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GREENS MAKE IT OFFICIAL Cavers, Hines take centre stage as party launches its provincial campaign

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DEAL WITH FENTANYL Entertainment industry not immune to opioid crisis plaguing B.C.

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Kamloops’ population has officially surpassed 90,000 and the region is now home to more than 100,000 people STORY/A7

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SHOOTER HAS APPEAL TOSSED Adam Colligan said he was watching The Notebook when rival drug dealer was shot

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Cecil Dogg had to bundle up tightly on his walk home in North Kamloops on a chilly afternoon this week. The weather is finally showing signs of letting up, with highs projected to remain above freezing for the next week — and potentially reaching double digits by Wednesday.

Entertainment industry forced to tackle ongoing fentanyl crisis JESSICA KLYMCHUK

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The province’s fentanyl crisis has intensified the challenge for entertainment companies who assume liability at their events.

In settings where drug and alcohol use are routine, promoters are faced with additional risks when the dangers of recreational drug use are more extreme.

Speaking to Thompson Rivers University law students during their annual law conference, Paul Haagenson, president of Live Nation, said the company has been more vigilant than ever amidst the provincial crisis.

“I don’t need to tell you, if you have a fentanyl crisis in your world, your risk just went to here,” he said. “This is not kids smoking a bag of weed anymore.

The risk is higher and we need to be able to manage that from an operational level and from a legal level.”

December was a record month for the overdose epidemic in B.C., with 142 deaths recorded.

In 2016, there were 914 overdose deaths in the province, while in 2015 there 510. Ten years ago, that number was in the low 200s.

In Kamloops, 40 people died from overdoses in 2016, compared to seven such deaths in 2015.

It has pushed MPs to call on Ottawa to declare the opioid crisis a national public-health emergency. B.C.’s medical health officer did so provincially last April.

EDM (electronic dance music) festivals produced by companies such as Live Nation tend to attract the same kind of recreational drug users who have been caught in the crosshairs of the crisis.

“With something like medical, we live in a world where EDM shows do really well and what comes along with EDM shows is kids want to get high and that is what it is,” Haagenson said, pointing to Vancouver’s Contact

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“We had conversations with medical, first-aid teams, whether it’s the building, whether it’s a third-party medical provider and talk about accessibility and Narcan kits (antidotes that temporarily reverse the effects of overdoses) and the liability that comes with that.”

Live Nation produces 1,200 concerts annually, working with more than 1,000 artists. It operates in 41 countries, but hasn’t directly produced any shows in Kamloops, which is a small market for live shows.

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February 22, 2017 5:00 pm - Social Planing Council DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street

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February 23, 2017 3:00 pm - Sister City Committee Corporate Boardroom, City Hall

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February 28, 2017 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Consultation Budget Meeting For more information, contact Kevin Beeton, Police Support Services Supervisor, at 250-828-3264 or visit www.kamloops.ca/communitysafety.

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The Distinguished Service Award was initiated by Mayor and Council to acknowledge those, who, over a period of time, have dedicated their time and service to the well-being of our community and its citizens.

This year's award has been split into three categories: Youth (18 yrs and under) Young Adult (19 yrs-30 yrs) Adult (30 yrs +)

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Deadline for nominations is 4:30 pm on Friday, March 3, 2017.

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Green Living Expo: CALL FOR EXHIBITORS The second annual Green Living Expo will take place April 29, 2017, at the Sandman Centre, and we are looking for companies and organizations to host interactive exhibition booths.

If you have a product or a service that encourages healthy, sustainable living, contact us at greenliving@kamloops.ca or visit www.kamloops.ca/expo.

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More information about the ease in the restrictions can be found on the website for the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation.

GOING GREEN

Local BC Green Party candidates Donovan Cavers (Kamloops-South Thompson) and Dan Hines (Kamloops-North Thompson) launched their election campaigns with a public breakfast event at Hello Toast on Wednesday morning.

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Repairing rock chips at no charge will save ICBC and its customers money on windshield replacement claims, the Crown insurance agency says.

ICBC CEO Mark Blucher and Transportation Minister Todd Stone announced the program in Kamloops on Wednesday, saying it will save 8,000 windshields a year from being sent to landfills.

Details won’t be released until later this spring, but ICBC optional insurance customers with vehicles up to 8,800 kg gross vehicle weight will be eligible, covering many light commercial vehicles as well as personal vehicles, Blucher said.

Windshield replacement claims jumped 17 per cent in 2016, and replacement costs have risen 28 per cent since 2010, according to ICBC.

The average cost of a windshield replacement last year was $820, and a polymer resin chip repair can be done for about $70.

ICBC customers with $300 deductible collision coverage pay $200 for a new windshield.

“The new program will have many benefits for our optional customers, including having no impact on their claims history or deductible,” Blucher said.

ICBC basic insurance rates are going up 4.9 per cent this year, a ceiling imposed by Stone as accident and personal injury claims continue to rise.

Stone said in an interview the harsh winter in B.C.’s Lower Mainland means windshield claims are likely to continue at a high rate, while the number of glass claims in the Interior has been “relatively flat.”

NDP critic Adrian Dix said the BC Liberal government introduced the charge for wind-

shield repairs in 2001, and have been dinging customers ever since, especially in rural areas where rock damage to windshields is most prevalent every year.

“They have been sticking it to people in the Interior for 15 years, and now, a couple of months before the election, they decide to reinstate the NDP’s policy,” Dix said.

ICBC uses revenue from its optional coverage to subsidize basic vehicle insurance, and the offer of free windshield repairs may attract some people to switch from private competitors.

Stone said more than 80 per cent of B.C. drivers already have optional coverage through ICBC, and that share has been increasing in recent years. The main reason for the offer is an expected saving of $8 million a year by avoiding windshield replacements, he said.

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A mentally ill man who broke the nose of a female Kamloops police officer during a fight in a psychiatric room at Royal Inland Hospital has received a light sentence, given his criminal-record history, but the sentencing judge said she wasn’t left with any other option.

Chance Elbert Granberg pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm for punching Const.

Caitlin Jones in the face and assault for kicking Const. Bruce Halliburton in the head late last year. He was given a 90-day jail sentence.

Kamloops provincial court Judge Stella Frame admitted the sentence was lenient, but noted her hand was forced due to Granberg’s schizophrenia.

“Dealing with people with mental-health issues in custody is the wrong answer,” Frame said. “But it is the only one we have at this point.”

Court heard Granberg became involved with police on Dec. 22, when passersby near the intersection of Summit Drive and McGill Road in Sahali called Mounties to report some-

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one behaving strangely.

“Mr. Granberg was waving his arms around and trying to fly,” Crown prosecutor Andrew Duncan said. “There was concern he was going to run into traffic. He also at one point ran straight into a pole.”

An officer responded and Granberg moved on, but police were again called to deal with him a short time later after he started to cause a scene on a city bus.

The 29-year-old was arrested under the Mental Health Act and taken to RIH. Police were later called back to the hospital when Granberg refused to take his medication. A number of officers were locked in a psychiatric room with Granberg in an attempt to convince him to comply.

At that point, court heard, Granberg kicked Jones in the leg and punched her in the face.

Duncan said the blow broke

the constable’s nose.

“Her nose began to bleed uncontrollably and her eyes were watering,” he said.

Halliburton then became involved and was kicked in the mouth, suffering a fat lip. Court heard Granberg also spat on a third officer in the room.

Granberg has 67 prior convictions on a criminal history dating back to 2001. Among them are three convictions for assaulting police officers.

Frame acknowledged the sparse sentence, but said prison is no place to treat mental illness.

“Ninety days is very low for something with your criminal record,” she said. “You need to understand this is a reflection of your struggles with mental illness.”

Granberg said he hopes to return to his home country of Jamaica to spend time with his family.

Warrant issued for Merritt man after accidental release from prison TIM PETRUK

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A Kamloops judge has issued a warrant for a Merritt man facing a raft of gun and drug charges who was released from custody last week due to a paperwork mixup.

Derek Jason McLean was ordered last week to stand trial in B.C. Supreme Court on a string of charges that includes counts of possessing a restricted

firearm, possessing a firearm with an altered serial number, resisting police and possession of a controlled substance.

At the end of his preliminary inquiry, a breach charge was dropped. Based on how the paperwork for McLean’s remand was completed, the breach charge was the only item holding him in custody as far as court staff could tell, despite the fact he should have been detained on the more serious allegations.

Crown prosecutor Iain Currie said the intention of all parties was that McLean would remain in custody.

“It was the right result according to the paperwork, but not for the interests of the parties involved,” he said.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop issued a publicinterest warrant for McLean’s arrest on Monday afternoon.

Currie said the Crown will be seeking to have him held in custody.

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It will be nearly a decade before Kamloops reaches the 100,000 population mark, but we’re edging closer.

Data released this week by Statistics Canada for the 2016 census shows the city’s population topped slightly more than 90,000. The area includes the entire city of Kamloops, but not Sun Rivers or the Tk’emlups Indian Band reserve.

When the 2016 census was taken last May, the population of Kamloops was 90,280, compared with 85,678 from the 2011 census.

Between 2011 and 2016 the city grew by 5.4 per cent, down from the 6.6 per cent registered between 2006 and 2011, but the city’s growth rate was above the national growth rate of 5.0 per cent, while the population of British Columbia increased by 5.6 per cent. According to the census data, the greater Kamloops area is now home to 103,811 people.

Marvin Kwiatkowski, the city’s development and engineering services director, said the 90,000 population figure comes as no surprise.

“We’ve been saying 90,000,” he said. “The growth here is so steady year after year.”

While the city targets a 1.25 per cent population growth rate, the latest figures show that has slowed to slightly under 1.1 per cent.

It also contrasts the city of Kelowna, which grew more than 50 per cent faster than Kamloops — reaching 8.4 per cent over the past five years. Kwiatkowski said the city relies on its buildingpermit statistics to indicate population growth.

Later this year, Statistics Canada will release more detailed information on household formation and other data that will help city planners map the future of Kamloops through the official community plan.

Kwiatkowski said other data shows the city’s population growth largely comes from Alberta and the Lower Mainland, with a much smaller percentage of people moving here from other countries, compared to the Lower Mainland.

Canada’s population on census day was 35,151,728, Statistics Canada reported.

At the provincial level, population levels in Alberta saw the highest increase at 11.6 per cent,

followed by Saskatchewan (6.3 per cent) and Manitoba (5.8 per cent). Growth in New Brunswick shrank by 0.5 per cent — the first time since 2006 a province has reported a negative growth rate.

British Columbia’s population levels increased by 5.6 per cent, compared with Ontario (4.6 per cent), Quebec (3.3 per cent), Prince Edward Island (1.9 per cent), Newfoundland and Labrador (1.0 per cent) and Nova Scotia (0.2 per cent). Among the northern territories, the population grew by 0.8 per cent in the Northwest Territories, 12.7 per cent in Nunavut and 5.8 per cent in Yukon.

Ontario is still the country’s most populous province, with a population of 13,448,494. The population of other provinces and territories: Quebec, 8,164,361; British Columbia, 4,648,055; Alberta, 4,067,175; Manitoba, 1,278,365; Saskatchewan, 1,098,352; Nova Scotia, 923,598; New Brunswick, 747,101; Newfoundland and Labrador, 519,716; Prince Edward Island, 142,907; Northwest Territories, 41,786; Nunavut, 35,944; and Yukon, 35,874.

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He said the number of lawsuits brought against Live Nation annually is fewer than people

think considering the company engages with more than threemillion fans — about one or two suits a year.

Haagenson told students the company’s legal team can sometimes be at odds with its goals, noting the live entertainment business is a constant weighing of reward versus risk.

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“For us, the bigger we get, the more liability and more exposure we have.

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THE HOT AND NOT OF THE WEEK Kamloops This Week looks at the stories of the week — the good, the bad and all in-between:

HOT: The latest ruling on alleged Charter violations. As reported in yesterday’s edition of KTW and online at kamloopsthisweek.com, B.C.’s top court struck down a ruling by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop.

Hyslop had ruled a man’s Charter rights were violated when, during a traffic stop, a Kamloops Mountie saw a bulge under his jacket and asked if he had something on him. The officer then discovered the man was concealing a shotgun.

The police are routinely criticized and such feedback is part of the difficult job they do. This B.C. Appeal Court ruling provides some sense of sanity to what anybody with a right mind would consider a common-sense approach taken by the officer.

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NOT: The confusion that arose after Kamloops-Thompson school district trustees voted last month to end the three-year experiment of a two-week spring break and return to a one-week vacation for teachers and students.

At the time, it was considered a done deal, with all the comments from trustees and SD73 officials confirming as much.

Alas, it turns out there will be more consultation and that a final decision will be made on March 13.

If you have kids in the school system and want the powers-to-be to hear your views on the issue, a link should be available online at sd73.bc.ca.

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Hacked? Or just hopeless?

