts on single life and dating regardless of age or sex, send them via email to tara@ kamloopsthisweek. com. We will enter your name into a draw and you may win a prize. At the very least, we might help you find that lost sock.
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If you overindulged this past holiday season, you can get back on track for 2017 with Lose the Booze. The BC Cancer Foundation’s 28-day alcohol-free challenge began on Feb. 1 and has participants trading spirits for soda and wine for water while raising funds to support cancer research.
The challenge can be undertaken alone or as a team, with those taking part swapping advice on the best mocktails and alcoholfree activities to help each other during the month of abstinence. The challenge can be started any time during February. To register, go online to losethebooze. ca or call 1-877-7510111.
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Power bowl recipes that pack a heart-y punch include many Canadian ingredients Try these bowl recipes during Heart Month Sometimes “potatoes get a bad rap,
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Zannat Reza wants to shine the spotlight on heart-healthy ingredients made and grown in Canada for Heart Month and all year long. The registered dietitian has developed recipes for themed power bowls each featuring foods from different areas of the country. “What I like is that they’re customizable so these are just some suggestions,’’ said Reza, who promotes health and wellness through her thrive360 company. “Say you’ve got another leafy green instead of bok choy, well, feel free to put that in.’’ As a general rule, fill half the power bowl with whatever vegetables you may have — and it’s a great way to use up leftovers, she notes. Seasonal items will be less expensive. At this time of year choose cabbage, cauliflower, sweet potatoes and root vegetables like carrots and parsnips. “Sometimes potatoes get a bad rap, but they’re actually very high in vitamin C and potassium, which are heart-healthy nutrients,’’ said Reza. “You can support P.E.I. potatoes by roasting those up as well.’’ One-quarter of the bowl should be a lean protein and the remaining one-quarter whole grains. If you’re supporting Canadian whole grains that are heart healthy,
but they’re actually very high in vitamin C and potassium, which are heart-healthy nutrients. You can support P.E.I. potatoes by roasting those up, as well.
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then barley, oats and wild rice are good ideas. To save time during the week, roast a couple of trays of vegetables on the weekend. Reza also likes to cook a pot of barley or lentils in water or broth. She portions them out and freezes them for later use. They can be kept in the freezer for about a month. “With lentils you don’t need to soak them, which makes them extra special when it comes to that pulse legume family, but also there’s the canned variety and they’re just as good,� she said. “Just give them a good rinse, drain them and off you go, adding some really great protein and fibre and other heart-healthy components to your food.�
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A kiss is just a kiss, unless it’s the very first one LEANNA ITALIE
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NEW YORK — A kiss is just a kiss but, as time goes by, the first one can be everlasting. “I can tell you the exact date,’’ declared stylist and fashion designer Nicole Grays Owens of Atlanta. “It was Aug. 16, 1985, three days after my sweet 16th. He was my first true love and I his.’’ We all have a first-kiss story, from the playground, park or basement, most likely. But do we all know what happened to the people with whom we shared that delicate snip of time? Do we care? Writer Rachel Vail of Manhattan may not have been in capital L-love with the first boy she kissed, but they were a thing, elementary-school style. She was a fifth-grade Kim to his sixth-grade Hugo in their suburban New York school’s production of Bye
Bye Birdie. There was supposed to be a kiss between the two in the play. This being elementary school, there was not. Then came curtain call opening night. “We met at centre stage. He had a bouquet of flowers and he leaned forward and kissed me in front of a packed auditorium, in front of our parents and teachers and everybody else,’’ Vail recalled. “It was a sweet, chaste kiss, but I wiped it right off my mouth. My dad filmed the whole thing.’’ Vail, 50, has worked a few memorable kisses into some of the more than 30 books she has written for young people. In real life, there was a big twist to her first. Though it left her a “little shaken,’’ she took her spot at the end of the stage as planned during bows. And that put her next to the boy who played her father. And it was he, years later, who became her husband.
Dana Marlowe’s first kiss turned their moment into material for the TV show The Goldbergs.
They’ve been married 24 years come spring. “More than sex, that idea of kissing, connecting with somebody, it can be very innocent and it can be so very powerful,’’ Vail said. “It’s that first thought of yourself as a romantic and eventually a sexual being. First kisses can knock you
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down and make you feel so different about yourself and about the world.’’ Owens, 47, feels the same. She and her first beau, back in Los Angeles where she grew up, courted over scoops of mint chip at the ice cream shop where he worked. “It was awkward, tentative at first, then it morphed into everything I’d seen in a movie or on television,’’ she said. “It was passionate, romantic and seemed to go on forever. Maybe passionate is too heady a word for two virginal teenagers, but it felt like passion to me.’’ The two drifted apart after high school, but she doesn’t have to wonder what became of him. Through social media she has learned that he’s the married father of four, a police officer in a small California town. She keeps her distance out of respect. “He was the greatest first everything I could have had and I still possess every picture, card, love letter,’’
Owens said, “and the dress I wore to his senior prom, which still fits, by the way.’’ For David Rivera, a 62-year-old doctor in suburban Chicago, the first is now bittersweet. The date: “May 27, 1968, behind the hedges in front of the house where she was babysitting! Life was never the same after that. Her name was Cheryl and we used to leave notes for each other tucked into the post for a stop sign near her house,’’ he said. They exchanged Christmas cards occasionally over the years. She had a long-term temp job about a mile from where he lives. “I saw her in 2004 for the first time in 32 years. We met for lunch. That would be the last time,’’ Rivera said. “She died in December 2012. I didn’t know until I had dinner with three other friends from high school a couple of years later.’’ Dana Marlowe, 40, also reconnected with her first kisser, 25 years after the act.
She’s a federal agency IT consultant in suburban Washington, D.C., and new software to access a payment portal included the security question: “What is the name of your first kiss?’’ Marlowe treated her assistant to the story behind the answer since she’s the one who had to input the name. The scene: A summer camp in Pennsylvania one hot July night in 1989, near the tree line. Marlowe was 12. Adam was 13. Marlowe was so tickled by the crush reminder that she tracked him down on Facebook, where they had a couple of old camp friends in common, and privately messaged him his new security role in her life. “He wrote back within seconds and we wound up chatting,’’ she said. “He said, ‘If you think that’s funny, I’ve got a story for you, Dana.’’’ Adam is Adam Goldberg, a Hollywood writer and producer. At the time they reconnected, he was pitching a TV series based on his 1980s childhood, The Goldbergs, which was picked up by ABC and includes a noteworthy young kiss and the pursuit of same in a story line involving a character he left as Dana. Goldberg uses reallife home movies and other memorabilia to end each episode and it was Marlowe’s turn that time around, in a short snippet of young them. “So, that’s what happens when you look up your first kiss, courtesy of needing to get paid by the government,’’ Marlowe said.
