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commitment to quality workmanship in its construction services. Today, Interior #1#1 PLUMBING Richard Owen HEATING Plumbing and &&PLUMBING #1 HEATING IPH DIRECTOR COMPANY PLUMBING COMPANY & HEATING Heating Ltd. is a COMPANY READERS’ READERS’ CHOICE 2016 CHOICE 2016 significant employer READERS’ CHOICE 2016 in the Kamloops and undertakes mechanical installations throughout the province and into Alberta. The company is proud to have been named the best plumbing service company in Outstanding Outstanding residential is the area in service KTW’ s annual Readers’ Choice residential service is still a major focus Outstanding stillthe a major focusisis and company residential service Awards, an accolade earned through its legacy and the company resolute in its still a major focus is resolute in its commitment to is and the company ofresolute residential and landmark projects commitment to quality in its excellence quality workmanshipto its commitment workmanship its across the city,ininincluding: construction quality
constructionin its services. workmanship services. Today, Interior construction Richard Owen Today, Plumbing and Interior services. Richard Owen IPH DIRECTOR Plumbing and Heating Ltd. is a Today, Interior IPH DIRECTOR Richard Owen Heating Ltd. is a significant employer Plumbing and IPH DIRECTOR insignificant the Kamloops Heating Ltd.employer is a in the Kamloops and undertakes mechanical installations significant employer and mechanical installations throughout the province and into Alberta. in theundertakes Kamloops throughout themechanical province and The company is proud tointo haveAlberta. been and undertakes installations company is proud to have beenin named The the best plumbing service company throughout the province and into Alberta. named the best plumbing service company the area in KTW’s annual Readers’ Choice The company is proud to have been in the area KTW’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards, aninbest accolade earned through its legacy named the plumbing service company in Awards, an accolade earned through its legacy of residential excellence and landmark projects the area in KTW’s annual Readers’ Choice of residential excellence and landmark projects across the including: Awards, ancity, accolade earned through its legacy across the city, including: of•residential excellence and landmark plant; projects City of Kamloops water-treatment across the city, including: City of Kamloops ••Sandman Centre; water-treatment plant; ••City of Kamloops water-treatment plant; Sandman Centre; • Tournament Capital Centre; ••Sandman Centre; Tournament Capital Centre; • Multiple projects at Thompson ••Tournament CapitalatCentre; Rivers University. Multiple projects Thompson Rivers University. • Multiple projects at Thompson Rivers University.
• City of Kamloops water-treatment plant; • Sandman Centre;
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2017 marks the 41st Anniversary of City Furniture & Appliances Ltd.
Local owners Sid Kandola and family have built this company from the ground up to over 20 locations. Sid started his career with City Furniture as a delivery driver in 1981 and eventually moved into sales and management. In 1988 he opened his own store in Kamloops and recently expanded to 3 locations in Kamloops; the 53,000 sq. ft. City Furniture & Appliances in Aberdeen, City Mattress Gallery and City Furniture Warehouse. Giving back to the community that supports my family is extremely important. “I’d like to thank Kamloops for their patronage over the years” says Kandola, “ We do appreciate the loyalty of our customers” explaining that 80% of their clientele are returning customers. With this success, his team has developed strong buying power to bring you the lowest prices, style, quality and value.
Trending in 2017 Elevate Your Sleep Experience Todays Bedroom is more than just a place to Sleep. Whether you’re asleep or awake, a lifestyle motion base can help you experience the rejuvenating benefits of improved spinal support, pressure relief and breathing. At the touch of a button a lifestyle motion base by Beautyrest can quickly and easily adjust the head and foot of your mattress to find the ideal position for reading, watching TV, communicating and sleeping, no more stacking pillows! Many systems have unique features too, including LED lighting, apps for smart phones, massage features, and many other upgrades.Visit your City Mattress Gallery for a demo.
Dressed In Black The new black stainless has arrived at City Furniture & Appliances. Anyone who’s passionate about cooking never rests on their laurels. They push to create and innovate. That’s why we took everything cooks love about our stainless steel appliances and dressed them in black. KitchenAid’s Black Stainless line of major appliances is a softer, warmer alternative to traditional stainless steel appliances and is in line with leading design trends. The rich, matte metal of the black stainless is offset by chrome details and satintextured handles. A bold blend of professionally-inspired design and warmth for the home gives cooks the stunning new style that will change the look of kitchens forever.
Uniquely Crafted Furniture A mixture of natural woods, rich textured fabrics, polished metals, bronze accents, marble & stone create a warm and classic look for a timeless room this year. Add more colour and you have the right mix for 2017. People are going back to buying well made furniture as an investment. Reclaimed furniture is in high demand. The collections are made of 100% re-purposed wood planks, that are exceptionally built with thoughtful details. A Sundried Ash shade of weathered timber is the perfect warm neutral for any setting. Pair these items with rich textiles, worn leathers, sassy bedding and create a stunning 2017 look for your home from City Furniture.