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n March 2007, Kamloops This Week published a short article noting a remarkable achievement by a South Kamloops secondary student.

“A future in politics is likely for quick-thinking Emile Scheffel of South Kamloops secondary, who became the first student from a public school to win a prestigious provincial debating award . . . ” Scheffel’s future did indeed involve politics and he is today director of communications for the B.C. Liberals. He is also the man who ignited a storm that, as of now, has made Premier Christy Clark and the party look especially bad.

The story continues to unfold, but the essence is this: Vancouver Province columnist Mike Smyth wrote a column on Monday, explaining how shoddy security measures on the B.C. Liberals’ website allowed him to click on a link and read a document called Generated Leads. That document showed Smyth — and anybody else with a computer mouse and a finger — a spreadsheet with the private email addresses of about 100 people on Vancouver Island who responded to a B.C. Liberal survey, designed to cultivate supporters.

At 12:35 p.m. on Monday, Scheffel posted a series of seven tweets, claiming the party’s website was hacked on the weekend and alleging “dirty tricks by our opponents.” By opponents, one would assume Scheffel was referring to the NDP, Greens, Conservatives, Communists, Libertarians and/or others, but he did not specify.

The next day, Clark was interviewed by Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer on Facebook Live, during which Clark did indeed specify who hacked her party’s website — the NDP. “We saw them try to hack into our website the other day,” Clark

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MUSINGS said in the interview, which can be found online.

The problem with all of this is, as of this writing, neither Clark nor Scheffel have offered any proof to back up the premier’s serious claim that her primary opponent in the upcoming election campaign broke the law by breaking into a database and stealing voter information.

Clark’s accusation is extremely serious — potentially defamatory — and she is duty bound to either provide proof for her allegation or offer a public apology to the New Democrats. It is doubtful we will experience the latter, based on the premier’s woeful attempts to bury the embarrassment.

On Wednesday night, after being asked yet again by reporters why she made such a claim without proof, Clark tried to slough it off by saying: “British Columbians do not care about that stuff, all that inside-baseball stuff.”

If that is the case, why on earth would the leader of the province make such a claim about something so serious that, apparently, voters do not care about?

A statement covered in such hubris is similar to the premier’s explanation for dropping her controversial $50,000 a year top-up salary paid for by tax-deductible

donations to her party.

She claimed it was becoming a distraction, rather than admit accepting an extra $50,000 via party donors on top of the $190,000 a year taxpayers give her was simply wrong.

The controversy has also led some to suggest the premier intentionally made the dubious hacking claim to take attention away from the latest damning report into the latest death of a child in government care. Alex Gervais jumped to his death from an Abbotsford hotel room and the report by acting representative for children and youth Bernard Richard slammed the government for abandoning the boy.

A Twitter campaign has been launched — using the hashtag #hisnamewasAlex — by those who want people to remember the teen committed suicide while a ward of the provincial government.

(One wonders whether the overdose death in Kamloops last month of another youth in government care, Ashtyn “Angel” Middleton, will generate a similar campaign.)

It seems as though the premier’s cavalier way with words has again burned her and we still don’t know whether the private information at the centre of this mess was accessed via lax B.C. Liberal Party web security or via a hacker with nefarious intentions.

My money is on the former.

Regardless of what really happened, the governing party looks extremely foolish today, as summed up succinctly by Twitter user Alex McGilvray, a computer programmer, in a tweet directed at Scheffel: “You’re either lying or profoundly incompetent at maintaining a simple WordPress site. Both make you look bad.” editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @ChrisJFoulds

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BUILDING WON’T SOLVE DOCTOR SHORTAGE Editor: In the wake of the government’s announcement that a new tower will be built to add to Interior Health’s buildings portfolio, something magical has happened.

There is no doctor shortage.

If Health Minister Terry Lake didn’t say anything, then it surely can’t be true.

What’s even better?

If there ever was a doctor shortage, it will be fixed by 2022 when the new tower is completed.

Kamloops will have a large influx of doctors.

If you build it they will come.

And no doctor shall retire before that time?

Probably not a good idea to get sick either.

Magical.

So do not fear if you have no doctor. They will come when the great new landmark is completed and all shall be saved.

And you will have a private room, too.

What great screenplay.

And the NDP will support this proposal

MILOBAR, CAVERS SHOULD STEP DOWN FROM COUNCIL Editor: When Mayor Peter Milobar and councillor Donovan Cavers ran and won, they made a commitment to the people of Kamloops to hold those positions until the next municipal election.

They have both committed to run in the upcoming provincial election and I personally feel they should step down from city council. Furthermore, if they lose the provincial election, they should not be able to step back into their former positions.

They should have to wait until the next municipal election to try and win back a seat on the new council.

Tom Ouellette Kamloops

if elected.

Can it get any better?

Reality has no place in the mind of a politician.

Dab Perry Kamloops

A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online

. . citizens are now driving “to. Logan Lake for access to a family general practitioner.”

Ajax won’t help

Editor: Due to the extreme shortage of general practitioners in Kamloops, we should be aware and concerned citizens are now driving to Logan Lake for access to a family doctor.

Many of these people

have serious health issues.

It is common knowledge (for example, in announcements in KTW) Kamloops doctors are unable to find replacements for medical practices when they close due to reasons of retirement, health or relocation.

This is a growing and

serious problem throughout the Okanagan.

With the prospect of Ajax mine literally on our horizon, with its attendant negative aspects, where do you think doctors interested in establishing a practice in the Interior will chose to locate?

Pat Kaatz Kamloops

BLAME CLIMATE CHANGE FOR MOOSE WOES Editor: Where have the moose gone? These questions have been asked in recent letters to the editor.

The tone of the letters seems to be that we should have somebody to blame for the moose demise, mainly government inaction. Perhaps we should ask some other questions.

Where have our squirrels gone? I used to consider their friendly chatter a nuisance while trying to walk quietly through the forest.

The decrease in their numbers perhaps could be blamed on the pine beetles. No pine cones, no food.

Perhaps the lack of moose is

not as simple to answer.

I have hunted moose in the Kamloops area for many years and their absence gives me a feeling that something is missing.

Their disappearance could have many reasons, such as the expanding roads and availability of off-road vehicles that did not exist at the time that I hunted this area.

Here are a few examples of my hunting east of Kamloops.

The last time I saw a moose here was perhaps 12 years ago. The area used to be full of water puddles with moose tracks. The puddles dried up and the moose are gone.

In another area south of Kamloops, the last time I saw

a moose there, it was drinking out of a reservoir the rancher had dug for his cattle. Another area west of Kamloops used to have a sizeable pond of water.

I particularly remember this area for the fact I was almost run over by a moose. I’m sorry I didn’t reach out and touch it.

That pond dried up and the moose are gone. All this has taken place in the last 10 years or so.

Instead of looking for somebody to blame, perhaps we should start believing what we hear about climate change.

This area is going to become a desert. Perhaps the moose know about it.

John Lion Kamloops

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Deadly driver sentenced to probation for mischief CAM FORTEMS STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com

Jack Hobal (centre) killed Gary Pengelly in 2009.

A 39-year-old man jailed in 2011 for killing a pedestrian with his motorcycle was given a suspended sentence yesterday after pleading guilty to mischief.

Jack Hobal is in jail in the Fraser Valley after breaching driving prohibitions on two occasions last year.

Crown lawyer Adrienne Murphy outlined events on Nov. 27 — before he was sentenced for breaching the driving ban — when Hobal came to a residence of a friend in the early morning hours and began smashing the front door down. Murphy said this was in return for the friend not returning his calls.

RCMP were called and Hobal fled.

“They had been friends but Mr. Hobal returned to a life of drugs,” Murphy said of the spurning of Hobal.

Defence lawyer Don Campbell said Hobal was exposed to drugs at 11 years old

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A Kamloops drug dealer who was handed a seven-year jail sentence after shooting a marijuana supplier while attempting to strong-arm him into a business deal has had his appeal tossed by B.C.’s highest court.

Adam Colligan, 29, was convicted by a jury in 2015 of aggravated assault, unlawfully discharging a firearm and using a firearm for extortion.

Al Powell, an admitted marijana dealer and advocate for the legalization of cannabis, was shot in the bathroom of his North Shore home in 2013.

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Provincial court judge Roy Dickey gave him a suspended sentence, with a year of probation. He must also pay $300 in restitution.

He pleaded guilty last year to charges stemming from two separate incidents in which he was busted driving — once in May and again in October.

In both cases, he was in violation of a five-year-ban

issued in 2011, two years after he struck and killed pedestrian Gary Pengelly in downtown Kamloops.

On July 5, 2009, witnesses reported seeing Hobal popping wheelies and weaving in and out of downtown traffic on a motorcycle before Pengelly, 55, was struck in the crosswalk at First Avenue and St. Paul Street.

When he was sentenced, court heard Hobal’s bloodalcohol level was above the legal limit to drive at the time of the crash.

Colligan had attempted to strong-arm Powell into buying his supply of drugs directly from him and his associates — all of whom were affiliated with the Independent Soldiers gang, court heard.

While Powell attempted to wrestle the gun away from Colligan, a shot was fired and the bullet hit Powell in the knee.

During the trial, Colligan took the stand in his own defence and adamantly denied any involvement in the incident. He told jurors he was at home at the time, watching The Notebook and eating appetizers with his girlfriend.

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Court Justice Dev Dley failed to instruct jurors to ignore comments made by Crown prosecutor Adrienne Murphy in her opening statement, when she said “nobody really wanted to cross” the accused — a statement that was not backed up by evidence.

Colligan also appealed the issue of identity. Both arguments were dismissed by a three-judge B.C. Court of Appeal panel.

The panel ruled Dley’s instructions to the jury were adequate and they took no issue with identification, noting Powell identified the shooter as “Adam” when he called 911 immediately after the incident.

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Dutch prosecutors seek 11 years for alleged cyber bully also charged in Canada

Man faces separate trial for allegedly sexually extorting Amanda Todd THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch prosecutors on Thursday sought the maximum possible sentence — nearly 11 years — for a man charged with cyberbullying dozens of young girls and gay men and who is also accused in Canada of sexually extorting Amanda Todd, a 15-year-old girl who later killed herself.

In an emotional closing statement, prosecutor Annet Kramer urged judges at a court in Amsterdam to sentence the 38-year-old suspect, identified only as Aydin C., to 10 years and eight months in prison, saying he subjected some of his victims to years of emotional abuse.

“To do justice in any way to the gravity of the facts, and

the refined way in which the suspect systematically put his own interests far above those of his victims, the prosecution believes that there is no room to impose anything other than the maximum sentence,’’ Kramer told judges at a highsecurity Amsterdam courthouse, according to a written copy of her statement.

In Canada, C. faces a separate trial in the cyberbullying of Todd, of Port Coquitlam, B.C., who drew global attention to online abuse when she posted a YouTube video recounting her ordeal.

She later took her own life.

In 2014, the RCMP announced it was charging C. with extortion, importing or distributing child pornography, possessing child pornography and child luring in connec-

tion to Todd’s case.

A Dutch court has approved the suspect’s extradition following his trial in Amsterdam.

He has appealed that decision and denies involvement in any cyberbullying.

Todd brought cyber-bullying to mainstream attention in Canada and around the world in 2012 by posting a video in which she told her story with handwritten signs, describing how she was lured by a stranger to expose her breasts on a webcam.

The picture ended up on a Facebook page made by the stranger, to which her friends were added.

She was repeatedly bullied, despite changing schools, before finally taking her own life weeks after posting the video In his Dutch trial, the man faces more than 70 charges linked

to the alleged abuse of 34 young girls and five gay men.

Prosecutors allege that the suspect used aliases on online chat sites to portray himself as a woman or boy to befriend his victims.

He would persuade them to strip in front of their webcams and then use the images to blackmail them, according to prosecutors, threatening to post the images online if they did not perform more sex acts in front of their webcams.

Kramer used her closing remarks to pay tribute to Todd’s mother, Carol, who watched parts of the trial.

“She works to prevent acts like these and that is important,’’ Kramer said, according to a written copy of her statement.

“This case shows that in no uncertain terms.’’

Crown expected to wrap up its case in triple murder trial in Calgary THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — The Crown is expected to wrap up its case in a triple murder trial related to the disappearance of a Calgary couple and their five-year-old grandson.

Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their grandson Nathan O’Brien were last seen at their home in June 2014.

Douglas Garland, 57, is on trial on three counts of first-degree

murder. The Crown believes the couple and the boy were attacked in the house and then taken to Garland’s farm, where they were killed and their bodies disposed of.

Close to 50 witnesses have been called and 1,400 exhibits filed.

A blood expert testified Wednesday that she found blood patterns in one bedroom that indicated Kathy Liknes had been laying on the floor judging

from the stains she examined.

“It may have been an object that was used, it could have been a hand or foot,’’ acting Staff Sgt. Jodi Arns said.