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Kamloops Rugby Fest will scrum down inside a new playing field — the Kamloops Legacy Performance Games. The high school tournament for girls and boys, which last year featured 39 teams from 24 schools from B.C. and Alberta, will be played on April 22 and April 23, the final two days of the three-day Legacy Games. Exhibition Park and Sa-Hali, NorKam, Valleyview and South Kamloops secondary schools will play host to games. With previous organizers stepping down, the tournament’s future was in jeopardy. The Kamloops Rugby Club will run the event in concert with Legacy Games officials. To learn more about the Games, which are administered by the Kamloops Sports Council, go online to kamloopssportscouncil.com/legacy-games. Maddie Avery of the NorKam Saints is pictured fending off a Port Alberni opponent in May at the B.C. High School Girls’ Rugby Association Provincial Championship in Kamloops.
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Canadian Hockey League teams are offside in withholding detailed financial records that are being sought by players seeking a minimum wage from them, a judge has ruled. Justice Robert Hall said the teams, which include Western Hockey League club Kamloops Blazers, must unseal those records included in 7,000 pages of documents to provide a clear indication of their financial status. He rejected league counsel Norman Machida’s contention such a disclosure would hurt the teams’ competitive position
and noted the league had used the information to publicly lobby in its favour. “The defendants are making use of the documents so it would be entirely unfair not to allow the plaintiffs to use these documents in reply,” Hall told Court of Queen’s Bench. He also said those records should be specified with each individual team, something Machida had argued against. More than 200 current and former players have signalled their willingness to pursue a $180-million class-action lawsuit that’s yet to be certified. They’ve named the CHL, along with the WHL, Quebec and Ontario hockey leagues. The certification hearing in Calgary is
expected to end tomorrow. Hall is presiding over the argument on whether that class action will be certified, with the would-be plaintiff players claiming they’re business employees rather than amateur athletes the league insists they are. Earlier, Machida argued two reports on the teams’ financial posture already showed most of them are either money-losers or break-even clubs. “There would be a significant financial impact on the teams if a minimum wage was imposed,” he said, adding the average loss recorded by the clubs is $91,000 a year. A minimum wage would cost each team $300,000 a year and wouldn’t be sustainable,” said Machida.
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But players’ lawyer Ted Charney said that wouldn’t be clear until all the financial records were released, arguing it’s possible the figures made public are based on selective and incomplete data. “Without looking at the financial records there’s image here that’s being portrayed,” said Charney. For example, he said, $20 million that the teams claimed is used for player scholarships and included in their expenses might not all be spent. Charney also wants disclosure of an NHL-CHL deal that includes a “substantial” annual grant and money for teams which have players drafted.
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Two ex-WHL players who attended the hearing Tuesday said they’re eager to see what the financial statements show and said current players should be treated with more respect. “A lot of other guys’ salaries and paycheques are based on what we do on the ice and we don’t get any compensation,” said Kyle O’Connor who played 2.5 seasons for the Kootenay Ice. He said he was paid $125 every two weeks, claiming he didn’t receive proper compensation for his injuries. The disclosure of the documents ordered by Hall might take place as early as tomorrow, after information in them is redacted. Only personal social insurance numbers and home addresses will be redacted, the judge ruled. The CHL class action is actually three class actions: One in Toronto against the CHL, OHL and OHL teams, one in Calgary against the CHL, WHL and WHL teams and one in Montreal against the CHL, QMJHL and QMJHL teams. The CHL oversees the three major junior hockey leagues in North America — the OHL, WHL and QMJHL.
B.C. teams won’t have to pay wage?
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an Order of Council last February that renders the Employment Standards Act inapplicable to majorjunior players on B.C.’s six WHL teams — Kamloops Blazers, Vancouver Giants, Kelowna Rockets, Kootenay Ice, Prince George Cougars and Victoria Royals. The order eliminates the teams’ future risk of having to comply with rules on minimum wage, statutory holiday pay and set work hours, meaning the players will remain amateur student-athletes rather than paid professionals. “The government did it, essentially, in secret and they’ve thrown out the Employment Standards Act, the law, in order to satisfy a small group of employers,” Shane Simpson, NDP spokesperson on jobs, labour and skills, told KTW in October. “We certainly think the government was more than a little hasty when there is a case pending in Ontario on this very matter,” Simpson said. “It’s also concerning that between the owners of the
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teams, they gave over $200,000 to the Liberals in donations. It’s a decision that was done quietly behind closed doors by the look of it.” Tom Gaglardi is majority owner of the Kamloops Blazers Hockey Club, which has made two donations totalling $2,900 to the B.C. Liberals since 2005, according to Elections BC. Sandman Hotels, owned by the Gaglardis through the family’s Northland Properties company, has made 27 donations totalling $109,875. Sandman also donated $300 to the NDP. There is no evidence that points to the donations being given in return for anything. Each of B.C.’s six Western Hockey League teams would fork out approximately $228,000 annually to pay a 24-player roster the province’s $10.85 minimum wage, assuming a 35-hour work week during 25 weeks of the year. The WHL has claimed the majority of its teams would cease to exist if forced to pay its players min-
imum wage in addition to the benefits currently offered to players, including its scholarship program, top-of-the-line equipment, room and board and travel costs. The NDP has pledged to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour over its first term in office, if elected on May 9. A study prepared by Kevin Mongeon, an assistant professor of sport management at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont., placed values on franchises in the WHL and OHL, producing some numbers that suggested the clubs can afford to pay players. The study was commissioned by lawyers for former junior players in a lawsuit against the CHL, a fact that leaves its credibility in question to many of those siding with the league. At the top of the list were the Calgary Hitmen, valued at $68.95 million. The Blazers were pegged at $5.39 million, the 12th-most valuable franchise in the WHL. “Recent reports have grossly overstated WHL club revenues and franchise values,” a WHL press release said. “The majority of WHL clubs either break even or lose money on an annual basis and we commend our WHL clubs for their commitment to preserving the benefits provided to our players despite the challenges they face.”
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Junior Blazers all heart in Surrey victory The female bantam A Kamloops Junior Blazers were victorious at the Surrey Superheart Tournament on the weekend. Kamloops posted three wins and a tie in round-robin play before downing the hometown Surrey Falcons 4-1 in the championship game. Janelle Gage backstopped the Blazers throughout the tournament. Racking up points for Kamloops were Breanna Ouellet (5G, 2A), Natalie Knight (3G, 2A), Erin Fogarty (2G, 2A), Carsen Moffett (2G, 2A), Emma Collins (1G, 2A), Nicole Thomas (1G, 2A), Nola Clarke (1G, 1A), Amanda Martin (1G, 1A), Skylar Blattner (1G, 1A), Camryn Filimek (1A) and Samantha Yawney (1A). Moffett, Missy McDonnell, Knight, Thomas and Ouellet earned game MVP honours.
Kapitals overrun
The Fusion Timber Hurricanes edged the Kamloops Kapitals 5-3 in bantam recreation play at Brock Arena on Saturday. Notching points for the ‘Canes were Rylen Trent (2G), Connor Defoe (1G, 1A), Kyle Sandher (1G), Mathew Rowand (1G)
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and Josh Rankin (1A). Bryton Neufeld picked up the victory between the pipes. Jacob Ker-Piva (1G, 1A), Zachary Teale (1G,1A) and Tristin Collins (1G) had points for the Kapitals, who went with Ben Smith in the crease.