4K Ultra High Definition With Samsung’s Quantum Dot TV technology, Samsung is providing the kind of immersive 4K viewing experiences that consumers are passionate about. Quantum Dot technology delivers colour purity and drives higher brightness, resulting in picture quality that’s so lifelike, you’ll finally be able to see subtle hues in bright sunlight to hidden details in the night. When compared to conventional 4K UHD TVs, Samsung Quantum Dot TVs are brighter, richer and more realistic; the focus is not just on pixels, but on colour, contrast and brightness, and mimicking realworld light in your living room. Come see a live demo inside City Furniture & Appliances!!
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Allen Douglas/KTW Three-month-old Ryker Kelly is among the newest Kamloops residents and a big part of the reason the city is growing at a good clip. Statistics Canada says the Tournament Capital has now surpassed the 90,000 population mark.
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hen readers of KTW’s Progress open the pages to this publication 10 years from now, they will be living in a city that has crested the century mark in population
— 100,000. Today, as this annual magazine hits the street, Kamloops has a population of 90,280, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. That number does not include residents of the Tk’emlups Indian Band or Sun Rivers, whose business and personal lives are forever intertwined with the City of Kamloops. When those residents are added to the mix, along with neighbours living in the Kamloops area, whether in Knutsford, Savona, Paul Lake or Sun Peaks, the numbers add up to a robust trading area with the Tournament Capital as the hub. With that growth comes challenges that require
long-term planning, the results of which can be seen across the city. Royal Inland Hospital has already added its $80-million clinical services building and parkade, with Victoria recently greenlighting the $417-million patient care tower, which will be the single-largest construction project in the city’s history. Its 11 operating rooms should help those on surgical waitlists. On the North Shore, three new medical clinics are opening. They are multi-disciplinary models, with doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners and others working in teams to treat patients. The goal is to use these clinics to help tackle the ongoing doctor shortage, which has plagued communities across the province. Downtown, the B.C. Lottery Corporation is in the midst of planning a new provincial headquarters, be it
on its current site on West Victoria Street or elsewhere in the city. There are also other moves afoot, including various businesses relocating within the city while opening up redevelopment possibilities. And, we should soon learn what the future has in store for the former Kamloops Daily News and Stuart Wood elementary properties, both owned by the city. In this year’s Progress, you can learn more about the business year that was and what is on the horizon as we talk to those from Venture Kamloops and Kamloops Airport to city hall and business associations. We hope you enjoy the magazine and get a better sense of the pulse of business in Kamloops. We welcome your feedback via email at editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com. COVER PHOTO BY LORIE COOK
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'Steady as she goes' at city hall Q
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KTW: How would you describe the year that has just passed? David Trawin: From my perspective, it was one of steady as she goes and looking ahead — both within the organization and external to the organization. Within the organization, we continued to stress identifying efficiencies and collaboration between departments. In the community, development was consistent with past years and the economy was neither that much up or down. When I mention looking ahead Ajax always is in the forefront of many peoples' minds, whether for or against both within and outside of the organization. The city is working on potential Stuart Wood uses, the Kamloops Daily News building issue is still being resolved, we need a solution for our biosoilds, the official community plan is well underway. KTW: What were the main hurdles you had to overcome in the past year? DT: There are many hurdles. The city does so many different things that each area has its own challenges. Municipal operations aren’t just pipes and pavement like they were 50 years ago. We have a lot of social, wellness, sustainability programs now in addition to building and maintaining infrastructure, providing parks and recreation facilities, fire and police protection and a myriad of other services to help guide growth and development. The scope of what a city does and what its residents expect continues to get broader and they continue to want to be more and more engaged. I am not complaining but it is challenging and demanding but, at
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the same time, very rewarding to provide what the people want. The major hurdle with that is trying to provide everything everybody wants but, at the same time, keeping taxes low to provide for these expanding services. KTW: What are you looking forward to for the rest of 2017? Any major projects or initiatives in the picture? DT: As mentioned, before I look forward to Stuart Wood being finalized and also a strategy in place for the use of the KDN site whether it be public, private or a combination. A decision on the Ajax site would also be welcome no matter what decision is made. Probably the biggest thing I am looking forward to is the improving collaboration between First Nations and the city. The last two communitiy-tocommunity forums have been some of the best in my opinion in terms of putting items on the table and developing strategies and working groups to come up with solutions. By working together we can improve things for residents on both sides of the river. A new finance leadership team within the city has picked up the great work the previous finance team commenced. The new team brings outside experience and ideas to city hall that I believe will help us to continue to become more efficient. It is not sexy stuff. Good governance is boring but an absolute neccessity. KTW: If you were granted one wish to help you and your organization, what would it be? DT: We have it pretty good in Kamloops. The community is stable, there are great outdoor and indoor activities that give it a great quality of life, you get great bang for your buck
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David Trawin sees Kamloops as being well-positioned moving forward. KTW file photo
in housing, et cetera. Internally within the organization, I have a great senior leadership team that all get along and are pulling in the same direction. We have a council that wants Kamloops to be the best it can be. To accomplish that, they work well together even though they don’t always agree on everything. In addition, they generally give staff clear direction and more importantly staff can council can work together which is a must if council’s strategic plan is to be implemented. Trust me, from speaking to many of my CAO colleagues this is not the case in many communities, to the
detriment of those communities. I also think the city has developed relationships with many groups ie the homebuilders, the chamber, TRU, the business improvement areas, and many other agencies. With open communication issues get dealt with in a respectful manner with all working to come up with a solution that is acceptable. Based on all this I guess my wish is that the collaboration continues and all parties see the benefit it produces. KTW: Finish this sentence: In 2017, Kamloops is . . . DT: In 2017, Kamloops is setting itself up for the future.