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Steve Williams, CEO of oilsands giant Suncor Energy, said Thursday he sees more positives than negatives with President Donald Trump, adding that promised corporate tax reductions in the U.S. could benefit Suncor’s businesses there.

“My view is that overall, Canada is not at the top of the list for the U.S. for their trade concerns,” Williams said on a conference call with analysts to discuss fourth-quarter financial results.

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He said the appointment of former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as U.S. secretary of state is encouraging as he is familiar with the oilsands industry and recognizes that Canadian oil and gas is vital to the American economy.

Williams’ view runs counter to some who worry about the damage a border adjustment tax could inflict upon Canada’s energy industry.

TD Securities energy analyst Menno Hulshof said in a report Thursday that he estimates Canadian oil and gas producers have lost about $10 billion in stock value because of investors’ border tax concerns that began to take hold in mid-

December.

In its quarterly results released late Wednesday, Suncor announced an increase of $1.4 billion to $1.9 billion in the estimated cost of its Fort Hills oilsands mining project, blaming it on delays caused by the wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta., last spring and on construction adjustments to add production capacity.

Fort Hills is now expected to cost $16.5 billion to $17 billion, up from the previous estimate of $15.1 billion.

The project, which is expected to produce first oil in late 2017, is owned 50.8 per cent by Suncor, 29.2 per cent by Total SA and 20 per cent

by Teck Resources.

On the call, Williams said he doesn’t think any energy companies — Suncor or its rivals — will invest in oilsands mining for “in excess of 10 years” due to high

costs and low oil prices.

“When we look at the absolute economics of Fort Hills, those are not projects we will be repeating in the foreseeable futures,’’ he said.

Other mines have also run over budget.

Phase One of Imperial Oil’s Kearl oilsands mine, which opened four years ago, cost $12.9 billion to build, up from an initial budget of $7.9 billion, due to changes in scope and delays in bringing production modules from South Korea.

Suncor, Canada’s largest oil and gas company by market capitalization, reported stronger-than-expected net earnings of $531 million or 32 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2016 on higher oil prices. That’s a turnaround from a net loss of $2 billion or $1.38 per share in the same period of 2015.

Trump, Trudeau to meet Monday WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Monday in Washington, the Prime Minister’s Office says.

In a statement, the PMO said the two leaders will discuss “the unique relationship between Canada and the United States’’ and how best to “work hard for middle-class Canadians and Americans, together.’’

A statement from the White House said the two leaders are

looking forward to “a constructive conversation on strengthening the relationship between our two nations.”

Word of the meeting comes amid the federal government’s ongoing economic messaging operation, which has Finance Minister Bill Morneau in the U.S. capital today — the third federal cabinet minister to visit this week.

Morneau is meeting members of Congress and the administration to drive home a point

that Canada is eagerly making as NAFTA trade negotiations approach: trade with Canada is good for American interests.

In a speech at Georgetown University, Morneau listed the nine million U.S. jobs tied to trade with Canada, saying they pay better than non-trade jobs.

He also said Canada buys more from the U.S. than all members of the European Union combined, and notes there’s no big trade deficit with Canada.

NS premier: O’Leary should stick to debating fellow Conservatives HALIFAX — Nova National News Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says Conservative leadership hopeful Kevin O’Leary should be focused on debating issues with his fellow Tories after the reality TV star attacked him in an “open letter.’’

McNeil was responding to the letter posted on O’Leary’s Facebook page, in which he slammed the Liberal premier for the state of the province’s economy.

O’Leary said he spoke to many Nova Scotians about the poor economy when he was in Halifax last weekend for a debate.

He said the province’s economy is being strangled by high taxes and policies that discourage natural gas and oil exploration.

But McNeil pointed Thursday to a number of growth areas, including an increase in the province’s population to an all-time high last year and a hike in exports.

He said O’Leary should be focused on debating issues with Conservatives who will “actually have a chance to vote on his future.’’

Financial safeguards to be part of new infrastructure bank, Sohi says

OTTAWA — Canada’s infrastructure minister is promising taxpayers won’t be left holding the bag should any projects funded through a proposed infrastructure bank go bankrupt.

Amarjeet Sohi told a committee appearance today that the bank, once it is created, will conduct extensive analyses on proposals before approving them for funding.

Sohi can’t say, however, who would make the final decision about what projects would be funded through the bank — most of those details won’t be worked out until after this year’s federal budget.

Among the details still under review are the size and location of the bank’s offices, a point Sohi made when a fellow Liberal MP pushed for it to be in Montreal.

The new, experimental infrastructure bank will take $35 billion in public funding to attract private investors to fund infrastructure projects that may not be built for years.

The Liberals have promised that cities and provinces won’t be forced to use the bank, but officials say it will primarily fund projects that can generate a return for private-sector investors.

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‘CATASTROPHIC’ FIRE LIKELY TO OCCUR AT HALIFAX MILITARY AMMUNITION DEPOT: REPORT THE CANADIAN PRESS

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“severe environmental damage,” according to a newly released assessment of the facility.

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Canadian Forces fire marshal found that a fire at the depot, which houses most of the weaponry for the region’s naval vessels and bases, was “likely’’ — with the risk of a fire being deemed high.

It said immediate steps were needed to reduce the chances of a fire at the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot, which occupies the northern shoreline of the Bedford Basin and also has a missile maintenance facility and loading jetty.

The review was requested by the commander of CFB Halifax and completed in June 2015, but just recently released to the CBC. “Considering the potential for loss of millions of dollars in ammunition, the potential net explosive quantity present and the probability of loss of life, the fire effect severity is set at catastrophic,’’ reads the document.

The 22-page report

found the area around the sprawling complex, which includes ammunition storage magazines, maintenance shops and administrative offices, is heavily forested and not properly maintained, raising the overall risk of a fire.

Some of the magazines are earth-covered bunker-like buildings made of reinforced concrete, with older magazines not equipped with any automatic suppression or detection systems.

It said the area surrounding the depot is made up of hardwood and coniferous trees, which burn very hot, with a “significant amount of dead trees and broken branches lying on the ground . . . which increases the fire index and potential for fire spread.’’

The report said maintenance of the vegetation is limited to grass cutting, with fire-break maintenance being non-existent.

As a result, it says there is an ongoing risk of brush or forest fires. It added that in 2014, Halifax firefighters reported 20 brush fires in the area right next to the depot.

The review, which examined incidents between 2004 and 2014, also found that many buildings have fire alarm systems, but few have automatic detection. It said there haven’t been any major fires at the depot in that period.

The lightning protection and water systems were determined to be inadequate and not maintained as required.

It said that because the water storage reservoir and fire pumps are not automated, they have to be activated manually at a pump house. The system also did not increase the water pressure, the report found.

The report said there has been an increase in the number of failures of the lightning protec-

tion system, which has been deteriorating for years.

‘The issue has been well documented over the years and still has not been addressed,’’ the report states.

“In order to prevent a lightning strike from inadvertently initiating explosives, it is imperative that the lightning protection system be maintained in optimal condition.’’

The report says the identified deficiencies were not compliant with the National Fire Code of Canada and contravened the Canada Labour Code and Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.

In order to bring the fire risk down to medium, it recommends controlling vegetation, repairing the lightning protection system and repair the water supply system.

National Defence did not respond to a request for comment.

Attawapiskat’s new school undergoing repairs after being closed due to flood THE CANADIAN PRESS

A new school in a remote northern Ontario indigenous community has been closed for more than a month after a malfunctioning sprinkler system flooded the building.

Band council members in Attawapiskat First Nation say the break inside the $30-million elementary school, the only one available to serve the roughly 400 students in the community, leaving much of one floor under water.

Chief executive Wayne Turner said there have been no classes since the sprinkler malfunctioned on Jan. 7.

He said repairs to the building are underway and he hopes students will be back in the school in a matter of weeks.

The triumphant opening of the school in 2014 put an end to a 14-year period during which the community had to teach its youngest students in portable classrooms due to a lack of

proper facilities.

Turner said the latest setback, one of many for a community that’s been grappling with a youth suicide crisis and a chronic housing shortage, is disheartening.

“How would you feel,” Turner wearily asked in a telephone interview, describing the community reaction as one of anger and “extreme frustration.”

Turner said the sprinkler malfunctioned on a Saturday when class was not in session and only one staff member was on hand.

By the time crews turned the water off about 30 minutes after the flood began, he said 60 per cent of the first floor was under 2.5 to 10 centimetres of water.

He blamed the flood on a mistake during construction of the long-awaited school.

“During the construction there was an installation error,’’ he alleged. “It was unfortunately not detected. It lasted for two years, then it broke.’’

Turner said students have been receiving take-home assignments in the weeks since the school closed, but did not know particulars of how they were being evaluated.

Miriam Wesley, the head of the Attawapiskat First Nations Education Authority, said she had “nothing to say’’ about the school closure.

Turner said repairs to the building are on track to be completed by Feb. 17, adding school was scheduled to be on a break the following week.

He said he hoped students could return after the previously scheduled holiday, but said the education authority was responsible for such decisions.

For some community members, the problem at the elementary school is the latest in a long line of disappointments.

Attawapiskat has long occupied headlines for a rash of social problems plaguing the community on the shores of James Bay.

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TORONTO — Canada has long prided itself on being a multicultural nation that values inclusion, opening its borders to refugees and immigrants, no matter their ethnicity or religion.

But has U.S. President Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban, his promise to build a wall on the Mexican border and months of pre-election anti-immigrant rhetoric led to a rise in racial intolerance in this country?

Or has such discrimination been bubbling below the surface within some segments of Canadian society, and Trump’s world view and policies have merely validated such sentiments, granting like-minded people tacit permission to voice racist comments and perform hateful acts, where they might not have before?

“I think absolutely the boundaries are porous, the borders are porous, so anything that happens in the U.S. obviously affects us,’’ said sociologist Barbara Perry, a global hate crime expert at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Ont. “We get the same Twitter feeds, we hear the same sound bites on television and radio and in the print media as well.

“Clearly the messages are crossing the border.’’

And those messages do seem to be

resonating with some Canadians, said Perry, pointing to a flurry of anti-Muslim postings on social media that followed last month’s Quebec City mosque shooting.

“I’m not a big user of social media, but even someone like me who’s at arm’s length can see the freedom people are feeling to express some pretty vicious and violent sentiments,’’ she said, noting that the ability to remain anonymous makes it easier to voice “politically incorrect” opinions.

“You might not say something out loud or you might not sign your name to something. . . [being] expressed online, but if nobody can see your face because you’ve got a picture of a cute little kitty cat as your avatar, then you don’t suffer repercussions, you don’t think anyone’s going to call you out in the same way they would in a more public and face-to-face venue.’’

Still, it’s important to recognize that Canada is hardly innocent when it comes to discriminatory attitudes and policies, said Rima Wilkes, a professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia, pointing to the maltreatment of indigenous people, the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act and the internment of Japanese-Canadians and the refusal to accept Jews fleeing Nazi Germany during the Second World War. More recently, former prime minister Stephen Harper spoke

of Islamicism being the greatest threat to Canada and said during the 2015 election campaign he would consider banning the niqab for public servants.

Conservative Party leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch is running on a platform of screening would-be immigrants at the border for “Canadian values.”

“It’s not like Trump just appeared out of thin air and now people have permission (to discriminate). I think this has been simmering for years,’’ Wilkes said from Vancouver.

“It would be nice if we could try to not be like that. I think we have a leader (Justin Trudeau) right now who is really trying to not be like that.

“But that mosque shooting shows that we are not immune.’’

Perry believes many Canadians are in denial about how commonly racially motivated acts occur in this country — she frequently hears from her students about how they or their families have been targeted — and that polls over the last five to 10 years suggest a sizable proportion of the population is resistant to immigration and in particular to newcomers from Muslim countries.

“It’s more like we’re finally paying attention to it and acknowledging that it happens,” she said of discrimination, which may be more overt in the last few months.

“So, I don’t know that it was necessarily

latent before. I think what we’re seeing is maybe more extreme versions have sort of burst out of the shadows.’’

On the flip side, the Trump administration’s travel ban and the Quebec City mosque massacre seem to have had a unifying effect among those who renounce racial intolerance, giving rise to rallies and vigils across the country to demonstrate support for Canadians of all ethnic and religious backgrounds.

Amanda Hohmann, national director of the League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada, said that anti-Semitic incidents across the country in the last few months appear to be down, compared to the same period a year ago.

“I think people are paying attention now where they weren’t maybe paying attention before because of what’s going on in this political climate,’’ said Hohmann, who is based in Toronto.

“It’s part of a national discussion right now, this idea of discrimination against minorities.’’

Even so, there have been several reports over the last few weeks of swastikas drawn in the snow in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Winnipeg, Montreal and Toronto.

“Those are a completely new phenomenon. We haven’t really seen that before,’’ said Hohmann.