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Kayven Conroy notched a hat trick to pace the Warriors to a 6-4 victory over the Knights in atom
recreation play on Saturday at Valleyview Arena. Josh Atamanchuk (1G, 2A), Brayden Araneda (1G) and Noel Poole (1G) also had points for the Warriors, who went with Carter Gould between the pipes. Nate Blais backstopped the Knights, who had points from AJ Killam (2G), Jonah Van Delft (1G), Tyson von Hollen (1G), Cruz Beland (1A), Landon Lockwood (1A)
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The atom C Kamloops Junior Blazers suffered a pair of defeats on the weekend, falling 6-4 to hometown Vernon in exhibition play on Sunday and 4-1 to hometown Salmon Arm in league play on Saturday. Kieran McMillan (2G, 3A), Luca Cupello (2G, 1A), Kieran Thibault (1G), Jayce Matkowski (1A) and Dawson Benson (1A) had points for the Blazers. Kaiden Goddard was between the pipes for Kamloops against Salmon Arm. Goddard and Owen Routhier shared the net against Vernon.
Shutout victory
The bantam tier 1 Kamloops Junior Blazers blanked Kelowna 6-0 on Sunday at Memorial Arena to finish the Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey
Association campaign in first place. Kamloops will have a firstround bye in the playoffs and will return to action in Round 2 in three weeks. Tallying points for Kamloops on Sunday were Logan Stankoven (2G), Brendan Kirschner (1G), Aidan Sutter (1G), Ashton Taylor (1G), Owen Barrows (1G), Jarrod Semchuk (3A), Chase Cook (1A), Kobe Pavlovich (1A), Reagan Milburn (1A) and Ty Stokes (1A). Bailey Monteith backstopped the Blazers.
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The peewee tier 1 Kamloops Blazers swept a home-and-home series with the Kelowna Junior Rockets on the weekend. Kamloops won 5-3 in the Little Apple on Saturday and 7-1 at Valleyview Arena on Sunday. Matt Ward notched four points on the weekend, Hudson Cameron finished with three points and Reggie Newman had two points. Garrett Martin, Brady Milburn, Carter Streek, Sawyer Mynio, Nolan Viesner, Jacob Hufty and Zak Anderson each had single points.
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Don Busch, a member of the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame, died on Monday night. He was 85. A celebration of life will be held on Feb. 17.
Busch remembered Members of the Kamloops sports community are mourning the loss of a local legend. Don Busch — known as “Buscher” to his friends — died on Monday night at the age of 85. A 1997 inductee of the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame, Busch was known for his exploits in hockey and, later in
life, in running. He racked up more than 100 medals in multiple running distances. Busch played junior and pro hockey in North America and Europe, eventually returning to Kamloops to operate the Don Busch Summer Hockey School for 15 years. “He was a pretty informal guy, a downto-earth guy,” said Ron
MacGuire, a longtime friend of Busch. Busch was also a swim coach, an umpire and coach of the 1975 peewee team from Kamloops that won a B.C. hockey championship. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, in the Kamloops Funeral Home chapel, with pastor Don Maione officiating.
The NCAA Tournament selection committee is meeting in Indianapolis this week to determine the top 16 seeds that will be announced on Saturday. They will have their work cut out for them, trying to sort through a season of parity that has seen 16 losses by top-10 teams in the past two weeks alone. And this is the smaller step in the process. A month from now, the committee must determine the 36 at-large bids and seeding for all 68 teams in the bracket. There are about 1,350 games still to be played before then, so a lot can and probably will change before Selection Sunday on March 12. “We’re looking at a tremendous number of teams and the difference between the top teams and bubble teams is really thin,’’ Bruce Rasmussen, the committee’s vice chair, said yesterday. “So we have to slice each of those resumes very thinly and take a look at a number of things. It is going to be an extremely difficult process for the committee this year because of the parity.’’
College basketball has become a sport of parity, the seasons rarely winding down with a clear-cut favourite to win it all. This season has been even more unpredictable, with top teams dominating one night, taking inexplicable losses the next. Last week was a prime example. Six top-10 teams lost in one day, with all three from the Big 12 losing at home to unranked opponents. Kansas, No. 3 at the time, had its 51-game home winning streak — then the nation’s longest — end with a loss to unranked Iowa State. No. 5 Arizona rode into Oregon on a 15-game winning streak, only to be sent back to the desert humbled by a 27-point loss to the then-10th-ranked Ducks. Kentucky lost three of four, an almost-unprecedented run under coach John Calipari that sent the Wildcats tumbling down the AP Top 25 to No. 15. In the Missouri Valley Conference, Wichita State pummeled Illinois State by 41 after losing to the Redbirds by 14 earlier this season. “As usual, it’s been a fun season with a lot of story lines and
it’s setting up for another great tournament,’’ said Rasmussen, Creighton’s athletic director. “The positive statistical trends we saw last year have held up this season. There is a great mix of teams from all over the country that have a shot to get to Phoenix for the Final Four, and as Saturday proved with a recordtying six top teams losing, you never know what you’re going to get with college basketball. That’s what makes it so much fun.’’ But with that parity come difficult decisions about which teams to include in the NCAA Tournament and where to seed them. The selection committee has to weigh a vast number of factors in the process, including injuries, absences and additions to teams. Several teams have lost key players to injuries, including Xavier and Creighton, which both had their point guards go down with knee injuries. Duke played a month without coach Mike Krzyzewski and struggled at times before his return. It’s a lot of work and the first tangible evidence of it comes with Saturday’s seedings show.
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Brock Broncs find silver lining THURSDAY Constable Neil Bruce (CNB) middle school of Kelowna squeaked past the host Brocklehurst Broncs 81-79 to win the Blue Grey Classic, a Grade 9 boys’ basketball tournament held on the weekend. The Sa-Hali Sabres knocked off the South Kamloops Titans 57-51 to win bronze. Local players named to the tournament all-star team include Adam Firman of Brock, Russell Brochu of the Titans, Aaron Vansickle of the Barriere Cougars and Ben Anderson of the Sabres. Ethan Williams of CNB was named the most valuable player.
Vibe on the road
The Kamloops Vibe posted one win, one loss and one tie on their final regular-season road trip of the South Coast Women’s Hockey League campaign. Kamloops tied 1-1 with the Island Surge, topped the Fraser Valley Jets 3-1 and fell 2-1 to the Trinity Western University Titans. Finding the scoresheet on the weekend for the Vibe were Melissa Brunn (1G, 2A), Alana Parker (1G, 1A), Cat Young (1G), Courtney Morice (1G), Emily Edmundson (1G), Sylvia Traversa (1A) and Bianca Olson (1A). The Vibe, who will play host
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Inking young blood
The Kamloops Blazers have signed 2001-born prospect Kyrell Sopotyk to a standard WHL education contract. Sopotyk, from Aberdeen, Sask., is playing this season with the Prince Albert Mintos of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. The 5-foot-8, 160-pound forward has 31 goals and 40 points in 36 games. In other news, the Blazers swapped draft picks with the Spokane Chiefs. Kamloops sent one of its fourth-round picks in 2017 to Spokane in exchange for fifthand six-round picks in 2017.