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City is a public partnership Last year represented 12 months of healthy living, growth and development in Kamloops. Public engagement continues to be a priority for the city and several projects this year were driven by the input of residents. Many residents participated in feedback opportunities during the acquisition of the Kamloops Resource Recovery Centre (former Owl Road dump) and planned improvements to Grasslands Boulevard and Todd Road. Feedback from the 2016 recreation facilities
training to help residents raise hens in a healthy and safe environment. The city continues to plan for the future as staff prepares the first draft of the updated Kamplan, Kamloops’ official community plan. Creating this draft has been an arduous process, involving great participation from community members who will once again have the opportunity to provide feedback when staff takes the first draft to the public this spring. Safety remains a key focus for Kamloops, which was highlighted with the opening
PETER MILOBAR, MAYOR
review resulted in the construction of the McDonald Park spray park and kickstarted the structural repair of the Westsyde Pool and Community Centre. Increasing residential demand encouraged the city to move forward with the urban hens initiative, supported with educational information and
of the North Shore Community Policing Office last May. The office works directly with community partners to focus on crime prevention and awareness to help make our community safer. While the construction year was down slightly in 2015, several road projects were completed to improve the city’s transportation network, including Notre Dame Drive, Pacific Way, Tranquille Road and Richmond Avenue. The upcoming year is staged to see continued growth and health in
Kamloops, with the objective on building our community while increasing efficiencies and managing costs. Planning for construction of a $417-million patientcare tower at Royal Inland Hospital will start this year, expanding capacity and treatment options for the Kamloops region. Construction of this major health facility expansion is expected in 2018. Kinder Morgan’s twinning of its Trans Mountain pipeline will also begin this year. Both of these projects will bring
significant economic benefit through new jobs and required goods and services. Private-sector development also looks strong, with major residential projects proposed in all parts of city. Other Kamloops projects in 2017 include the reopening of Westsyde Pool, the resurfacing of the indoor track at the Tournament Capital Centre Field House and improvements to various local roads. Peter Milobar is mayor of Kamloops.
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We use research every day without even thinking about it. When searching for a new daycare for a child, deciding
"We have people from our community who spend their
which brand of vitamins to purchase, or contemplating
lives in service to others, and researchers who work in
which car to drive, we use research and evidence to
service to knowledge making. We aim to bring that
make decisions in our day-to-day lives.
knowledge into service for the broadest possible good," said Ann McCarthy, Knowledge Mobilization
It should be no different when looking at our
Officer with TRU and United Way.
community's most pressing social issues like poverty, hunger, addiction, mental health and homelessness.
Completed research projects have already helped United Way and the community at large.
"Collecting and analyzing key data on our local economy, demographics, health and income and bringing together
A survey done on volunteers showed that participating
key stakeholders can lead to action and advocacy for
in a Day of CaringÂŽ increased commitment to the
those that don't have a voice in our community," says
community by 50% and also taught particpants new
Danalee Baker, Executive Director of United Way.
skills. United Way has committed to keeping this program because of these benefits
To this end, Thompson Rivers University and United Way have come together to jointly fund a unique
Another example of research done on payday loan
"Knowledge Mobilization" position.
users showed that financial literacy is not a factor but instead an absence of banking options for this niche
The long-term vision of this new role and enhanced
clientele. This is now a project for the community to
partnership is to increase and share community-
tackle.
based research. By making research accessible and approachable the hope is to influence planning and
To learn more about the benefits of community-based
decision making, ultimately making Kamloops more
research, visit www.unitedwaytnc.ca/knowledgeÂ
resilient and a better place to live.
mobilization.