“I think the world right now is really polarized. So the people who are promot-

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“It’s almost like ‘I’m going to make my voice louder than your voice.’’’

Still, Hohmann is heartened by the number of countervandalism and counter-discrimination acts also being reported.

“So, where people write a swastika, somebody colours over it with a heart. I’ve never seen that to the degree that we’re seeing it now.”

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tick with the Thompson Blazers.

Don’t give up on the Kamloopsbased B.C. Major Midget League hockey squad.

Look past the abysmal record — 6-23-0-1 — and into the future.

It’s a process.

“You hear those things with teams that aren’t winning as much as they want to, but that’s certainly the case with us,” said Blazers’ general manager George Cochrane, who took the reins in the summer.

“The reason for that is a number of good things have happened from getting things in place that we wanted, in terms of the coaching staff and structure on and off the ice with the program.”

When Cochrane took over, it marked the third time in as many years that wholesale changes from the top down meant the Blazers were starting over again.

Geoff Smith, a former NHLer who had coaching stints with the major junior Kamloops Blazers and junior B Kamloops Storm, and Tanner Cochrane were brought in as co-head coaches.

Murray Baron, who played 988 regular-season NHL games, signed on as an assistant coach. Kamloops Blazers’ assistant coach Terry Bangen and goaltending coach Dan De Palma also help out sporadically with Thompson.

Success will derive from keeping a well-respected

The Thompson Blazers could use players such as Ryan Chyzowski, pictured here playing with the team in October of 2015.

The B.C. Major Midget League squad’s general manager, George Cochrane, wants to make Thompson a popular destination for burgeoning talent.

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coaching corps together, said Cochrane, a group that will convince players (and their families) that Kamloops is a stable launching pad for their careers.

“I don’t think that’s always necessarily been the case and I don’t say that to the detriment of the people who have been here in the past,” Cochrane said.

“We’re trying to build on what they’ve done. Within three years, we think we can be a competitive team to challenge for playoff spots.

If we get a few breaks along the way and attract a few top players or a few move into the area, you never know what might happen.”

A change in catchment-

area rules prior to the 20162017 season allowed the Blazers to go outside their allotted zone to recruit players, those who couldn’t catch on with the team in their catchment area.

The majority of Thompson’s players are from Kamloops, but six out-ofcatchment recruits have bolstered the roster.

“That’s helped,” Cochrane said. “We’re bringing in players and developing them.”

This most-recent edition of the Blazers deserves a chance to succeed and that’s what it seems they will receive, despite some talk in the summer of the team folding or amalgamating with another program.

“We haven’t had those conversations with anyone and no one has initiated those conversations with us,” Cochrane said. “From B.C. Hockey’s perspective, they would like to see the Thompson Blazers continue and we think some good things have been put in place.”

Cochrane is also the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association’s head coach and has strong ties with the Kamloops Blazers and Storm, those connections among the reasons he said Thompson is primed to flourish.

Heading into this season, the major-midget Blazers had won 72 of 400 games in the last decade, numbers that

rival the Cleveland Browns’ ineptitude.

Only the Kootenay Ice had lost more in that span — but look at them now.

Kootenay is 13-18-0-1 this season, on the cusp of the playoffs after finishing 5-32-3 in 2015-2016.

“Positive things can happen, with Kootenay being the best example,” Cochrane said. “Stability is a big thing.

There’s been some turnover here the last few years with the staff. Players want to know they’re going to develop and learn and have a chance to move on to the next level.”

Perhaps Cochrane will turn out to be the Blazers’ version of Bernie Kosar, a key cog in bringing his squad

back to respectability — and, at the very least, he’s nothing like Johnny Manziel.

Thompson, which has 10 games remaining on the 2016-2017 slate, has equalled its win total from last season, when it finished 6-28-6.

The Blazers will be looking to reach seven wins tonight when the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds (18-10-3-1) visit Sandman Centre.

Game time, should the T-Birds make it up the Coquihalla, is slated for 5 p.m.

“Things have gone really well this season,” Cochrane said. “The standings and the record maybe doesn’t reflect how positive we feel the season has gone.”

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Ingram nets shutout, first WHL assist MARTY HASTINGS

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He blames Quinn Benjafield for it taking this long, but Connor Ingram finally has his first WHL assist.

“I always talk about it,” said a smiling Ingram, tongue planted firmly in cheek.

“I don’t know how many times Benjy’s gone offside on breakaway passes I give him. It took me, what, 150 games to get one?”

The Kamloops Blazers’ goaltender wasn’t too far off in his estimation, holding court with reporters after making 33 saves in a 6-0 shutout victory over the Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday at Sandman Centre.

It took 146 regular-season WHL games — and seven post-season contests — for the 19-year-old netminder from Imperial, Sask., to register his first helper, the second assist on Erik Miller’s fourth goal of the season, Kamloops’ sixth marker of the game at 16:02 of the third period.

The assist was added late and the scoring-change announcement from public-address announcer Bill O’Donovan was met with a cheer from the announced crowd

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Ingram’s most important work was done in the first period.

Kelowna was dominant throughout much of the opening 20 minutes, outshooting Kamloops 13-2 at one point, but couldn’t find a way past Ingram, who appears to have returned to pre-World Junior Hockey Championship form, both on the ice and off.

He was rock solid in the crease and happy to entertain with his trademark humour after the game, taking a friendly jab at Benjafield — who missed Wednesday’s game with an undisclosed illness — and critiquing his own beard, or neard

(short for neck beard), as he called it.

The Blazers’ first goal was funny-looking, too.

Nolan Kneen lobbed a wrist shot toward traffic in front of Kelowna goaltender Michael Herringer. It bounced wildly off a defenceman, looped over the helpless backstop and into the net at 17:05.

“That really helped get us settled in, as well,” Blazers’ assistant coach Mike Needham said.

“It was a fluky goal. We seemed to start rolling after the first one went behind him.”

Garrett Pilon put Kamloops up

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2-0 at 14:11 of the second period, his 14th goal of the season, and captain Collin Shirley banged in a rebound on the power play at 14:51.

Pilon, an 18-year-old forward from Saskatoon, has had no trouble racking up assists this season, with a team-leading 38 apples, but was having a tough time putting the puck in the net early on, registering only three goals in his first 19 games.

He has nine goals in his last 18 games.

“It’s just been a matter of bearing down and executing,” Pilon said. “I’m getting set up pretty nice

by Rudy [Rudolfs Balcers] and Sid [Deven Sideroff].

“And I changed the knob on my stick to Rudy’s knob. Maybe it’s a goal-scoring knob.”

Balcers, who finished with a goal and three points, and Ondrej Vala rounded out the scoring for the Blazers.

Herringer allowed six goals on 33 shots in a losing effort.

The Blazers are slated to play the Victoria Royals on Vancouver Island tonight and Saturday.

Kamloops (33-18-2-3) gained a point on the B.C. Division-leading Prince George Cougars (37-16-31), who fell 3-2 in a shootout to the visiting Vancouver Giants on Wednesday.

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Money raised will be $10Money summer-camp raised will be spent on new equipcoupons. spent on the newclub. equipment for Money raised ment for the club.will be spent on new equipTraining Ground ment for the club.

Training AthletesGround interested Athletes interested in competition at the Training Ground in competition at invitthe highest levels are Athletes interested highest invited to thelevels RBC are Training in competition at the ed to theathlete-idenRBC Training Ground highest levels are invitGround athlete-identification event at the ed to the RBC Training tification event at the Tournament Capital Ground athlete-idenTournament Capital Centre on Sunday. tification at the Centre onevent Sunday.

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Cityplay of Kamloops will PacificSport Interior Kamloops play host to thewill event for BC and the event City of host to the athletes between for the Kamloops will play athletes between ages of 14 and 25.the host to event ages of the 14 and 25.for They will undergo athletes between the They will undergo body measurements ages of 14 and 25. body measurements prior to the start of the They willstart undergo prior to the of the camp and be tested in body measurements camp and be tested in speed, power, strength prior topower, the start of the speed, strength and endurance in front camp and be tested in and endurance in front of coaches and officials speed, power, strength of coaches andsport officials from national and in front fromendurance national sport organizations. of coaches and officials organizations.

The camp will run from national sport The camp from 8:30 a.m.will to 2run p.m. organizations. from 8:30athletes a.m. to 2who p.m.

Select The camp will run Select athletes who achieve certain perforfrom 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. achieve certain performance benchmarks will Select athletes who mance benchmarks be invited to the RBCwill achieve certain be invited to theperforRBC Training Ground Main mance benchmarks will Training Ground Main Final in Richmond be invited to the RBC Final Richmond at thein Olympic Oval Training Ground Main at the Olympic Oval Final in Richmond at the Olympic Oval

Tournament Tournament Capital Capital Tournament Sports Sports Capital Sports

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on March 4. on The March 4. of the best best The best of the best may receive financial on March 4. may receive financial support toward training The best of the best support toward training and competition promay receive financial and competition programs for up to three support toward training gramsand for up three of years theto winner and competition proyears and the winner the B.C. regional finalof grams for up to three the B.C. regionalafinal will be awarded trip years and the winner of willthe be2018 awarded a trip to Olympic the B.C. regional final to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in will be awarded a trip Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South to the 2018 Olympic Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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The program is com for more informaThe program is designed to identify tion. designed to identify future national and The program is future national and Olympic champions. designed to identify Olympic champions. future national and Track meet Olympic champions.

Track Themeet Kamloops Track Kamloops andThe Field Club willTrack play Track meet and will play hostField to theClub inaugural The Kamloops Track host the Indoor inaugural Gary to Reed Meet and Field Club will play Gary Reed Indoor on Feb. 17 and Feb.Meet host to the inaugural on at Feb. and Feb. 18 the17 Tournament Gary Reed Indoor Meet 18 at theCentre.

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Athletes ages nine 18 at the Tournament Athletes ages nine and up are invited to Capital Centre. and up are invited to compete.

Athletes ages nine compete.

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Soccer camps Youth The Kamloops The Association Kamloops Youth Soccer Soccer camps Soccer Association will offer players in The Kamloops Youth willunder-five offer players in its through Soccer Association its under-five through under-12 age groups will offer players in under-12 age groups camps during spring its under-five through camps during spring break. under-12 age groups break.

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KTW FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO Members of the Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club are dreaming of days like this on Shumway Lake, given the current weatherKTW situation Members of the Kamloops and Kayak Club dreaming of at days like this onlater Shumway Lake, given the current weather situation in the Tournament Capital. Canoe The club is offering theare next best thing a fundraiser this month.

KTW FILE PHOTO in the Tournament Capital. The club is offering the next best thing at a fundraiser later this month.

Members of the Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club are dreaming of days like this on Shumway Lake, given the current weather situation in the Tournament Capital. The club is offering the next best thing at a fundraiser later this month.

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CHL lawsuit continues BILL KAUFMANN

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CALGARY — Western Hockey League clubs and their parent league colluded to deny their players employee status and fair pay, lawyers in a potential class-action suit for the athletes claimed in a Calgary court.

In arguing for the right to proceed with a $180-million class action suit, lawyer Steven Barrett said the clubs and the Canadian Hockey League “conspired with each other to ensure the players weren’t properly classified” as employees or paid as employees.

“It’s common to all the players, flowing from the league,” Barrett said.

The legal action targeting the WHL, the Ontario Hockey League and the parent CHL claims the multimilliondollar businesses failed

to properly compensate players even while they pulled in cash from ticket sales, TV rights and corporate sponsorships.

The lawsuit also extends to the QMJHL and all of its clubs, though the Calgary hearings have dealt with unsealing of financial records of the WHL and OHL teams.

Charney Lawyers, the firm fighting the case, says they have more than 400 former and current major junior hockey players registered as interested in forming a class action.

On Tuesday, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Judge Robert Hall ordered the unsealing of the 42 WHL and OHL clubs’ financial records, which the players hope will prove their solvency and ability to pay the minimum wage they seek.

The CHL says a third of the teams in the WHL and OHL lose money.

The leagues spend millions on player scholarships while preparing them for the NHL and a minimum wage would bankrupt some clubs, the CHL says.

Some ex-players say they were paid stipends of $60 to $70 a week, a sum they contend is unfair.

Previous litigation suggests the CHL’s players should be considered employees and not student amateurs as claimed by the league, Barrett said Wednesday.

Ted Charney, the lead counsel for the possible plaintiffs, said a collective sum for damages for players’ back pay could be calculated from the teams’ schedules.

“All of the players would receive at least a base amount and likely wouldn’t look for more,” he said in arguing for allowing a class-action suit to go forward.

“This could be onestop shopping for everyone.”

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Lois Crown (left), Nancy Dey and Lynn Morrison exercise on the indoor track at the Tournament Capital Centre in 2009. The federal government announced yesterday it will contribute $500,000 toward replacing the track.

It will also donate $55,000 for a playground in the Skeetchestn Indian Band community park.