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Martina Antifay of the Kamloops Long Blades earned two medals at the Canadian Age Class Long Track Speed Skating Championships in Edmonton on the weekend.
The competition featured some of the top 11- to 15-yearold skaters in the country. Antifay, competing in the 13-year-old girls’ category, won silver in the 300-metre mass start event and bronze in the 500m Olympic style event. Leah Turner and Cameron Thomas of the Long Blades were also in action. Turner, skating in the 11-year-old girls’ division, set four personal-best times and placed fifth in the 500m Olympic event. Thomas set three personalbest times and placed 11th in the 500m Olympic event in the 12-year-old boys’ category.
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Team Saboe of Kamloops, which includes skip Wayne Saboe, third Dennis Jeannette, second John Cox, lead John Sutton and fifth Vince Hunter, won the Zone 4 championship at a four-team round-robin event held at Kamloops Curling Centre (KCC). The rink, which curls out of KCC and McArthur Island Curling Club, will compete at the B.C. Interior Masters Curling Association and Pacific Coast Masters Curling Association 70-plus playdowns, which will run from March 14 to March 18 on the Lower Mainland.
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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Erik Guay won the super-G title at the world alpine skiing championships yesterday while teammate Manuel Osborne-Paradis captured bronze. The veteran Canadians outduelled the favoured Norwegians with 35-year-old Guay earning his first victory in almost three years.
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NAGOYA, Japan — On a recent visit to Mitsubishi research and development centre, I was among a small group of visitors afforded the opportunity to drive the Outlander PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle). The Outlander PHEV (an unfortunately long and awkward name) has been on sale in Asia and Europe since 2013 and has become the bestselling PHEV utility vehicle in the world. • Looks: Unlike some electric vehicles that boast unique exterior styling to help make a statement, the Outlander PHEV looks just like the gasoline version
except for subtle badging and an integrated flap that hides the charging port. At the centre, the engineers let us try an autonomous version of the PHEV that not only finds and parks itself, but also selects gears from reverse to forward and even park. Unlike other selfparking vehicles, the prototype vehicle can extract itself from the spot, all without the driver touching any of the Outlander’s controls. • Inside: Under the rear seat is where the battery pack for the 50 kilometres of pure electric range is located. The interior of the PHEV is the same as the gasoline version, with simple and easy to use controls, plus a large centre screen
surrounded by highglass piano finish. To be honest, there was not much time to enjoy the interior because the focus was out the front window and onto the steeply banked test track that surrounds the centre. This was the first time I had driven on a track like this and the sensation of being pushed into the driver seat is fun and a bit frightening. • Drive: During the highspeed laps the range of the battery depleted to the point that the PHEV could no longer run on just electricity. When the electric range end is reached, the Outlander reverts to an efficient gasoline/electric hybrid model. The power goes through a continuous-
ly variable transmission and there are two electric motors, one for the front wheels and a second for the rear. The gasoline engine is a 2.4L 4-cylinder. As is the case with all electric vehicles, the ride is smooth and, with no gears, the surge of power is effortlessly smooth. • Verdict: It is impressive just how well this PHEV has sold. Since there is no other electric crossover for sale by a non-premium brand, Mitsubishi has an impressive head start. Last September, I noticed many of these vehicles on the road in France. Mitsubishi Motors was recently purchased by Nissan/ Renault and, with
combined sales of almost 10-million vehicles worldwide, it will be interesting to see what other electric products can be produced. What Mitsubishi achieved as a small carmaker is a major accomplishment. Look for the Outlander PHEV and, with luck, a refreshed version in about a year. • Mitsubishi profile: In Canada, we know Mitsubishi as a small player. As part of a recent trip to Japan, my eyes were opened to just how big Mitsubishi is. To be clear, Mitsubishi Motors is just one of 29 companies that fall under the Mitsubishi Group. In Japan, Mitsubishi Group accounts for 10 per cent of Japan’s
entire GDP and that would translate into 50 per cent of Canada’s GDP at $726 billion. Part of the trip included a stop at M-Square, a kind of one-stop-showcase of everything Mitsubishi Group does. Rocket, airplanes, beer, cameras, ships, cruise liners, trains, forklifts, small engines and even appliances — all made by Mitsubishi. One of the famous brands includes Nikon. I’m a Nikon user and I had no idea Mitsubishi owned it. In fact, just steps from M-Square is the Nikon Museum, a worthy stop for camera geeks. Satellites are sent to space using Mitsubishi rockets and, just over a year ago, Mitsubishi had a maiden flight
with its regional jet, similar in size to Bombardier’s CRJ. Yes, this was a way for Mitsubishi Motors Canada to let us know that, although Mitsubishi might be small in Canada, it is part of a much bigger company. The twist is Mitsubishi Group has recently become a minority shareholder in Mitsubishi Motors; the majority was acquired by Nissan/ Renault to help bring scale to this small brand. The commitment is to keep the Mitsubishi name as a car brand, with distinctive styling and heritage. Time will tell, but the injection of outside money will help fill out the Mitsubishi lineup for us to enjoy here in Canada.
HONDA PROFIT JUMPS ON COST CUTS, Auto lotto to ABSENCE OF RECALL EXPENSES support RIH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO — Honda Motor Co. reported Friday a 36 per cent jump in profit for OctoberDecember on year, shrugging off damage from a strong yen, and the Japanese automaker raised its full year forecast. Cost cuts lifted fiscal thirdquarter profit to 168.8-billion yen ($1.5 billion), up from 124.1-billion yen the previous year. Also helping was the absence of earlier huge expenses for recalls over supplier Takata Corp. air bags, which had eaten into profits up through the fiscal
second quarter. Quarterly sales edged down 3 per cent to 3.5 trillion yen ($31 billion) from 3.6 trillion yen. Honda said vehicle sales were strong in China and in the U.S., however, thanks to the release of new models. Honda, which makes the Odyssey minivan, Asimo child-like robot and Super Cub motorcycle, raised its full fiscal year profit forecast to 545-billion yen ($4.8 billion). That was up 58 per cent from 344.5-billion yen a year ago, when Honda was hit by expenses for the Takata recalls. Honda had earlier expected a 415-billion yen ($3.6 billion)
annual profit. It said a more favourable exchange rate would likely help. Defective inflators have set off excessive explosions in Takata air bags, spewing shrapnel into the passenger compartment, killing at least 16 people worldwide. That has resulted in the largest auto recall in U.S. history, affecting 69 million inflators and 42 million vehicles. About 100 million inflators have been recalled worldwide. Almost all the world’s major automakers have models affected by the Takata recall, but Honda is among the most exposed because it
has had a close relationship with Takata. Honda expressed hopes that the worst of such expenses was behind it. Last month, Takata agreed to plead guilty in the U.S. and pay $1 billion in fines and restitution over a lengthy scheme to conceal the deadly defect in millions of air bags. Three former Takata executives were also indicted in the case. In forecasts announced Friday, Honda said it now expects to sell five million vehicles in this fiscal year, up from 4.7 million the year before, up slightly from its earlier projection to sell 4.98 million vehicles.