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Kamloops sports facilities, including the Tournament Capital Centre, played host to more than 100 tournaments in 2016, featuring 28,000 participants. KTW file photo
Tourney Capital name rings true By Marty Hastings KTW STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com Kamloops is the Tournament Capital of Canada for a reason. In 2016, visitors and athletes competing in the River City contributed $11.2 million in direct spending to the city, according to Jeff Putnam, parks and civic facilities manager for the City of Kamloops. Among the highlights of last year’s sporting events in the city were the IIHF World Women’s Hockey Championship (WWHC), which brought the planet’s best female hockey players to town, and Hockey Day in Canada, which featured Hall of Famers, Stanley Cup champions and some of the country’s foremost media personalities, including Ron MacLean and Don Cherry. The WWHC organizing committee estimated more than 38,000 spectators took in eight days of hockey across two venues. Norm Daley, co-chair of the local organizing committee, said roughly 4,900 room nights were booked at hotels throughout the city. More than 1,200 people visited for
B.C. Hockey’s midget and bantam female provincial championships and the Western Shield senior A championship — which ran in conjunction with the worlds — and economic estimates suggest a significant boon to the city. Joey Beltrano, president of the accommodations association and general manager of the Double Tree by Hilton, echoed Daley’s numbers, estimating the city’s hotels were at between 80 and 90 per cent occupancy, roughly a 40 per cent year-over-year increase. Hotels and restaurants are packed for events like those, but business also booms during lower-profile tournaments such as the Kamloops Invitational Soccer Tournament, which drew 70 teams in 2016, and the Kamloops Minor Baseball Association-hosted provincial championships on McArthur Island. Teams flock to Kamloops for its facilities, such as the Tournament Capital Centre, Tournament Capital Ranch, Canada Games Aquatic Centre, Hillside Stadium, Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops Bike Ranch, Norbrock Stadium, Kamloops Skate Park and well-groomed fields on McArthur Island.
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Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were kept busy in 2016, including this call to a blaze on Windbreak Street in May. Calls for service in 2016 were up nearly 800 over the previous year. KTW file photo
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The Kamloops Blazers Sports Society Sports Legacy Fund is truly a legacy built on the fine tradition of the team and operates independently of the Blazers Hockey Club. The spor t community accumulated grant total of $2.8 million has been well invested and is a unique opportunity for local organizations to strengthen their capacities and, although remaining focused on fund raising, relieving some of the pressures of volunteer participation. The 2017 grants of $404,000 include funding for the Kamloops KidSport Chapter of $30,000 and PacificSport Interior BC for $80,000, which have been multi-year commitments as board initiatives, which are not part of the Sports Legacy Fund application process.
This year, 29 organizations were selected from the applicants to receive grants totaling $243,000. In addition, the 2017 funding allocation will also include a grant of $50,000 for the Kamloops Curling Club if they replace the ice plant as planned next summer. This complements the Canada 150 funding the club received in July 2016. It was an integral part of the Federal grant application. Capital projects continue to be popular applications, which are highlighted this year by projects of the Greater Kamloops BMX for a $21,813 contribution to the site lighting project, $15,000 to the Kamloops Tennis Centre interior lighting upgrades and the Wells Gray Outdoor Club’s $11,000 extension of its trails program. The Kamloopa Club grant of $20,160
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5,000.00 Snowboard Equipment and Apparel
Greater Kamloops BMX
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21,813.00 Contribution to Site Lighting Project
Kamloopa Club
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20,160.00 Building Maintenance
Kamloops Aquatic Club
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Kamloops Blazers Hockey Club
8,900.00 Electronic Timing Equipment 1,200.00 Academic Awards
Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club
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13,400.00 Recreation Program Boat, Motor and Kayak Equipm
Kamloops Cheerleading Society
7,880.00
7,880.00 Floor Upgrading, Mats and Training Equipment
Kamloops Collegiate Baseball Society
9,400.00
9,400.00 Uniforms and Bursaries
Kamloops Dragon Boat Club
5,514.00
5,514.00 Dragon Boat Covers
Kamloops Junior Football Association
24,418.00
Kamloops Minor Fastball Association
4,190.00
4,190.00 Pitching Machine
Kamloops Riverside Lawn Bowling Club
4,500.00
4,500.00 Greens Roller Contribution
Kamloops Sunrays Synchronized Swim Club
2,823.00
5,075.00 Communication System
1,487.00 Exercise Mats
Kamloops Tennis Centre
41,000.00
15,000.00 Contribution to Lighting Upgrade
Kamloops Track and Field Club
29,604.00
12,000.00 Photo Finish Timing Camera
7,375.00
Kamloops Venom Junior B Lacrosse Team
13,500.00
KMHA Coaches Conference
5,000.00
KidSport Kamloops Chapter
7,375.00 Electronic Timing Equipment 13,146.00 Uniforms and Helmets with Masks 5,000.00 Coaching Development 30,000.00
PacificSport Interior BC
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River City Racers Speed Skating Club
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is directed towards much needed maintenance upgrades to the Shumway Lake facilities. The 2017 allotment includes equipment purchases and coaching development. Three organizations, Kamloops Track and Field Club, Kamloops Triathlon Club and the Kamloops Aquatic Club will receive much needed t im in g e q uip m e nt. Sp e c ial Olympics 2017 BC Summer Games grant of $9,646 to purchase equipment for the Kamloops hosted games will remain a legacy within the community. The extent of the 2017 allocation list is outlined in the Annual Report. Sup p or t for TRU at h le t ic scholarships was maintained at $25,000, $15,000 of which will be matched by the university, resulting in a total contribution of $40,000.