Feds donate to projects The federal government is pitching in cash to kickstart two projects in Kamloops.

Liberal MP John Aldag was in the River City yesterday to announce $500,000 earmarked for replacing the indoor track

at the Tournament Capital Centre and $55,000 for a playground in the Skeetchestn Indian Band’s multi-purpose community park.

Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar was at the TCC for

the announcement to express appreciation on behalf of the city.

The investments are part of the federal government’s Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.

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PYEONGCHANG — Canadian speedskaters Ivanie Blondin and Ted-Jan Bloemen finished just outside the medals on the opening day of the world single distance championships.

Ottawa’s Blondin was fourth in the women’s 3,000-metre and Calgary’s Bloemen fifth in the men’s 5,000m yesterday.

The long-track championships at the Gangneung Oval are also a test event for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Sven Kramer of the Netherlands claimed the eighth 5,000m title of his career. He beat countryman and runner-up Jorrit Bergsma by 2.51 seconds in their pairing. Peter Michael of New Zealand was third.

Dutchwoman Irene Wust wrestled the 3,000m world title away from runner-up Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic.

They were the only two women to go under four minutes with Wust stopping the clock at 3:59.05 and Sablikova at 3:59.65.

Antoinette de Jong of the Netherlands took bronze in 4:01.99 ahead of Blondin in 4:02.45. Blondin, whose spe-

cialty is Sunday’s mass start, said her result was an improvement on her 17th-place result last year.

“I made one mistake and I think that’s what cost me a medal today,’’ Blondin said. “I would have loved to bring home a medal this year in the 3,000m, but at the same time there is a positive in the fact that I finished fourth.’’

Ottawa’s Isabelle Weidemann was ninth in a career-best time of 4:04.54.

Wust won the 3,000m previously in 2011 and 2013.

Sablikova took it in 2007, 2012, 2015 and 2016.

Their battle for the gold medal will be one of the highlights of next year’s Winter Games. Sablikova prevailed in 2010, but Wust was the winner in 2006 and 2014.

Bloemen, a transplanted Dutchman now skating for Canada, won the 5,000m at the most recent World Cup in Berlin.

The world-record holder in the 10,000m was fastest at the halfway point yesterday, but faded to cross the line almost eight seconds slower than Kramer.

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how I finished, but I went for it,’’ Bloemen said. “My first half of the race appeared to be a little bit too much for me. I’m a little bit disappointed about that.

“Next time, I’ll go a little bit slower and finish a little bit faster and maybe end up on the podium. I’m in really good shape. I just need to control my speed a bit better.’’

Toronto’s Jordan Belchos was eighth in a personal-best time despite illness during his preparation.

“I’ve been feeling a little sick the past few days but today, I just went out and skated,’’ Belchos said. “The times just kept coming in and I was really into the race.’’

Kramer won the 5,000m Olympic gold in both 2010 and 2014. With Pyeongchang a year away, he indicated four medals are in his plans.

“Of course, it’s my goal, not only the 5,000, but also the 10,000, the team pursuit and maybe a bonus 1,500,’’ Kramer said.

The men’s and women’s 500 m and team pursuits are scheduled for today. The event concludes Sunday.

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DO NOT BECOME A VICTIM Although the cold weather has slowed down the criminals that have been breaking into vehicles throughout the City, the thieves are still looking for anything to steal that they can turn into cash, in most cases to satisfy their drug habit. Various items are still being left in vehicles especially at night, items include cell phones, wallets, I pads, laptops, loose change. Please remove any thing of value, do not become a victim to these suspects.

Crime Stoppers can help catch these thieves, only your information will be used and never your name.

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People featured are wanted on arrest warrants not vacated as of 3 p.m. on February 8, 2017

DO YOU KNOW THIS PERSON The Police would like to know who this person is. On Wednesday, February 1st shortly after 1:00 pm a lone male entered a gas station in the Valleyview area and approached the cashier. This is an old scam that no doubt this male has used in the past to get money form other businesses. The male approached the cashier and wanted to make change for a $50.00 dollar bill and struck up a conversation. When the cashier turned around to get the change, the male

then slid the bill up his sleeve. The cashier gave him the money and was looking for the bill, by that time the male had left the store.

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DOES ANYONE KNOW THIS THIEF The Police and the store manager would like to know who this person is. On Friday, February 3rd in the late afternoon, a female entered a business in the Valleyview mall. The female was seen walking around the store for a length of time, she was also seen on other security cameras throughout the store. A store employee became suspicious of this female and took notice of her and watched her but got call away to assist another customer. The employee went back to where this suspect

was hanging around and noticed a couple of items were missing. The female hid the items under her bulky ski jacket and left the store without making any attempt to pay for the items.

The female is described as Caucasian, late 20’s, longer dark hair, heavy set and was wearing dark coloured ski jacket and had a light tan coloured toque on.

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Mikayla Funk and the Thompson Rivers WolfPack women’s volleyball team will look to keep a four-match winning streak alive this weekend at the Tournament Capital Centre. The Winnipeg Wesmen will be in their way.

Surging WolfPack women on home court With six remaining matches on its Canada West schedule, the Thompson Rivers WolfPack women’s volleyball team is aiming to improve its playoff position with a pair of matches this weekend at the Tournament Capital Centre.

The Winnipeg Wesmen (2-16), who sit last in the conference and well out of the post-season picture, are in town to play the Pack, with game times set for 6 p.m. tonight and 5 p.m. tomorrow.

TRU (10-8) is sixth in the standings and within striking distance of the fifth-place UBC Okanagan Heat (12-6) of Kelowna. The top seven teams qualify for the playoffs.

“We knew this would be a portion of our schedule that we would need to take advantage of and put some

points on the board, so I am happy that we have been able to take care of business thus far,” said TRU head coach Chad Grimm, whose charges have won four straight matches.

The WolfPack and Wesmen will also meet in men’s volleyball play this weekend.

Game times are 7:45 p.m. tonight and 6:45 p.m. tomorrow at the TCC. Winnipeg (9-9) is in the playoff hunt and will be hungry for wins against TRU, which is 2-16 and playing out the string.

The WolfPack will honour their lone fifth-year graduating player, Daniel Eikeland Rod, on Saturday.

His family from Norway has flown in to attend the match.

— with files from TRU sports information

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Three ways to carve and cut Valentine stamps HOLLY RAMER

THE CANADIAN PRESS

CONCORD, N.H. — Carving, cutting and squeezing might not sound like the best ways to handle a tender heart, unless you’re making your own heartshaped stamp to decorate Valentine’s Day cards.

Crafting a stamp yourself means you can create whatever image or text you want.

Maybe something that combines your name with your beloved’s, or a design that highlights a shared memory or interest? I stuck with fairly simple Valentine’s Day symbols — a heart, hugs and kisses, and the word “love’’ — but the options are endless.

Sure, it’s easier to just buy a card or print one, but stamps allow greater creativity — you can use

metallic ink on dark paper or go for a more rustic look.

And if you like the design you created, you can easily make multiple cards for all your friends.

I tried three different approaches. Here’s what I found, with each method rated from one to 10, with 10 indicating the least expensive, easiest and best results:

Carving rubber

This technique, spotted on the Blitsy Blog (http:// bit.ly/2lcni95 ), starts with a kit that includes a sheet of rubber and a carving tool with two tips.

The kit costs about $10, making this the secondmost expensive option, though it includes enough rubber to make several small stamps, and the carv-

ing tool can be re-used.

To create a stamp, either draw a design on the rubber sheet, or use tracing paper to transfer a design, and then carve away the negative space around the areas you want to be printed.

The carving was easier than I expected, though more intricate designs were tricky.

I found it helpful to test my stamp on scrap paper and then do a bit more carving to clean up areas I’d missed. The result was a sturdy stamp that produced a fairly consistent image.

Cost: Six Ease: Seven Results: Seven

Cutting foam

This technique was a win-win-win: easy, inexpensive and impressive. I

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first came across it on the Mer Mag blog (http://bit. ly/1IQToZk ) and tweaked it a bit to use the supplies I had on hand.

This method involves

cutting shapes out of sheets of craft foam and gluing them onto wooden blocks.

I didn’t have any blocks, so I used a sturdy sheet of corrugated plastic instead.

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intricate lettering. This technique was significantly quicker than the carving rubber technique, and the resulting images stamped more cleanly, without any stray bits of colour around the image as there had been with the carving method.

The foam was cheap — under a dollar for a letter-size sheet — though it likely won’t last as long as the rubber.

Cost: 10 Ease: Nine Results: Eight

Valentine’s Day

Squeezing Caulk

The website Make: (http://bit. ly/2keaIli ) touts this technique as an easy way to design your own stamps without any carving, but I found it to be a disaster.

The basic idea is to outline a shape on plexiglass with clear, silicone caulk, but my first problem was cutting the plexiglass sheet down to size.

The instructions call for scoring the plastic and then snapping it. Maybe I’m weak — but I could not cut the plexiglass no matter how many times I scored it.

The next problem was applying the caulk. I was unable to achieve smooth results. Instead, it was a rather gloppy affair. I tried to outline a heart design and then fill it in, but the caulk was too thick and sticky to smooth out.

The result? When I applied paint and then pressed the stamp onto a card, I ended up with a blotchy mess. The caulk cost about $7 and the plexiglass sheet cost nearly $10, making this too pricey.

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Fudge is a chocolate dessert admired by many.

Easy to prepare and even easier to devour, fudge can be made earlier in the day and served after your Valentine’s Day dinner.

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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.

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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.

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TCS seeks both full time/part-time and casual/on-call Community Support Workers.

Funding provided by the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Columbia Job Fund.

We require individuals with the ability and experience to work with clients who have intellectual disabilities in a variety of support settings. Applicants must be committed to service of the highest quality and display a positive and helpful attitude. Shift work is involved and on-the-job training will also be provided.

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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Absolutely no phone calls please. While we thank all applicants for their interest in TCS, we will only be contacting qualified candidates.

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PLANS EXAMINER (Regular) Under Job Evaluation Review Reporting to the Manager, Building and Licensing, this position is responsible for reviewing permit applications, examining plans and providing technical support to the public related to Building, Plumbing and other relevant regulations including the City Building, Zoning and other development related bylaws.

Closing date is February 15, 2017.

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TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR (Regular) Reporting to the Manager, Transportation, this position is responsible for professional transportation planning work in accordance with the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) goals and requirements of the City. This position designs, performs and facilitates a variety of City-wide TDM processes and transportation planning to meet the transportation goals of the City.

Closing date is February 20, 2017.

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Prevention, Training, and Logistics (Exempt) The City of Vernon is looking for an accomplished leader to join the Vernon Fire Rescue Services management team who has a focus on delivering service excellence. This role provides the incumbent an opportunity to positively influence the continued success of Vernon Fire Rescue Services. As the successful candidate, you possess a natural ability towards problem solving and building capacity within complex organizations. You consistently demonstrate humility, respect, and emotional intelligence.

Reporting to the Fire Chief, this is a senior administrative and supervisory position accountable for managing fire prevention, training, and logistics.

The Deputy Fire Chief has considerable independent responsibility for carrying out day-to-day business and assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Fire Chief in their absence.

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Closing date is February 15, 2017.

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SECRETARY I EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Part Time) Reporting to the Emergency Management & Emergency Support Services Coordinator, this position performs a variety of secretarial, clerical, and reception services.

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GRANT WORKER BIKE-TO-WORK WEEK ASSISTANT COORDINATOR (Temporary) March 21 - June 30, 2017 approximately Reporting to the Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, the incumbent is responsible for assisting in the coordination of the annual Biketo-Work Week event.

Closing date is February 20, 2017.

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Help Wanted 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.

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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.

Our firm offers a positive working environment with competitive salaries, a group benefits package, and an RRSP program.

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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

Sales ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment.

Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required.

Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary.

If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Trades, Technical Sheet metal person required for new house construction.

Benefit Package and vehicle provided call (250) 378-5104 or coppervalley@uniserve.com

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.

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.

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CMH Valemount - CHEF CMH Heli-Skiing has an opening for a Chef.

This position is located in Valemount, BC, at CMH’s most exclusive ski lodge.

The Chef is responsible for all aspects of the culinary experience including food orders, inventory management, preparation, presentation, food safety and providing an exceptional experience for CMH guests.

The Chef has a strong understanding of guest and staff expectations, team leadership, excellent communication skills, and knowledge about current food trends.

Education and Experience O Minimum of 5 years of experience as a fine dining chef O Red Seal Certification O BC Food Safety Certification O Background in luxury hospitality

Please visit www.cmhski.com/jobs for a full job description and to apply.

Only the most qualified applicants will be contacted

Medical/Dental

Medical/Dental

Medical/Dental

SOME SHOES NEED FILLING Looking for Door to Door Carriers.

Kids and Adults needed!