Affordability a bigger issue in Canadian car, truck sales: Scotiabank TORONTO — Scotiabank says recent price increases for new cars and light trucks will probably drag on Canadian vehicle sales this year. The bank released a report Tuesday saying it expects 1.94 million passenger vehicles will be sold in Canada in 2017, down from the 1.95 million sold the year before. Carlos Gomes, a Scotiabank economist, says affordability will factor into sales this year, since the average price in the sec-
ond half of last year was up five to six per cent over comparable months, outpacing household income growth. That follows a period of price increases in the two to three per cent range, which was below growth in household incomes. Gomes says the average sales price for cars and light trucks, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent data, was about $38,800 in November — up more than six per cent from a year earlier.
But Gomes said the industry will be helped by an improved economic backdrop, with 2017 Canadian GDP expected to grow about two per cent this year. Scotiabank’s report says higher vehicle sales in Alberta and Saskatchewan this year will likely be offset by declines in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Volumes in British Columbia and Manitoba are expected to be flat. — The Canadian Press
Zimmer AutoGroup is hosting a luxury auto lotto in hopes of raising $150,000 for pediatrics at Royal Inland Hospital. Four-thousand tickets will be sold for the fundraiser, with one lucky winner taking home a 2016 Mercedez-Benz CLA2504M valued at $58,306. There are also 19 secondary prizes to be won. Heidi Coleman, chief executive officer of the RIH Foundation, said money raised will be allocated to the neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU). Funds will also go toward purchasing specialized equipment used to treat or operate on children who arrive in the emergency room or intensive-care unit (ICU). “We always need the highly specialized equipment we see in the NICU,” Coleman said, adding the unit will eventually be moved to the patient care tower, which is still in the early planning phase. “Our ICU is so technical and highly specialized and looks state of the art, but our NICU does not look like that — but it will,” she said. “Any kind of emergency trauma equipment for children we like to make sure we have up-to-date. “Even in the ER, we need portable X-ray machines and portable ultrasounds and we’re looking for the pediatric versions.”. There is $62,797 in prizes to be won. Tickets are $50 each. Sales cut off Feb. 14 and the draw will take place at Zimmer AutoGroup at 9 a.m. on Feb. 17. RIH Foundation will be selling tickets at Aberdeen Mall until Feb. 12, between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays and from noon to 5 p.m. on weekends. They are also for sale at Zimmer AutoGroup, 695 Laval Cres., and at the RIH Foundation office at the hospital. For more information, go online to rihfoundation.ca/auttolotto.
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ike Mexico, Canada is in the North American Free Trade Agreement, which U.S. President Donald Trump has described as “the worst trade deal . . . ever signed in this country.” Unlike Mexico, Canada thinks Trump is not planning to hurt it. But no good deed goes unpunished, so Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be very careful. Canadians felt good when Trudeau responded to Trump’s ban on Syrian refugees by tweeting: “To those fleeing persecution, terror and war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength. Welcome to Canada.” Feeling morally superior to Americans is one of Canadians’ favourite pastimes and, in this case, it is
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WATCH self-evidently true. The United States took in 12,587 Syrian refugees last year; Canada, with one-ninth of America’s population, accepted almost 40,000. Yet there have been only two “lone wolf” Islamist attacks in Canada in this century, each killing one person and neither carried out by an immigrant. A Quebec man just murdered six Canadian Muslims in Quebec City, but Muslim immigrants pose no appreciable
danger to non-Muslim Canadians. In reality, there is no significant danger from Muslim immigrants to America, either. Most of the 28 major massacres in the United States since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were carried out by white right-wing extremists, and those that did involve Muslims were almost all committed by native-born Americans. But Trump’s executive orders are not just driven by ignorance and panic. He is consciously manipulating public opinion and Canada’s response to his ban on Muslim immigrants undermines the script he is working from. If Trump’s domestic opponents use the Canadian example to discredit Trump’s story about the mortal danger posed by Muslim immigrants, the man might claim lax Canadian immigra-
tion policy is a threat to the United States and apply “extreme vetting” measures to MuslimCanadians who want to cross the border. He might even ban Muslim-Canadians from the United States entirely or require visas for all Canadians. That would impose huge inconvenience and cost on Canadians, but Trump can basically do whatever he wants to his next-door neighbours. So, Trudeau would be wiser to do good by stealth and not attract too much attention in the U.S. Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto has a much bigger problem. He was well aware of Trump’s campaign promise to build an “impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall” to keep out illegal Mexican immigrants, and to make Mexico pay for it. But like most people,
he couldn’t believe Trump meant it literally. After all, who in their right mind would want to build a 10-metrehigh concrete wall, also extending a couple of metres underground, along more than half of the 3,100-kilometre U.S.-Mexican border (the rest is mountains and rivers.)? It would cost between $10 billion (Trump’s estimate) and $30 billion-plus (construction consultants Gleeds Worldwide’s estimate). Building the wall isn’t going to stop the estimated 45 per cent of illegal Mexican immigrants who arrive quite legally by car, bus or plane, but overstay their visas. It isn’t exactly urgent, either, given the net flow is now southward. Since 2014, more Mexicans have been going home each year than arriving in the U.S. The wall is really just symbolic, a demonstra-
tion of political will, but Trump has promised to build it and he will. Can he also make Mexico pay for it? Actually, he probably can. Mexican officials were in Washington recently, preparing for Peña Nieto’s visit when Trump suddenly tweeted: “If Mexico is unwilling to pay for the badly needed wall, then it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting.” Peña Nieto, deeply humiliated, did cancel the meeting. He had no choice. But the two presidents then had an hour-long phone call that the joint statement described as “productive and constructive.” There were no details, but they did discuss “the current trade deficit the United States has with Mexico,” among other things. Fixing that trade deficit is probably how the circle will ultimately be squared.
Mexico’s exports to the U.S. were $271 billion last year; its imports were only $213 billion. Trump wants to change that and Peña Nieto has no option but to submit. And somewhere in the deal, there will probably be a clause that lets Trump claim Mexico is paying for the wall while Mexico can still deny it. Canada-U.S. trade is roughly in balance, so Canadians will probably not suffer severe pressure unless Trudeau really irritates The Man. The total volume of U.S.-China trade is about the same, but China sells the U.S. four times more than it buys from it. That can’t be fixed and Trump cannot be persuaded to let it ride. There will be tears before bedtime. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. gwynnedyer.com
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VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20
Leo, you have a generous heart and you often see the good in all of those around you. This can make you an excellent friend for anyone to have on their side.
Virgo, you may become preoccupied with what others think of you. Try not worry so much about what others think. If you’re comfortable with yourself, that will reflect positively.