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River City Squash Organization
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Special Olympics BC Summer Games
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Spirit Warriors Society
2,500.00
Thompson Blazers Major Midgets Hockey Team
11,400.00 Equipment to Prepare Ice Surfaces 1,600.00 Squash Racquets and Shoes 9,646.00 Equipment for 2017 BC Summer Games 2,500.00 Dragon Boat Paddles and PFDs
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5,000.00 Program Enhancement
Thompson Nicola Triathlon
1,800.00
1,800.00 Coaching Certification
Tournament City Derby Dolls
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TRU Sports Task Force
25,000.00
Under 17 Select Girls Soccer Team
2,000.00
Wells Gray Outdoor Club
11,000.00 Total
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3,371.00 Junior Jerseys and Equipment 25,000.00 Athletic Scholarships 1,250.00 Uniforms 11,000.00 Trail Improvement 354,232.00
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2016 ALLOCATION HIGHLIGHTS ADAPTIVE SPORTS AT SUN PEAKS Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks (ASSP) is a volunteer based nonprofit society. It acquired registered charitable status in 2013. Established in 2008, ASSP provides athletic and recreational programs to support the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of persons with disabilities. Volunteer recruitment and retention is a critical component to the success of the Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks programming. A key element for recruitment and retention of the volunteer instructor along with the high quality of instruction/guiding provided is the commitment to training ASSP offers all instruc tors. Training sessions begin in mid-
November and continue throughout the season into early April. A goal for the Board of Directors and the Training committee is to encourage all instructors to attain their Level 1 CSIA (Ski Instructors) or Level 1 CASI (Snowboard Instructors) certification. The funding allowed more than 7 ASSP instructors obtain their CSIA certification in 2016 (100% pass rate — full certification achieved). Retention of volunteer instructors and an increase in new instructors for 2016-2017 has directly impacted a significant increase (+26%) in the number of “local” students registered for the 2017 season. Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks received 2016 funding of $8,918 to support the training program. KIDSPORT KAMLOOPS CHAPTER KidSport Kamloops is a chapter of the national not-for-profit organization that provides financial assistance for sport registration fees and equipment to kids aged 18 and under. The local chapter is a dedicated volunteer committee, which solely relies on donations to assist local financially disadvantaged youth. The grant of $30,000 supports this work and the community is encouraged to also step and help out. During 2016, 225 kids participated in the program at a total commitment of $62,000. More information regarding the operation of the chapter as well as a source for donations is available at www.kidsport.ca/kamloops. BARRIERE RECREATION SOCIETY The 2016 grant of $4,210 was utilized to support the youth after school curling program, rocks and rings program, a coaching clinic and maintenance upgrades to
the building. The added curling equipment provided the Society the opportunity to expand their school program from 24 to 40. As noted by the group, “Sport programs in small communities as Barriere could not continue without the help and support of groups such as the Sports Legacy Fund.” KMHA COACHES CONFERENCE The $5,000 grant provides the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association the opportunity to host a first-class summer Coaches Conference with excellent guest presenters at a very affordable cost. During the hockey season, almost all of the guest presenters are busy with their hockey careers that prevent them from being able to attend a weekend event like this. The conference is able to access an arena and do on-ice sessions that are important for coaches to participate but also provides a different learning environment than the classroom setting for the entire weekend. The association feels it is very important for them to provide not only the coach development opportunity, but to do it with very knowledgeable and highly respected coaches in the game. The messages that coaches hear from the guests are very important in the overall development of young players.