ABERDEEN Rte 508 – 700–810 Hugh Allan Dr. – 40 papers Rte 583 – Butte Pl, Chinook Pl, Mt. Dufferin Dr. – 43 papers DOWNTOWN/LOWER SAHALI Rte 380 – Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 60 papers Rte 381 – 20-128 Centre Ave, Hemlock St, 605-800 Lombard St. – 45 papers Rte 384 – 407-775 W. Battle St, 260284 Centre Ave. – 46 papers Rte 385 – Strathcona Terr, 350390 W. Battle St. – 33 papers

Rte 754 – Hillview Dr, Mountview Dr. – 35 papers Rte 755 – 6159-6596 Dallas Dr, McAuley Pl, Melrose Pl, Yarrow Pl. – 75 papers Rte 761 – 6022-6686 Furrer Rd, Houston Pl, Parlow Rd, Pearse Pl, Urban Rd. – 61 papers Rte 781 – Duncan Rd, Durango Dr, Sonora Rd, Wittner Rd. – 42 papers RAYLEIGH Rte 833 – Cameron Rd, Davie Rd. – 44 papers Rte 834 – Armour Pl, MattockMcKeague Rd, Sabiston Crt & Pl, 4205-4435 Spurraway Rd. – 64 p

Rte 404 – Chapperon Dr, 108-439 Greenstone Dr, Pyramid Crt. – 71 papers

SUNRIVERS Rte 870 – Mariposa Crt, Sagewood Crt, Dr, Lane, St, 100 Sun Rivers Dr. – 49 papers

Rte 405 – Anvil Cres, Bestwick Dr & Crts, Mahood Pl, Morrisey Pl. – 86 papers

Rte 874 – Canyon Ridge (area), 14001448 Sunrivers Dr. – 28 papers

Rte 406 – 108-492 McGill Rd. – 62 papers

Rte 875 – Golf Ridge (area), 20002028 Sunrivers Dr. – 26 papers

VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER Rte 617 – 2401-2515 Valleyview Dr, Valleyview Pl. – 50 papers DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 750 – 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 30 papers

Rte 877 – The Pointe Pl – 15 papers Rte 878 – Stone Ridge Cres, Dr,r, Lane. – 35 papers

Rte 751 – 5310 Barnhartvale Rd, Bogetti Rd, 5300-5599 Dallas Dr, 5485-5497 ETC Hwy, Viking Dr, Wade Pl. – 63 papers

INTERESTED IN A ROUTE?

For more information call the Circulation department 250 - 374 - 0462

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Employment Opportunity

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.

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Real Estate

Real Estate

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Pets

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Apt/Condos for Sale

Houses For Sale

Apt/Condo for Rent

Commercial/ Industrial

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Bachelor Suite $845 per month 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites Adult Oriented No Pets Elevators / Dishwashers Common Laundry $845-$1,125 per month North Shore 250-376-1427 South Shore 250-314-1135

#2, 3310 Centennial Drive, Vernon, BC Furnished office space, includes modern décor reception area, two offices, photocopy room, floor-to-ceiling front windows, and tile floors. To view by appointment, emails only to reception@wplg.ca. For more info and photos, see our Kijiji ad: kijiji.ca/v-commercial-offices p a c e / ve r n o n / c o m m e r c i a l space-for-lease/1232633199

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Books, Coins, Stamps National Geographic Book called New England Land of Scenic Splendor $25/obo. Call btwn 12-12:30. 778-470-2145.

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Diningroom table w/8-chairs, c/w Buffet and Hutch. Med Colour. $900. 250-374-8933.

Gibbard Queen size 4 poster bed paid $2000 asking $400 2sm antique armchairs $600, wool area rug 9x7 $400 (778) 471-8627

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Jewels, Furs Stunning White Gold engagement ring. Main diamond is .94 carat with another .5 carat in smaller diamonds. Size 7. Recently appraised at $5500 asking $1500 Call to view 250578-7202 after 5pm

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North Shore. 2brm apt. Newly renovated. Lndry in bldg. N/S, N/P. $925/mo. 250-851-9310, 250-682-2761.

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1939 Winchester Mod 94 30:30. $1,000. 1958 BRNO .22 target quality. $500. Both exec cond. 250-372-5489.

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Furniture 5 drawer desk. $50. Office chair. $15. Dresser w/mirror. $50. 250- 554-9981.

8ft Antique Couch $1200. Antique Settee or Loveseat one of a kind $900. Round dining room table w/4-chairs & 2 bar stools. $800. Couch & matching chairs $250. 250-3741541.

As New Teak Table 43x75 Ex 48”, 8-chairs, sideboard/ $4,000/all.

Casting Table 10x24. $100. 3-drawer Tool Stand. $60. 8x12 Wool Rug. $200. 3-drawer Wood Cab 18x22. $25. 250-851-7687.

1bdrm Hospital, TRU area Student or quiet person $495/ $725 n/s, n/p (250) 299-6477 2bdrm North Shore incl util, n/s, n/p, cls to bus and shopping Avail immed. $1,000.

250-376-0716 / 250-320-8146.

Vacant reno’d 2bdrm, sep entr, C/A, patio, ref’s req., suitable for couple. $950/mo + 1/2 hydro. 250-376-0633.

Westsyde large 1bdrm ground level suite. No stairs. Suitable for single 55+. N/S. Jan 1st. $950. 250-320-9567.

Townhouses 3Bdrms-N/Shore. F/S, W/D. $1200/mo Close to all amenities. 250-554-6877/250377-1020.

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Standard black wheelchair.

Like new. $800/obo. 250-5540400.

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ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine.

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(250) 377-3457.

Fir Firewood split or rounds delivered. Measured cords.

250-277-4477.

Suites, Lower 1bdrm Bach North Shore $600/mo. incl util, n/s, n/p 250376-0716 / 250-320-8146.

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Solid oak table $97, China Cabinet $119 Kitchen cabinet set $395 (250) 299-6477

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BUYING Coin Collections, Olympic Coins, Gold & Silver etc. Call Chad: 250-863-3082

**BOOK NOW FOR BEST WEEKS IN 2017** Shuswap Lake! 5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek BC. REST & RELAX ON THIS PRIVATE CORNER LOT. Newer 1bdrm, 1-bath park model sleeps 4 . Tastefully decorated guest cabin for 2 more. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor store & Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot tubs, Adult & Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. Only $1,300 week. BOOK NOW! Rental options available for 3&4 day, 1 week, 2 week & monthly.

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NOTICE TO: AMEDEE VAILLANCOURT Fulton & Company LLP wishes to contact Amedee Vaillancourt or his legal representative or next of kin.

Please contact Sam Dabner of Fulton & Company LLP at 250-372-5542 (email: sdabner@fultonco.com).

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Transportation

Transportation

Townhouses

Cars - Domestic

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

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

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2011 Chevy Silverado 4x4 1500 Z71 extended cab. Loaded, canopy.

99,000kms. $24,900. 250-372-9181.

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Antiques / Classics

Cars - Sports & Imports

1965 Mercury 4dr., hardtop.

55,000 miles. 390-330HP. $4,000. 250-574-3794.

Trucks & Vans 2000 Dodge Dakota. Full load.

V-6. 195kms. 1-owner, canopy. Good Cond. $5,500. 3763480

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Transportation

Sport Utility Vehicle 1981 GMC Suburban 4X4.

Re-built motor/trans.

Good shape. $2,500. 778-469-5434

2009 Subaru Outback. 1owner. 190,000kms. Sport shifter.

Exec. cond.

Winter/summer tires on rims.

Remote starter. $12,000.

250-554-2977.

1982 Mercedes 300 SD TD. 2 owners, original and documented.

242,000km no drips. Show car quality.

Asking $6000. 250-312-3525 before 8pm

Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33â&#x20AC;?tires on Eagle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $15,000 invested asking $12000 (250) 828-0931

Trucks & Vans

Recreational/Sale 1989 Mercedes 560 SEC. 61,000kms. Hagerty Appraisals #2 car $10,000USD. Selling $10,000 CDN 250-574-3794

2005, 38â&#x20AC;&#x2122; RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $16,900. (778) 468-5019.

2013 Keystone Fusion Toy Hauler slps 9, 41ft 12ft garage asking $69,000 250-374-4723

Auto Accessories/Parts 4 - 16â&#x20AC;? Nissan tires good for one year. $100. 250-5548785.

Cars - Domestic

14ft. Runabout boat. 40hp Johnson motor on trailer. $1500/obo. 778-469-5434.

Provoak Industries hand made 16ft. Cedar Strip Canoe. Weighs 65lbs. Includes 2 paddles. Great lake canoe. $2500/obo. 250-828-0782.

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1996 Chevrolet C/K 2500 HD 3/4 ton Truck.

Good condition. $9,900.

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1998 Toyota Tacoma Truck.

150,000km on new motor.

Runs great, exec cond, no rust. Boat loader not included. $6,900 250-374-1988.

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2002 Nissan Altima. 4 door, auto. Fully loaded. Good condition. $5,500. Call to view. 250-376-4077.

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2009 Subaru Impreza. 4dr., 5spd, one owner. 69,000kms. $15,500. 250-318-6851.

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Obituaries & In Memoriam In Loving Memory of Steve Koroll

December 7, 1941 – February 10, 2016

Pat Yamasaki

Serge Gauthier of Kamloops, BC passed away on January 31, 2017 at 70 years of age.

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Pat Yamasaki on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Gemstone Care Centre at the age of 89 years.

He is survived by his daughter Trina (Denny) Bannatyne of Paska Lake, grandson EJ Bannetyne, brothers and sisters Francine Plummer, Renald (Marie) Grauthier, Rejean (Pat) Gauthier as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Pat was born on March 12, 1927 in Vancouver. She was predeceased by her husband Joe in 2000 and her five sisters.

Pat is survived by her daughter Susan (John) Phelps of Penticton, BC and grandson Jason (Lindsay) Phelps of Penticton as well as many nieces and nephews.

Pat worked at Woodward’s for many years. She was active with the United Church as well as the Japanese Cultural Centre.

Not a day goes by that I don’t think of you The heart to heart hugs and the words that rang true with a hand on my shoulder and a humorous way camping & fishing and bills you would pay.

Our house was a home for all you would do Not a day goes by that I don’t think of you.

Your Ever Loving Family Cassie, Mark & Shelley, Chad & Stephanie, Bret & Peggy, Kenysha, Hayley, Allan, Kolton & Salem

We would like to thank Dr. Hamilton and the kind and caring staff at the Gemstone Care Home who provided care and compassion to Pat, also a special thank you to family and friends who enabled her to take part in all the activities that she enjoyed.

In lieu of flowers and Koden, donations may be made in Mom’s memory to the Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association or a charity of your choice.

A short Graveside Service will be held on Monday, February 20th, 2017 at Hillside Cemetery at 11:00 am.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

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First Memorial Funeral Service Don Busch

December 23, 1931 – February 06, 2017 Dad was born in Brandon, Manitoba on December 23, 1931. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 6, 2017.

Dad passed away peacefully at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

A true athlete, he ran the Don Busch Hockey School for 15 years and ran seven marathons. He coached hockey for six seasons in Europe and had time with the Flin Flon Bombers. From 1953 to 1960 he played hockey in BC, Scotland and the USA. Dad was always physically active and loved his walks and riding his bike. He umpired softball down at Riverside Park and his loud “strike” could be heard by all.

Don was inducted into The Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

Don is survived by his children Karen and Gordon, his grandchildren Katie and Adam, his nephew Steve (Val) and his friends who he liked to see at Tim Hortons. Don was a true Kamloopsian who loved his hockey and a nice cold beer.

We will miss you Pa. Rest in Peace. Xoxo A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, February 17, 2017 at 11:00 am in the Kamloops Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Don Maione officiating.

Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

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Every Friday in KTW!

Serge is predeceased by his son Eric Gauthier, his brother Jacques Gauthier and brother-in-law Ronald Plummer.

Q. Do I need to buy an expensive urn?

A. Ashes come back from the crematorium in a cardboard box.

We never release them to the family this way; we give every family a nice wooden urn. It’s the last thing we’re doing on this planet, so cardboard is banned around here.

Serge was born in Quebec and he moved to Irquois Falls, Ontario at age nine. He followed in his father’s footsteps and became a well known and well loved mechanic. He moved his family to Kamloops in 1980 where he continued his career. He was an active member of the Anavets for many years where he was involved in many pool tournaments and made many long lasting friendships.

Closest to Serges’s heart was his treasured grandson EJ. A Private Family Service will be held at a later date.

A very special thank you to all the amazing staff at Ridgeview Lodge, there are not enough words to describe our appreciation for the devotion you showed and going above and beyond your jobs.

Memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

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Deanna “Margaret” Goodkey Deanna “Margaret” Goodkey of Kamloops passed away on February 6, 2017 at 75 years of age.

She is survived by her loving husband Russell Goodkey, daughter Lana (Murray) Todd of Kamloops, sisters Janice (Les) Wilson, Bev (Lance) Regan and Al (Gaye) Morrissette.