MATH MIND
BENDER
Fluffy the cat is minding his own business walking down a walled alley when he is set upon by three dogs. There is no way out. He will have to fight. Fortunately, Fluffy is a master of kara-ashi (Japanese for “empty paw”). By the way, “karate” means “empty hand.” A favourite kara-ashi maneuver of Fluffy’s is Dog’s Nightmare, where he spins on one hind leg and lashes out with the other three paws, hitting up to three times. When Fluffy uses Dog’s Nightmare, he has a 50% chance of hitting once, a 40% chance of hitting twice and a 10% chance of hitting all three times. Miss totally? Please do not insult the master. The dogs will panic and break if they are hit a total of six or more times. What is the probability that Fluffy will accomplish this in three or fewer uses of Dog’s Nightmare?
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S MORE ALPHABET SETS PUZZLE:
Wishing and hoping for dreams to come true will only get you so far, Aquarius.You must take certain steps to make plans come to fruition. If you must, go it alone.
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BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH TOLKO. SAWMILL PRODUCTION POSITIONS Do you thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment with the potential for continuous growth and development? At Tolko people are our most valuable resource and our success is dependent on innovative individuals who are aligned with our organizational values. We are currently seeking Sawmill Production employees to join our operations at our Lakeview Lumber Division in Williams Lake, BC. Situated on the north shore of Williams Lake, the city of Williams Lake has a distinct rural charm. The city is a jumping off point for many yearround outdoor activities. From whitewater rafting and mountain biking to cross country skiing and snowshoeing – Williams Lake has a lot to offer! With the services of an urban center and the cozy feeling of a small town, it’s no wonder 25,000 people call Williams Lake home. If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being part of our community, please visit our website at www.tolko.com and apply online. We thank all candidates for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Position Overview Employees will perform clean up duties and various entry level jobs in part-time to fulltime employment status. Ideal candidates will have a proven commitment to safety, reliability, and be open to a variety of shifts.
Qualifications Commitment to work safely in an industrial environment; Grade 12 or equivalent; Flexible to work a variety of hours and shifts, including weekends; Previous experience in an industrial environment preferred; Successful applicants will be reliable and dependable; Familiarity working in industrial environment; Interpersonal Skills – able to work in a team environment; Enthusiastic and positive attitude.
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Courses. A Great Gift. Next C.O.R.E. March 11th & 12th, Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. February 11th, Saturday. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:
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PAL (Firearms) & CORE (Hunter Ed.) Courses every week, plus Challenges. We have Gift Certicates. Phone George or Dianne 778-470-3030 www.PAL-CORE-ED.com
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Horsting’s Farm in Cache Creek, BC requires Farm Labourers 5 to 6 days/week, 40 to 50 hours/week at $10.85 per hour. Farm work includes: planting, weeding, irrigating, harvesting and preparing crops for market. Employment start date is March 10, 2017. Submit application to: fax 604-792-7766, by mail to: 2540 Hwy 97, PO Box 716, Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0 Or email: horstingsfarm@shaw.ca
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Experienced Family Assistant MJB Lawyers is looking for an experienced family law assistant. Legal assistants at MJB Lawyers are supported by several lawyers, other assistants, word processors, an accounting department, and three runners. It is a busy and efficient department of which we are very proud. Send resume and cover letter to Personnel, 700 – 275 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 6H6, or by email to sheila@mjblaw.com.
Part of the Gregson Group, we are an award winning, heavy civil construction company, operating from offices in Rossland, Kelowna and Nanaimo. Due to expanding workload, we are seeking an experienced estimator to join our team and be based out of our West Kelowna office. Minimum of 5 years estimating experience in heavy civil construction and experience in underground utilities and road construction. Must be self-motivated and capable of working alone or as a team. Experience using Heavy Bid estimating software and MS Project is an asset. Require a valid BC driver’s license. Participate in training as required. Flexibility to work extended hours, as required by the work load. We offer competitive salary, company vehicle, benefits package and RRSP matching scheme. Please send cover letter and/or resume to info@copcan.ca
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CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE February 18-19 • March 4-5
Funding provided by the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Columbia Job Fund.
Funding provided: The Employment Services and Supports (ESS) program is funded through the Canada-British Columbia Jobs Fund for unemployed individuals who do not qualify for Employment Insurance, or under-employed and low-skilled, to gain the skills needed to find employment in trucking industry. The Class 1 Truck Driver Training program includes: • Airbrakes • Class 1 Driver Training – 5 weeks (104 hours) in-vehicle training • Road Test at ICBC Upon completion of the program, participants will be prepared for entry level employment as a truck driver with “behind the wheel” experience.
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MJB Lawyers is looking for an experienced conveyancer. Our conveyancers enjoy a good deal of autonomy and are supported by other conveyancers, several lawyers, an accounting department, and two runners. It is a busy and efficient department of which we are very proud. Send resume and cover letter to Personnel, 700 – 275 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 6H6, or by email to sheila@mjblaw.com.
Education Assistant job duties include
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The Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band has an opening for an Education Coordinator Assistant reporting to the Education Coordinator. The assistant will promote Community development for culturally based wellness activities that promote learning and growth.
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ACCOUNTS PAYROLL/ BILLING CLERK This is a full-time position with our accounting team based in Kamloops. This will be a blended role that will work closely with both our accounts payable and branch billing clerk teams while providing service for our almost 400 employees. This position would be ideally suited for an individual with at least five years of experience in a related role in an accounting department setting. Please visit our website for more details on this position and how to apply.
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We have an opening for a LAA with a corporate solicitor or conveyancing background. If you are detail orientated, performance driven and can offer 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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DR. David Rushka’s Kamloops dental practice is looking for a full-time (M-Th) CDA to join our experienced, long-term staff. There are no evenings or weekends, and recent grads are welcome. Position consists of most CDA duties including some light reception duties. Continuing education opportunities are available, and encouraged. Please email your cover letter and resume to Dave at ddrdmd@gmail.com
Sheet metal person required for new house construction. Benefit Package and vehicle provided call (250) 378-5104 or coppervalley@uniserve.com
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
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Sales Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information. Seeking Onsite Assistant Resident Caretaker for 70 unit complex focused on safe, affordable housing. The successful proponent should be familiar with the Residential Tenancy Act and able to perform a variety of administrative and caretaker duties. Janitorial and basic maintenance tasks include sweeping, mopping, basic plumbing repair and unplugging drains, general cleaning around the building and garbage area, yard work and keeping the sidewalks free of leaves and snow. Must be familiar with unit prep, which would include cleaning, minor repairs and painting. Administrative tasks would include maintaining a daily log, rent collection, bank runs, showing and renting suites and contractor supervision. A minimum of 3 years cleaning and maintenance experience plus the ability to lift 25 kilograms needed. The successful proponent should be upbeat, friendly and have a familiarity with computers. The position is a permanent, part-time livein position. Must be bondable and provide CRC. Please send resume to: Box #1459 c/o Kamloops This Week, 1365-B Dalhousie Dr., Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5P6. Student preferred need help with Windows 10 over the phone. 236-425-1801.