Teamwork
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CONTACT US Sports Legacy Fund Administration PO Box 934, Station Main Kamloops, BC V2C 5N4 250-828-6896 rsmillie@shaw.ca Email Bob Smillie, Executive Director of Kamloops Blazers Sports Society
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Hot homebuilding year expected By Andrea Klassen KTW STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com Marvin Kwiatkowski is predicting another hot year for homebuilding in the city of Kamloops. Between projects already greenlit by city council now in the process of getting to construction and new applications coming in, Kwiatkowski said staff who oversee what’s being built will have plenty to keep them busy. “It’s really booming, it seems,” he said of residential construction, a trend also seen in the city in 2016, when the residential construction permits issued by the city were worth about five times the value of those given out for commercial projects. Kwiatkowski said Kamloops should expect to see more multi-family developments going up, in particular around Thompson Rivers University, where council has agreed to a major rental apartment complex by Cross Developments, and developer Tri City has proposed a mixed-use commercial and residential tower nearby. “Right now, we’re hitting it pretty hard with the residential but if you talk to the developers here there’s just such a demand,” Kwiatkowski said. “Everything they had on the market last year is just gone.” Kwiatkowski said the demand could be coming from multiple sources, including retirees moving to Kamloops and residents of the Lower Mainland opting out of an overheated housing market on the coast. In-house, planning staffers will wrap up a new official community plan this year, which will lay out broad land-use goals for the city. Kwiatkowski’s staff are also at work on a plan to create more industrial land in the city. The southwest industrial development funding strategy will look at the costs of delivering services to the Iron Mask area, for
City of Kamloops officials are expecting another rise in residential construction in 2017. KTW file photo
New Housing in 2016 108 Units (18%)
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the purpose of offering more light industrial property for development. As well, the city’s transportation plan will get its first update since 1999. “It’s looking at everything, not
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EXCITING TIMES FOR WOLFPACK ATHLETICS The Athletic program-like the City of Kamloops-continues to grow and evolve. The 2016-17 season saw increased attendance at soccer, volleyball and basketball matches. Competitively, two of the WolfPack teams made the Canada West post season. Chad Grimm and his women’s volleyball program finished sixth in league play but were knocked out in two games in the Canada West quarter finals at the hands of UBC. In the second match, the ‘Pack took the Thunderbirds to the full five sets. That defeat marked the conclusion of the careers of four members of the team including Iuliia Pakhomenko. Following up on her brilliant 2015-16 season where she was named player of the year in both Canada West and CIS (later to be renamed USport), and a finalist for the top university athlete of the year, Pakhomenko was named a USport All-Canadian and Canada West first all-star teams. The future of women’s volleyball is bright with two players: Mikayla Funk (South Surrey, BC) and Abby Spratt (Calgary, AB) named to the Canada West all-rookie team. The other TRU squad qualifying for the post season were Scott Clark and the men’s basketball team. The ‘Pack had to go to a ‘play in’ series where they upset the Brandon University Bobcats in three games. Playing on the road for the final three weeks of the season and post season took a toll on the youthful WolfPack. They bowed to the University of Calgary Dinos in the Canada West quarter finals. They were led all season by Volodymyr Iegorov. Iegorov was named a Canada West first team all-star as he completed his university eligibility. The future looks good for this team as well as a number of younger players including Michael Rouault (Kelowna, BC), Trent Monkman (Smithers, BC) and Madhu McConnell (Victoria, BC) showed promise. Another team showing improvement was men’s soccer under John Antulov. His extensive recruiting efforts paid off as the team improved on its regular season standing. Led by USport Academic All-Canadian and Canada West first team all-star Ryan Glanville, the WolfPack look to be a solid threat in the 2017-18 season: one where they will host the CIS Nationals in November. Brad Dalke’s swim team continues to grow. This season-captain Jagdeesh Uppal garnered two major awards. They were the Canada West and USport Male Swimming Community Service Award. Uppal’s work in the pool but more specifically in the classroom and in the community were unparalleled among any athlete: at Thompson Rivers and specifically in USport as a whole this year. Women’s basketball, women’s soccer, men’s volleyball and baseball were all rebuilding this past season. All showed signs of promise and the program (along with the community) are expecting big things from them in the future. Another positive was the growth of Carmin Mazzotta and the WolfPack cross country team. He is building a team which hopes to show well at the 2017 USport Nationals, to be held in Victoria. It must be noted that this past year saw the WolfPack launch a major social media blitz which included full packaged highlights of basketball, volleyball and soccer which garnered praise nationwide.
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The amount of money invested in B.C.'s mining industry jumped by more than 13 per cent in 2016. Increased investment could mean good news for mining workers in the Kamloops area, like these New Afton employees. KTW file photo
Mining investment climbs higher Kamloops continues its status as a regional mining hub with a history of mining that goes back more than a century. B.C.'s Ministry of Energy and Mines notes the region's "diverse geology, natural endowment, infrastructure (road, rail, power), and skilled workers" all contribute to attributes of the South Central region, which incorporates the Thompson, Okanagan and Cariboo. The area is home to five metals mines, including Highland Valley Copper and New Afton close to Kamloops. In 2016, companies spent $34.5 million on 18 exploration projects. That is up substantially over 2015 and a sign that a decline in exploration activity may be over.
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Kamloops wineries on the rise By Tim Petruk KTW STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com The winemaking business in Kamloops is getting better with age. After triple-digit growth in 2015, sales of local wineries shot up nearly 80 per cent last year, according to Trish Morelli, executive director of the Kamloops Wineries association. “Last year was a really good year for the wine business in general in B.C. and an extremely successful year for the Kamloops wineries,” she said. “The first year we were 300 per cent plus increased, but you’re coming off little base. Last year, we knew we wouldn’t be as strong, but 78 per cent is still huge.” Morelli said she hopes to see the growth continue this year. “Hopefully, it’s more of the same,” she said. “The wineries continue to grow their own businesses exponentially. At Monte Creek Ranch, we’ve seen significant new planting and they’ve also invested heavily into their infrastructure.” According to Morelli, Kamloops is on the path to becoming a wine destination not unlike the Okanagan. “Really, it’s not every day that a wine region pops up in a new area,” she said. “We totally anticipate continued growth and we’re really partnering with Tourism Kamloops. We feel like Kamloops is just on the verge of this cultural explosion.” To this point, visitors are mainly coming from Alberta and elsewhere in B.C., though some have visited from abroad. Morelli said her association is focused on the Lower Mainland and Western Canadian markets. Wine is good for business, too, with Morelli estimating about 60 winery jobs for Kamloops residents. In B.C., wineries are a $2.8-billion business and employs 10,000 people. Morelli said Kamloops is, for now, hoping to capture one per cent of that market.