She was predeceased by her loving parents Bill and Clara Kriese.

Deanna will be remembered for her sweet smile, her tender heart and nurturing ways. She loved her Heavenly Father above and all of His creations.

A Celebration of Life will take place at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Bible Truth Church, 1099 Fraser Street with Pastor Andrew Picklyk and Pastor Jonny Strutt officiating.

The family would like to extend a very special thank you to Forever Friends Lynne and Joe Koziol, sons Nathan and Timothy, Ken and Doreen Crockett, Noran Printing, Ryan, Jen and Chelsea.

Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

Randi Miller

January 28, 1954 - January 28, 2017 It is with great sadness and sorrow that the family of Randi Miller announce his passing.

Randi was born in Nelson, BC on January 28, 1954 to Herb and Mary Miller and passed away peacefully in Kamloops, BC on January 28, 2017.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Regina, his daughter Shelley (Gary), son Aaron, step-sons Joseph “Jandee”, (Socorro “Collins”), John Rainier (Zarah Mae), Jhanstin (Vanessa) and grandchildren Daphne, Dylan, Carlo Miguel and Nicole.

Randi will be deeply missed by his mother Mary, brothers Rod (Chris), Alan (Arlis), Dan (Lee), David (Teresa) and Tim (Karen), sisters Marlo (Jamie) Tedesco and Yvonne (Vince) Vulcano and numerous nieces and nephews. Randi was predeceased by his father Herb and his brother Glenn.

Randi started with Canadian Pacific Railway in 1971 and held the position as Roadmaster for most of his 37 year career. Randi called home to many communities in BC, including Salmon Arm, Cranbrook and finally Kamloops were he drove his last spike as a railroader in 2008.

He had a pre-retirement plan to build a pub to entertain all his friends and in 2003 opened Tumbleweeds Pub in the community of Dallas.

Randi entered final retirement in 2013 with the sale of the pub and started his next venture building a dream home on the Rivershore Golf Course.

Randi enjoyed spending time with his many good friends, golfing, curling, drag racing cars and flying his plane. Most of all Randi enjoyed the company of his family and his beautiful grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Royal Inland Hospital for their compassionate care.

In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to any organization or charity of your choice in Randi’s memory.

Friends will be welcome to join in the Celebration of Life at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Rivershore Golf Links Clubhouse in Kamloops, BC. Due to the facility size, a private Memorial Service will be held for family and close friends at 12:30 p.m.

Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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Obituaries & In Memoriam 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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.

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The Kamloops Film Festival is back The 21st-annual Kamloops Film Festival runs from March 2 to March 11, featuring 22 movies — seven of them Oscar Award nominees — at Paramount Theatre.

A $2 membership in the Kamloops Film Society is required before tickets can be bought. A Thompson Rivers University student UPass is accepted as a membership.

New this year is a child admission.

Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors 65 and older, $5 for children and students.

Pass prices include a full festival pass for $150, a 10-film pass for $80, a five-film pass for $40 and the DarkFest Pass for $15.

Tickets are available online at kamloopsfilmfest.ca/tickets, at the student union desk the Campus Activity Centre, at the theatre, 503 Victoria St., or at Moviemart, 444 St. Paul St. There are special events during the 10-day festival, including opening and closing parties; film-based discussions in community venues; and guests and question-and-answer sessions for four films.

For more information, go online to kamloopsfilmfest.ca.

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(Top down) Weirdos, The Sun At Midnight, The Girl With All The Gifts, Oddball and Mean Dreams are among flms to be featured this year at the 21st-annual Kamloops Film Festival. It runs from March 2 to March 11 at Paramount Theatre. For more, go online to kamloopsfilmfest.ca.

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SWEETHEART DANCE Saturday, Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m., at The Fraternal Order of Eagles, 755 Tranquille Rd.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles will host a Sweetheart Dance with a three-course meal and dancing to the Michelle Simpson Band. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members and are available at the venue or by calling 250-376-4633. Proceeds will be donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

The Canadian College of Performing Arts will hold auditions in Kamloops. The college trains artists to create works and establish artistic companies. Students learn various skills rather than specializing in one area. Scholarships are provided to cover half the cost of tuition. Participants need to be prepared to take part in routines, sing and act. Dancers need to wear their attire.

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PAST AND PRESENT Saturday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., at Sagebrush Theatre

Leslie Dala is guest conductor for Kamloops Symphony Orchestra’s next performance. The show will include Beethoven’s Symphony #6 (The Pastorale), Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro and Fire and Blood by Daugherty. Tickets are available from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

FAMILY DAY ACTIVITIES Monday, Feb. 13, various times, places

Head up the hill for half-priced alpine lift tickets at Sun Peaks on Family Day. For more, go online to sunpeaksresort.com/ events. Meanwhile, in town, head to Sahali Mall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for arts and crafts, face-painting and more. At the B.C. Wildlife Park, take in the Turtle Tales Workshop at 11 a.m., animal encounters such as a bobcat feeding at 1 p.m. or the photo or colour count scavenger hunts throughout the day.

The park will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Finally, head to the Tournament Capital Centre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Family Day Festival. The event, hosted by the City of Kamloops, is free and includes theatre, live music, sports, arts and crafts.

For more, go online to kamloops.ca/events/familyday.shtml.

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DRAWING INSPIRATOIN

Kelci Reid is among nearly 30 women who took part in the Ladies Afternoon Drawing Club on Tuesday at the Kamloops Art Gallery. The art class is free and based on the successful Ladies Drawing Nights started in New York City by artists Leah Goren, Julia Rothman and Rachel Cole. Each week, KAG art instructor Anyssa Gill leads a different workshop exploring a selected topic, ranging from pencil-shading techniques to gouache painting methods. The group also explores works of contemporary and historical female artists to create inspiration for their own works.

BUBBLE GUPPIES Tuesday, Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m., at Sagebrush Theatre

The Bubble Guppies return live to Kamloops on Valentine’s Day. The performance, based on the popular kids television show, will include characters from the show, singing, dancing and theatre. Tickets are available from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

KITCHEN CONVERSATIONS Thursday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m., at The Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St.

On the third Thursday of every month, Kamloops Art Gallery invites the public to join a tour of the exhibitions, followed by snacks and conversation in one of the studio rooms. Kitchen Conversations is a program encouraging participants to discuss their views after taking in the tour, talking about ideas the works may have sparked. The free event is for those 12 and older.

MOCKUS Continues through Saturday, Feb. 11, at Pavilion Theatre, 1025 Lorne St.

Chimera Theatre’s newest production, Mockus, continues through Saturday at Pavilion Theatre. Tickets can be purchased from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

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Koneline

A documentary that looks at the images and vastness of life in B.C. Director and writer: Nettie Wild; Stars: Oscar Dennis, Jake Giguere, Heidi Gutfrucht; Length: 96 minutes.

The Space Between

A comedy about a proud new dad who learns his wife dealt with his infertility with a 19-year-old university student — and he sets out to meet the biological father.

Director and writer: Amy Jo Johnson; Stars: Amy Jo Johnson, Michael Ironside, Julian Richings; Length: 90 minutes.

The Eyes of My Mother

A horror film based on lingering trauma and its affects on a young woman whose parents are killed, sparking a shocking reaction as she deals with her new reality.

Director and writer: Nicolas Pesce; Stars: Kika Magalhaes, Will Brill, Olivia Bond; Length: 76 minutes.

Oddball

A chicken farmer, his granddaughter and a dog named Oddball come together to save a penguin sanctuary from a group of foxes.

Director: Stuart McDonald; Writer: Peter Ivan; Stars: Shane Jacobson, Sarah Snook, Alan Tudyk; Length: 95 minutes.

Elle

A psychological thriller about a businesswoman attacked and raped in her home who

goes after her assailant.

Director: Paul Verhoeven; Writers: Philippe Djian (based on the novel by), David Birke (screenplay); Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny; Length: 130 minutes.

The Sun At Midnight

The story of the friendship between a rebellious runaway teenager and a hunter tracking a missing caribou herd.

Director and writer: Kirsten Carthew; Stars: Devery Jacobs, Duane Howard, Mark Anderako; Length: 93 minutes.

The Girl With All the Gifts

A dystopian story with flesh-eating monsters, experimenting scientists, young students and a girl immune to the plague around her.

Director: Colm McCarthy; Writers: Mike Carey; Stars: Gemma Arterton, Dominique Tipper, Glenn Close; Length: 111 minutes.

Window Horses

A young Canadian poet with Chinese and Persian parents travels to Iran to perform at a poetry festival.

Director and writer: Ann Marie Fleming; Stars: Ellen Page, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Sandra Oh; Length: 85 minutes.

I, Daniel Blake

A drama about a middle-aged carpenter dependent on the welfare system who meets a single mother in the same situation.

Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Paul Laverty; Stars: Dave Johns,

Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy; Length: 100 minutes.

The Salesman

A married couple is performing Death of a Salesman while, around them, their own lives begin to fall apart after the wife is assaulted.

Director and writer: Asghar Farhadi; Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi; Length: 125 minutes.

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Moonlight

A story of selfdiscovery following a young black child as he enters adulthood, trying to find his place in the world in one of the roughest areas of Miami.

Director and writer: Barry Jenkins; Stars: Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson; Length: 111 minutes.

Toni Erdmann

A woman about to be married invites her friends to join her for a bachelorette party in Goa, where hidden secrets are revealed.

Director: Pan Nalin; Writers: Pan Nalin, Subhadra Mahajan; Stars: Sarah-Jane Dias, Rajshri Deshpande, Sandhya Mridul; Length: 115 minutes.

Maudie

A woman who loves art but lives with rheumatoid arthritis becomes a housekeeper for a cruel man.

Together, they find their passion for life.

Director: Aisling Walsh; Writer: Sherry White; Stars: Ethan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari Matchett; Length: 115 minutes.

It’s Only the End of the World

A gay playwright returns home after a 12-year absence to tell his family he’s dying. A reunion ensues, replete with emotion and tension.

Director and writer: Xavier Dolan; Stars: Nathalie Baye, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard; Length: 97 minutes.

A father disguises himself to pose as a life coach for the boss of his estranged daughter.

Director and writer: Maren Ade; Stars: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn; Length: 162 minutes.

Marion Coltillard (left) stars in It’s Only the End of the World, featured alongside the animated flick Window Horses (below) at the upcoming film festival.

Mean Dreams

Two teenagers run away to escape from broken dreams and abusive homes. The girl’s violent father hunts for them as they follow a path that changes their lives forever.

Director: Nathan Morlando; Writers: Kevin Coughlin, Ryan Grassby; Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Josh Wiggins, Bill Paxton; Length: 108 minutes.

Land Of Mine

A group of German POWs are forced to dig up millions of land mines with their bare hands in a script based on fact.

Director and writer: Martin Zandvliet; Stars: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman; Length: 100 minutes.

Weirdos

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A bus driver and would-be poet follows the same routine every day, including a daily walk with the dog — which later shreds his book of poetry. Paterson must find a reason to write again.

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A single mom asks her friends — a punk artist and a neighbouring teenager, to help her raise her adolescent son.

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sked by an audience member whether director Andrew Cooper and playwright George Johnson conspired with the universe to bring Mockus to life in today’s political context, laughter ensued throughout Pavilion Theatre.

The Chimera Theatre production about a mayor inspired by a clown to change how he approaches the problems of his city — he replaces corrupt traffic cops with mimes, for example — revealed a political optimism that so obviously contrasts with some of the hateful rhetoric coming out of Washington as of late.

It was “random,” insisted Cooper.

“I wrote it during the Harper regime,” Johnson said, eliciting more laughs.

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presented the production’s world premiere on Wednesday night at the intimate venue in downtown Kamloops.

It continues through tomorrow night.

Written by Johnson, Thompson Rivers University’s chair of English and modern languages, he was among audience members for the first public viewing of his work.

He was thrilled with the end result, expressing so on stage with the cast when the show wrapped up

with a one-night-only question-and-answer period.

One question from within the play resonated: “What if?”

What if we got rid of pollution? What if we got rid of cars? What if we did so just some of the time?

“We’ll give them all bicycles,” said Mockus, played by Brittany McCarthy.

It’s leading with solutions, not problems — the central theme of the political commentary.

McCarthy learned clowning for her role and later revealed she’s afraid of them, likely stemming from watching Stephen King’s thriller It during her childhood.

I was unable to figure out the magic behind two metal rings she flawlessly combined and pulled apart.

Her colourful personality bounced around on stage, a stark contrast to the mayor (played by Todd Sullivan) and quite literally the white fabric set behind her.

Morgan Benedict added more colour on stage for her role as the mayor’s daughter, Sofia Antonio, with emphatic shrieks, adorable giggles and several laughs.