Medical/Dental Dr. Chris Wilson is seeking an experienced full-time Certified Dental Assistant to join the Grasslands Dental Care team. Applicants with Prosthodontic module are preferred. Our practice is located at 1222 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC. Interested applicants please contact us at 250-3765433 or email: smile.dentalcareers@gmail.com Dr. Chris Wilson is seeking an experienced full-time Treatment Coordinator to join the Grasslands Dental Care team. Our practice is located at 1222 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC. Interested applicants please contact us at 250-3765433 or email: smile.dentalcareers@gmail.com
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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.
SHOP FOREMAN Nootka Sound Timber requires a Shop Foreman with Shop Management experience primarily in West Coast logging. Applicants should possess strong organizational skills, good people and communication qualities and a keen understanding of safety and regulations. The Company is a significant, full-phase logging operation located at Kendrick Arm on Nootka Island (West Coast of Vancouver Island) offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefit package and operating on a 14 days on and 7 days off shift. Qualified candidates can submit resumes by email to: nootkasound timber@gmail.com or fax to (778) 441-1191
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Nixon Wenger is one of the largest, fastest, growing law firms outside of Greater Vancouver. Currently with 21 lawyers and a newly constructed office building, our Vernon, B.C. office has an opening for a Conveyancer. Our successful candidate will have experience and must be able to complete residential and commercial deals from start to finish. The applicant will have strong communication skills, will be very detail-oriented and must be highly organized. In addition, the applicant must be knowledgeable with E-Filing through BC Online and experience with econveyance would be an asset. Responsibilities will also involve interacting with clients by phone and email.
Work Wanted Experienced cleaning lady looking for work. References available. (250) 852-2131. HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774.
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Our firm offers a positive working environment with competitive salaries, a group benefits package, and an RRSP program. Nixon Wenger welcomes your interest in this position within our Conveyancing Department. Please submit your resume by 4:00 pm on February 10, 2017 to humanresources@nixonwenger.com. We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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8013595 Unifor, Local 10-B Kamloops, B.C. Bookkeeper/Office Assistant Unifor, Local 10-B (Kamloops, B.C.) is currently accepting applications for a Bookkeeper/Office Assistant. Bookkeeper/Office Assistant duties include: • Daily administrative duties • Bookkeeping plus secretarial duties • Working closely with Unifor, Local 10-B Union President and Union Executive • Communications with Unifor National Office; Unifor, Local 10-B National Staff Representative and Local 10-B Sub Units Qualifications (desired): • Grade 12 Education • Familiar with office equipment and office procedures • Ability to deal in a positive way with union members and the public: i.e. respectful, patient and good humored • Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills • Strong planning, organizational and coordination skills • Experience working with non-profit organizations • Experience working with Society’s and Society Bookkeeping • Experience with Sage Simple Accounting computer program • Experience with Microsoft Office package • Experience with union collective agreements and payroll systems • Experience with CRA Reporting-Payroll taxes • Experience with Accruals - both yearly and monthly • Experience with depreciation and other yearend adjusting entries • This position involves 24 hours per week and may require work on evenings and weekends Other attributes that Unifor local 10B is looking to hire in this position: • Someone who will own the books and take responsibility to ensure that correct accounting principles are being followed • Someone who understands financial reports - can create and explain them to the President and Executive and personalize them for incoming new Presidents and Executive • Someone who also understands they are in a service position and not be afraid to take on new tasks • Someone who also understands that they potentially could have new Presidents and Executive yearly and be able to adjust to this Remuneration: • Remuneration based on qualifications Please Note: • Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. How to Apply: • Please send your resume, cover letter and references to Charlie Fraser (President of Unifor, Local 10-B), email onlyto: fraser.charlie@gmail.com Closing date February 17.2017
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Medical Office Assistant (MOA) / Administrative Assistant Term: Permanent, part-time (3 days per week) Job Summary: The MOA / AA contributes to the efficient day-to-day operations of QHS. This position performs a variety of clerical and medical office administrator duties including, word processing, composing correspondence, typing medical and legal reports, and documents from notes and/or recording devices. Answers general and specific inquiries related to programs and services from clients, other doctors, staff and the public. Assists medical practitioners with the smooth operation and flow for patient visits and care. Duties: • Provides receptionist duties and front desk coverage • Scheduling client appointments, confirming appointments, maintaining medical records (electronic and hardcopy) • Assists Senior MOA with other duties as assigned Qualifications and Skills: • Medical Office Administrator certificate and a minimum of two years’ experience • Demonstrates ability to utilize and understand Medical Terminology • Ability to use a high degree of tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality in working with others • Demonstrated proficiency in Word and Excel applications • Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills • Knowledge of Secwepemc culture is an asset • Must be able to work in a team setting Additional Requirements: • Possess valid British Columbia driver’s license and submit current drivers abstract • Reliable transportation (not on bus route) • Recent clear Police Information check with Vulnerable Sector screening Please forward your cover letter, resume, references listing and all certificates/diplomas and/or transcripts that prove you can meet our educational skills and abilities to: Q’wemtsín Health Society Attn. Human Resources Department 130 Chilcotin Road Kamloops, BC V2H 1G3 E-mail: hr@qwemtsin.org Only qualified candidates will be contacted. We thank you all for your submissions.
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Jack Hammond
August 22, 1944 - February 3, 2017
The time has come for us to say goodbye to Janice Lee Czeczei. Born February 2nd 1944, gone to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ February 2nd 2017, Janice was met by her parents Leslie and Alice Adair, her younger sister Mary Pisko and her nephew Paul Closson. Janice is survived by her children Mary Ann Davy (Stan) and Jerry Czeczei (Tracy), grandchildren (DAVY) Donnelle (Jake Portras), Michelle (Mark Nelson), Sara (Even Raasveld), Victoria (MacIntyre), Duckham and William, great-grandchildren (DAVY) Ripley (Martin), Jace, Aiden, Landon (Nelson), Katia (MacIntyre) and Carter (Raasveld) – grandchildren (CZECZEI) Brayden (Scott), Jessie (Lewis-Sibbelee) (Dean Samila) and Taylar, great-grandchildren (CZECZEI) Jacob (Samila), her sister Florence Closson (Lloyd), brothers Harold Adair (Susan), Ezra Adair (Lynn) and Patrick Adair (Rhonda) and countless nieces, nephews, cousins, uncles and aunts. You were all very important to Janice. Janice was a survivor; she had beaten cancer 3 times – two of which should have taken her life. But she had a will to survive and to be with her children and grandchildren to go camping and fishing. Janice will also miss her friends at Pioneer Towers, especially Vicki, who helped her run the bingo. It was a break of her ankle in early November that laid her up for over 8 weeks, causing her body to create an infection that quickly spread to the vitality that kept her alive. Janice tried to fight off the infection, but finally could not fight any longer. With her daughter by her side and her son trying to get some rest, Janice went peacefully into the light of God, carried by the Angels. This reminds us that there is no loneliness between our mortal body and the spirit, until it reaches the spirit world, where the righteous rejoice together. “Forever in our hearts until we can rejoice as a family once more”. A Celebration of Life will be held on April 1, 2017 at 4:00 pm at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2165 Parkcrest Avenue, Kamloops, BC. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesmemorial.ca YATES MEMORIAL SERVICES 250-723-5859
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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Jack Hammond at the age of 72. He passed away peacefully February 03, 2017, surrounded by his family in a room full of love.