Trish Morelli sees Kamloops-area wineries as an eventual destination for tourists, not unlike golf in the region. Dave Eagles/KTW
“It’s a good new business and a sustainable business for Kamloops,” she said. “We have so many opportunities to grow it here.” According to Morelli, Kamloops wineries have global warming to thank — at least in part. For a long time, Kamloops wasn't thought to have the climate for wine grapes. "We actually didn't really have the weather for it before," Morelli said. "It was way more risky a prospect. But global warming has been our friend. Our mean temperature has risen. "But, secondly, it's just a matter of trying it out. Now that we've proven we can grow award-winning grapes, the seeds are in the ground."
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‘Sky is the limit’ for TRU’s growth By Dale Bass KTW STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com Perhaps it’s apt for a man who “always assumes the sky is the limit” to see the growth of Thompson Rivers University akin to a rocket ship. TRU president Alan Shaver said he likens the original college status of the institution to the takeoff, heading those first few miles into the sky. “As it rockets forward and goes through the next phase, that’s the university college” TRU became after it shed its Cariboo College name and focus. Gathering faculty and attracting students provided the boost to take it through the acceleration, forward into university status. More than a decade later, “we’re doing exactly what we’re supposed to do,” Shaver said. Last year, that meant seeing student enrolment grow to almost 27,000, split about in half between on-campus and its open-learning division. Twenty-one post-graduate business students won the MBA games. "That was really cool. We like that,” Shaver said, noting the TRU students bested bigger institutions like UBC, SFU and the University of Victoria. He pointed to the law students and their professors who have created a legal clinic based on the North Shore in the Centre for Seniors Information Activity Centre in the Brocklehurst Shopping Centre, delivering on a promise made when the law school was created. Shaver singled out welding student Andrew Christensen and heavy-equipment mechanic student Jan Vogler for their skills that were recognized at the provincial level — both won gold in the Skills Canada competition — and then later at the national level, with Christensen taking gold and Vogler
silver. Christensen moves on to the international level of the annual skills competition. He also mentioned aboriginal business students Rochelle DeLaRonde, Ryan Oliverius, Christen Pretty, Ed Blakeborough and Sarah Melnyk, who won Ch’nook scholarships — which come with paid internships, mentoring and other supports — an accomplishment no other B.C. university equalled in that program last year. Program-wise, Shaver noted the master's degree in nursing was approved and should begin classes soon. TRU also saw its masters and masters of science in environmental economics and management approved by the provincial government, programming that brings together the science and business sides of environmental studies. More recently a bachelor of education in science, technology and math was approved, something Shavers said will benefit in particular secondary teachers who want to improve their teaching from those two discipline perspectives. “Being a scientist, I find that cool,” Shaver said of the new postsecondary studies. He’s hopeful the university will hear a favourable reply this year to its request to create an engineering degree program — and maybe even a yes to its pitch for government money to add to pledged donations to build a nursing and population-health building. There’s also optimism shovels will dig into the ground on the north side of campus by the Old Main Building to start what is envisioned as a billion-dollar university village called The Reach. Shaver said the people who run the community trust dealing with the project are in discussions with potential developers. He’s also delighted with the university’s sustainability program,
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TRU president Alan Shaver is bullish on the post-secondary institution, noting the university’s recent growth in academic offerings. KTW file photo
which has seen anywhere from 40 to 60 per cent of waste now diverted from landfills. “That’s astounding,” Shaver said of the work staff, faculty and students are doing in that area. “And we’re not done yet.” There are some preliminary talks about moving the production of heat in buildings to a system that would use biomass, although Shaver emphasized this idea is still pretty
much in that place now, something they’re thinking about on campus. As the university grows, Kamloops grows, Shaver said, and it’s a relationship he views as interdependent. TRU would not have been able to follow its trajectory if the city had not moved in the same way of growth, expansion, sustainability and service. “It’s been a fantastic trajectory,” he said.