Sullivan himself was a bit cheeky — both as the mayor reluctant to change, but also in

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Josh Sunderman, who played Paredes, began at Thompson Rivers University, performed as part of the Rivertown Players and is now with Chimera, seemingly embodying the core idea Cooper had for the theatre company in bridging the gap between student acting and professional theatre.

Also of note, dancing in the show — Cooper called it expressionism theatre — was bold. While sometimes it was distracting, it added to other scenes and helped transition set changes. I’m specifically alluding to a chair-dancing routine that rivalled any 1990s Backstreet Boy music video I’ve ever seen.

CJs to host tribute for Rob Medves Tickets are still available for the tribute concert in memory of Rob Medves, longtime employee at CJs Nightclub.

The evening, a fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, is on Feb. 18 at the nightclub, featuring Andrew Christopher, Big Shiny and the Chris Buck Band.

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Medves died on Jan. 4, 2015, at the age of 46, just two days after his birthday. The Kamloops native and NorKam secondary graduate spent most of his career in the nightclub industry, working his way up from doorman to general manager of what was formerly known as Cactus Jack’s Saloon.

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Bubble Guppies return for live show at Sagebrush The Bubble Guppies are returning to Kamloops for a live Valentine’s Day show at Sagebrush Theatre.

The performance is based on the popular children’s show of the same name, which airs on Treehouse in Canada.

The Emmy awardwinning show teaches kids about a wide range of topics — from dinosaurs to dentists, rock and roll to recycling and colours to cowboys.

Molly, Gil and their fishtailed classmates learn about the world around them through playful investigation.

GUPPIE FACT Heavy metal artist Ozzie Osbourne guest-starred as Sid Fishy in the 2015 episode Super Guppies.

The live show, which is touring across Canada, features musical acts from Mr. Grouper and giggly fish Molly and Gil. “Put on your waterwings and get ready to dive into a swimsational musical underwater adventure,” said Patti Caplette, artistic director of the show.

Koba Entertainment has assembled an allstar team, including Bubble Guppies creators and writers Jonny

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“We’ve created a totally awesome production for everyone to rock out with the Bubble Guppies, but first they’re going to have to solve the mystery of the missing band member,” Caplette said.

When the Bubble Guppies are getting ready to rock n’ roll with everyone’s favourite tunes, a special band member goes missing and the show

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With help from Mr. Grouper, the gang embarks on a musical expedition, searching every corner of their bubbly world for their friend.

Featuring music, comedy, and audience participation, the Bubble Guppies will leave no stone unturned and no bubble unpopped to get the show on the road.

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Elvis fans need not go back in time to relive a performance from the King — they can simply find their way to the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre on Tuesday night.

Love Me Tender, All Shook Up, Hound Dog and Don’t Be Cruel are among the hits to be featured by internationally renowned Elvis tribute artist Donny Edwards.

The award-winning entertainer has headlined a casino in Las Vegas and performed in Graceland, the king’s home in Memphis, Tenn.

He has also performed for celebrities such as Marie Osmond, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart.

Edwards is touring with The Cadillac Kings featuring the Upton Hornz. They land in Kamloops on Feb. 11.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and the venue is at 1250 Rogers Way. Tickets are available online at etixnow.com.

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oday we’re talking about Marvel Comics’ scrappy Canadian mutant superhero, Wolverine.

He is also known as Logan, Weapon X, Patch and Old Man Logan.

The latter gets his name from an alternate timeline where Logan is much older, with a healing factor that isn’t what it used to be. The world has also gone to garbage.

Trailers are floating around for a little movie called Logan, due out next month. Hugh Jackman plays Logan, but he looks older.

Wait a second, is this Old Man Logan, the movie? The movie likely draws inspiration from the comic book character and graphic novel.

Here’s a bit of background. Wolverine #66 is where Old Man Logan made his debut.

In 2008, writer Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven began an eightissue story arc inside the monthly Wolverine series, taking an abrupt turn from the storyline.

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The setting was thrust into the Wastelands, a dystopic future where villains united and planned assaults to defeat superheroes.

North America was split into territories controlled by evil gangs. One was a crazy future cannibalistic Hulk gang.

Wolverine was too dangerous and his healing factor too good for the villains to defeat, so they psychologically broke his fighting spirit.

It worked and Logan left his violent past to live as a farmer with a wife and children.

Times were tough and increasing rent payments to the Hulk gang left Logan little choice and a meagre but peaceful existence.

When Logan’s former comrade Hawkeye — now also old and blind — shows up with a courier job offer to set up Logan’s payments for a long time, the adventure is set. Logan agrees to navigate but not fight.

The trip takes them coast to coast in the Wastelands, revealing the horror the world has become. Hawkeye keeps taking detours, indicating ulterior motives.

What is Hawkeye up to and what could the villains have done to make Wolverine sheathe his claws? One thing is for sure: if ever a place needed a hero, it’s the Wastelands.

Millar and McNiven demonstrated a good story doesn’t have to follow continuity.

Hands down, Old Man Logan is one of my favourite graphic novels.

In fall 2014, Marvel

ran an event called the Death of Wolverine which was the death of the character.

Characters are killed in comics all the time and are usually brought back to life a few issues later, but Wolverine has been dead awhile now.

Even with last year’s Secret Wars 3, Marvel created a new universe by using characters from different timelines and, when they announced this, I was sure we’d see the return of Wolverine.

Nope.

Old Man Logan, however, was plunked from the Wastelands into the current Marvel universe.

Awesome.

Once Logan figures out where he is, he sets out on an important, self-imposed mission to ensure his future doesn’t happen, taking out key figures to prevent the horror of the Wastelands from unfolding.

This is a great monthly title regularly collected into trade paperbacks, so it’s easy catch up on missed issues.

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First we eat — and then we do everything else.”

This restaurant billboard has my husband, Rick, chuckling, “Hey, my motto!”

This order is good advice with Georgia’s delectable traditional cuisine.

We can’t get enough khinkali; twisted knobs of steamed dough stuffed with meat, cheese or mushrooms.

The narrow alleys of Tbilisi’s Old Town bustle with shops and eateries below carved wooden balconies at rakish angles.

Our favourite spot to indulge is a small cafe that rises above the “I Tbilisi” sign, a popular backdrop for posing tourists.

Further in all directions from this advantageous perch, we see the capital city’s points of interest and are soon on the move for closeup viewing.

The new presidential palace, with its egg-shaped dome, is a showy landmark.

A structure below resembles two gigantic horns-of-plenty.

Construction seems to be halted on this behemoth that locals say will be a cultural centre.

A short distance away, we tromp over the elegant glass and steel Peace Bridge that spans Mkvari River.

Tbilisi’s Old Town (above) features narrow alleys and a view of the Nariqala Fortress on the highest hill.

Nearby, a day trip to Davit Gareja monastery shows 1,000-year-old murals and awe-inspiring caves.

Nariqala Fortress stands like a sentinel on the highest hill surrounding Tbilisi.

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The present fortress walls and palace were built by Arab emirs in the eighth century, what is left of them after the 1827 explosion of Russian munitions

that were stored here when Georgia was part of the USSR. From the fortress, we follow a path to the statue of Mother Georgia. This 20-metre aluminum lady holds a sword in one hand and

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a cup of wine in the other, symbolizing the countrymen’s character of warmly welcoming guests and passionately fighting off enemies.

There are churches aplenty in this city of 1.1 million.

One day we climb up to the Metekhi Church.

Alongside the church is an equestrian statue of fifth century King Gorgasali, the first of a series of kings to build a palace and church on this spot.

The current church dates back to the late 13th century, with many reconstructions since.

The interior, lit only by the flickering glow of offertory candles, is uncannily beautiful with paintings of Mother Mary, saints

and a rustic old cross.

A baba (grandmother) in black garb holding a donation cup wins my heart.

The newest church is the enormous Tsminda Sameba Cathedral (Holy Trinity Cathedral); consecrated in 2004 after a decade of building.

We climb (yes, this hilly city is climbafter-climb) to the soft golden-hued exterior of brick and granite rising 84 metres from foundation to its central dome cross.

The pillars on the inside emphasis the vertical dimensions pulling our eyes upward toward this huge dome.

Stunning.

A day trip out of Tbilisi to a famed monastery and for a taste of village life is enticing.

We are in good hands with our driver So-so and guide Jonah for the 100 kilometres to Davit Gareja Monastery, named after one of 13 ascetic Syrian fathers who came back from the Middle East to spread Christianity and found this monastery in the sixth century.

Fifteen monasteries eventually spread over this vast remote area, targeted over the millennia by various invaders who murdered monks and destroyed treasures.

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Our eyes feast on 1,000-year-old murals of saints.

Descending to the lower courtyard, we linger before caves once occupied by Davit and his main disciple so long ago — a fitting finale.

The village of Badiauri is next to see ladies pounding dough into oblong shapes, then pressing it to the sides of a piping hot cylindrical clay oven to bake.

While this traditional bread is browning nicely, we line up at a small nearby stall to purchase a variety of homemade cheeses. A nice compliment to the warm crusty loaf we are soon devouring with gusto. I can’t imagine manna from heaven topping this.

Our last stop is the city of Sighnaghi, founded by the ruling king in 1772 with a high defending wall, which we clamber up for a spectacular valley view.

Back in Tbilisi, it’s more great fun and food and to take a turn flaunting my best tourist pose in front of the sign expressing love for this city, a shared sentiment for all of Georgia.

We leave with fond memories and are sure we’re more physically fit.

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The proof of love: a Valentine anecdote

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he annual roll out of Valentine’s Day merchandise now competes with Christmas offerings of goodies, albeit on a lower scale.

With “love” in the air, especially in the next two weeks, a sobering facet of real love, namely sacrificial love, could spur us on to deeper reflections.

The Old Testament story of Abraham’s call to sacrifice his only son Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19) is well-known to Jewish, Christian and Muslim minds. Over the ages, it has been illustrated in many sermons as lessons in loving God over families.

Abraham’s love for God was sorely tried, but when God said, “Take your only son Isaac, whom you love,” He was testing the patriarch’s love at its deepest level.

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When Abraham had reached a lofty theological position in life, it was not to be expected that his love to God would be commensurate with his confession.

But this had to be proved.

It is one thing to give expression to ardent doctrinal confessions, but quite another matter to prove our love correspondingly to the God we profess to follow.

I am persuaded that

love to God, in proportion to our knowledge of creed, is the missing factor in the evangelical circles today. The great Apostle Paul warned of it when he wrote, “Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.”

With Abraham, however, it was quite different.

His love to God corresponded with knowledge of God. Grace and truth were beautifully blended.

When God proved Abraham, there was the obedience of love. God could say of Abraham, “You have obeyed my voice.”

That was a great commendation at any time, but even greater when considered against the background of this story.

God told him, “Take now your son, your only son whom you love . . . and offer him for a burnt offering.”

What would any

one of us have done in the face of such a command?

Only true love to God could respond to such a test. That is why Jesus closed his ministry on earth with a statement that would always stand as the proof of love: “If you love me, keep my commandments.”

I wonder if we have ever meditated our way through to the obedience of love.

How have we treated the teachings of God’s Word which has been brought to bear upon our mind?

The proof of love goes even further than this, because from the narrative we find it was manifested by the offering of love: “Now I know that you fear God seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me,” said God. God declared:“Now I know.”

Abraham’s love has never been proved in this fashion before.

The love was there, no doubt, and if it was, God knew it.

But the critical point here is that God expected a practical evidence of it.

No wonder James exclaimed: “Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?”

(James 2:21).

What about our own self-surrender to God? Can we stand with Abraham and say, “Lo, everything’s on the altar — what I am or what have. Take this offering of unspeakable costliness as a proof of my love to you.”

In relation to the offering of Isaac, it is important to recognize that for Abraham the act of giving not only involved unspeakable costliness, but it implied unshakable

confidence.

It was no unintelligent resignation or blind surrender. On the contrary, the offering of love was the expression of what Paul calls “the faith which works by love” (Galatians 5:6).

The writer of the book of Hebrews tells us: “By faith Abraham when he was tried, offered up Isaac . . . accounting that God was able to raise him up” (Heb. 11:17-19).

Isaac without God was nothing, but God without Isaac was everything.

Abraham knew that to surrender his costliest offering to God was not to lose it but to receive it back in resurrection power and richness.

Such unshakable confidence in God must surely condemn our shameful reluctance to offer our all to God. How often we have

thought of surrender as something unpleasant and unrewarding, instead of the act by which we prove the perfect will of God and enter into the fullness of joy?

May God forgive us for our unresponsiveness and bring us to our Mount Moriah(s) where “it shall be seen” whether or not we do love God with all our heart, mind, and strength.

We would then find that the proof of our love will be rewarded with a new vision of God’s Substitute Ram – Jesus- giving his life in sacrifice.

And as we gaze upon that bleeding sacrifice of Calvary, we will be reminded afresh that the only reason why we can say “I love God,” is because He first loved us. ryanmitra221@ gmai.com

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