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Jack was born to William and Isabel Hammond, August 22, 1944 in Kamloops, B.C. In 1968, he married the love of his life, best friend and soulmate Barb. Together they raised their two sons, creating a happy and loving family, which was the most fulfilling part of his life.
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In 1970, Jack became a strong member of the IUOE (Local 115) as an equipment operator in the construction industry. In 1981 he became a welder, excelling at his trade while working throughout Western Canada, until his retirement in 2001.
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He spent many years happily pursuing his passions for mining and prospecting. Many great memories were made while tinkering in his garage with his sons, and a firm belief that a small block Chevy engine would fit, and belonged, in almost anything with wheels.
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Jack will be fondly remembered as a man of integrity, dignity and pride, with an honest and straight forward approach to life.
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Jack was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was loyal, dependable and quick to lend a hand. His twinkling blue eyes always held a smile, and his infectious laughter warmed any room and all of our hearts. Jack leaves behind his wife of 48 years Barb, sons Darryl (Marlene), Jason (Simone), and grandchildren Brayden, Mackenzie, Ashton, Emily and Kash. He is also survived by his sisters Mary, Theresa, Eileen and Rebecca, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Jack was predeceased by his parents Bill and Isabel, brother Ted, sisters Marge and Virginia. He will be tremendously missed by all of his family, friends and A&W coffee buddies. There will be a gathering of family and friends at a later date.
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Mary Jane (Crocker) Laidlaw June 12, 1932 - December 23, 2016
Predeceased by her brother Murray and husband Charles (Chuck). Survived by her brother Robin, children Dan (Nikki), Patty (Roger), Jim (Nicole) and Judy (Glen). Also survived by grandchildren Ben, Jocelyn and Moira Laidlaw, Charlie and Bridgit Borek, Darby and Rowan MacPherson. Born in Prince George to Pat (Wilson) and Walter (Crock) Crocker. Mary’s father was a surveyor, newspaper man and Army officer. Mary enjoyed exploring the wild forested spaces around her home with her brothers and cousins as a child. When the family moved to Vancouver to provide special education for her younger brother Robin, Mary made new friends, some of whom have lasted a lifetime, and slowly adjusted to the busy pace of a big city. Her older brother Murray’s death in WWII was devastating; Mary listened for planes overhead in case he was coming home after all. One of the first of her group of friends to drive a car, she loved borrowing her dad’s Chevy Coup for road trips up the Fraser Canyon and to Spanish Banks, the closest beach to the Crockers’ Alma Street home. Her beloved extended family of Wilsons and Guiles remained part of the fun. After her dad’s death Mary took a road trip to Kamloops for a change of scene. There, she agreed to a blind date with an older bachelor basketball referee. Her “great legs” are what Chuck said he noticed first about her, but soon the two found lasting love. They enjoyed weekends exploring the countryside, going to dances, grouse hunting and fishing. They were married in 1959, had four kids and settled down in their Pine Street house. For over 40 years Chuck and Mary forged a simple, modest life full of riches that money can’t buy: music, laughs, creativity, books, spirituality and love. Mary accepted domestic life but her fun-loving and friendly side was always at the forefront. Visiting relatives in Oliver or Douglas Lake Ranch, hosting parties for the Referees’ Association, participating in the life of Kamloops United Church and Camp Grafton and dancing at the Legion were a few of the good times Chuck and Mary shared. Their door was always open to old and new friends and the kettle was always on even when people showed up unannounced, which was almost a daily occurrence in the Laidlaw home. Mary invented creative dishes for a family on a low budget; to this day her Beanerinos and Mushroom Soup Sandwiches are favourites with her grandchildren. Her creative side never dulled even when the demands of a busy family seemed overwhelming. Early mornings with a pad of paper, sketch book or
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novel were her special times to enjoy the quiet and indulge her love of words. CBC radio, the ever present tea pot and a spiral note pad were some of the elements that defined her kitchen. Mary was a great listener. She and Chuck had a sympathetic heart for “the underdog” and always tried to honour the most vulnerable in our community with their actions, a value passed on to their children. Often the family sofa would be slept on by someone new who needed a hand up in the world. Young men referred from the John Howard Society were offered acceptance and a daily dose of love in the Laidlaw home. Mary would always offer the dignity of a listening ear and supportive hug to those who needed it, even if they were strangers. Together Mary and Chuck developed their family values of caring for the vulnerable, living a simple honest life and sharing a laugh, which their children and grandchildren still try to emulate. Mary was an outspoken ally for First Nations rights, valued the natural environment greatly and reached out a friendly hand to gay and lesbian folk when a working-class married woman of her time and culture might not have been encouraged to do so. The Kamloops United Church community gave a home to those values and a structure to her spiritual beliefs which she valued greatly. Camp Grafton was the place where Chuck and Mary’s values really coalesced; decades of work, prayer and joy leave their mark on that institution to this day.
Olga Bloudell
Surrounded by her three children and the love of her family, Olga left us on Sunday, February 5, 2017. She will be greatly missed by her children Vivian (George), Judy, and Glen (Linda); grandchildren Tyler, Stacey, Trevor, Graham (Caitlin), Gareth (Tani), Kelsey and Jordan; great-grandchildren Logan, Sacha and Macey. Her sisters Gloria (Gabby) , Geraldine (Conrad) and nephews and nieces share our sorrow. Olga was predeceased by her husband Gordon, son David, her parents, sister Hope, and numerous cherished and dear friends. Mom loved to live life to the fullest. Her greatest loves though were singing, dancing and having a good time with her family and friends. We know she is now with her beloved Mom and Baba doing exactly that. Her family and friends will always miss and remember her keen sense of humour and entertaining stories.
In retirement, Mary joined the family slo-pitch team and proved to be a competent pitcher. She supported Chuck’s forays into the Seniors’ Games, writing for the Seniors Connector newspaper and enjoyed her garden full of flowers and birds, in spite of her hay fever.
The family would like to thank her special angels from Pinegrove and Ponderosa, who gave such excellent care in her last years and Dr. Howie.
When Alzheimer’s advanced, Mary maintained her smile, her joy of singing and dancing and could still express herself eloquently with just her eyes. She passed away peacefully on a winter evening with her family all around.
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Many thanks to Sam Bryce for her timeless wisdom and to the staff of Overlander Extended Care, Dr. Sigalet and Kamloops United Church for your loving care. Donations accepted in Mary Laidlaw’s name to the Camp Grafton Society, PO Box 602, Station Main, Kamloops, BC V2C 5L7.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial Funeral Services, Kamloops BC. (250)-554-2429 Condolences may be left at www.firstmemorialkamloops.com
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