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create a new category of traveller Thompson-Nicola region. for Kamloops Airport – those Kamloops Airport’s operations coming (or going) to visit friends generate the equivalent of 610 and relatives. While a full 73 full-time jobs at the airport, from per cent of visits to Kamloops gate schedulers and aircraft in 2006 were for business, that mechanics to food and beverage trend has reversed, with 60 servers working inside the Ten years ago, passengers could choose from five A lot can happen in a decade, especially in a sector asjobs per cent of today’s passengers terminal. Together, these complex, competitive and interesting as almost the aviation travelling for pleasure. account for $28 million in daily flights to Vancouver and two to Calgary. Today, industry. In 2006 the Kamloops Airport Authority While Kamloops Airport has household income for Kamloops travellers have their pick of seven daily frequencies to YVR and four to YYC. But an increase in daily flights Society began an than ambitious program expand airport been operating for more residents.toAn additional 200only tells part of the capacity story. In 2006, most route facilities with the plan to attract more air services for the 75 years, the past decade has plus jobs in the tourism sector operated with Dash 8-100 aircraft, with capacity for 37 community. It was a bold decision, but one that helped seen thebuild airport evolve into a arevery supported by Kamloops the affordable passengers. Today, Q400 and Dash 8-300 planes are m air service and create the different powerful hub for community, connectivity offered by the frequently used, offering greater seat capacity of 78 an Airport weitsknow today. handling more flights, Airport, connecting airport, including local Airport hotel staff,50, respectively. Kamloops in partnership with Vantage Another trend observed in the decade since 2006 is Group,number has worked yearspros to market an increasing of over the golf and skithese instructors. the growing affordability of air travel. Consider that a o facilities to air carriers. An analysis of data collected by passengers and creating jobs for As more visitors flock to way fare from Kamloops to Vancouver was approximate Airport from 2006B.C.’s to 2016 tells a positive the localKamloops community. spectacular Interior, story of those efforts – one of continued growth, In fact, an economic impact Kamloops Airport is poised to $160 in 2006, compared to roughly $145 in 2016. It is rare product or service that costs less today than it did connectivity and affordability for travellers served by study conducted in 2014 become an even more important years ago. That downward trend in airfare actually help this regional hub airport. revealed just how powerful the hub driving our region’s airport’s impact is on the local economic engine in the decades economy of the to come. MEET THE TRAVEL EXPERTS Rose Tomlinson 35 years
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Kamloops residents are increasingly opting to leave their cars parked at home and fly. Indeed, more than half of Kamloops Airport customers surveyed in the recent 2016 passenger intercepts survey said they had friends or family drive them to the airport. Beyond these sought-after southern hotspots, a globe of travel opportunities awaits travellers. With one ticket and one stop in either Vancouver or Calgary, a passenger from Kamloops Airport can reach one of 83 national and international destinations. From Denver and Dublin to Osaka and Auckland, Kamloops Airport helps travellers get there from here. These connections also help put Kamloops on the map for inbound passengers, which supports economic growth and jobs here at home. Committed to bringing you the
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109,969
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KTW: How would you describe the year that has just passed? Fred Legace: 2016 was year of dealing with the fallout of the drop in the Alberta economy. We did anticipate a drop in travellers for 2016 over 2015, but that did not happen to the degree we thought. The bright spot was a very good start with skiers arriving in droves driven by the low Canadian dollar. Overall, it was a good year. KTW: What were the main hurdles you had to overcome in the past year? FL: As above, it was the drop in the Alberta economy. The number of people who live in Kamloops and worked in Alberta was quite high and a large number of them relied on air service to get back and forth. The work that Tourism Kamloops does to promote Kamloops has seen the drop in the worker demographic lessened with tourism driving the need for air service more than ever. KTW: What are you looking forward to for the rest of 2017? FL: There are signs that the Alberta economy is picking up and major projects
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Real estate market keeps sizzling By Jessica Wallace KTW STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com Last year’s local real estate market was hot and it’s not expected to cool off anytime soon. “I think it’s just going to be a really good year,” said Cyndi Crossley, president of the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association. Year-end stats provided by the association revealed 3,163 units changing hands — an increase of 23 per cent in 2016 over 2015. December was particularly noteworthy, up 22 per cent from the year prior with 144 homes sold. “Last year, we had a really, really good year,” Crossley said. In 2016, real estate boomed throughout the province, particularly in Vancouver. The provincial government intervened to cool the market — first by taxing foreign homebuyers and then with incentives for first-timehomebuyers. Those decisions led to markets heating up in Victoria and the Okanagan. “Compared to Vancouver, that goes from one extreme to another, Kamloops is much more stable,” Crossley said. In 2017, Kamloops real estate inventory continues to be low. The B.C. Real Estate Association says inventory peaked in 2013. “We’ve been in a decline ever since,” Crossley said. That’s good news for those selling their homes, particularly in the $280,000 to $480,000 range, which move the quickest. As for buyers? “Because of the limited inventory we’ve got, the buyers have to make decisions a little faster,” Crossley said, noting pre-qualifying for financing can help move things along. Overall, Crossley said a strong provincial economy is encouraging. “I think it’s just going to be a really good year,” she said. “Our economy is
Kamloops and District Real Estate Association president Cyndi Crossley is anticipating a busy 2017. KTW file photo
KAMLOOPS REAL ESTATE by the numbers The value of residential real-estate sales in Kamloops last year eclipsed the $1 billion mark
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KTW: Any major projects or initiatives in the works? JA: We continue to move forward with our labour attraction initiative as we build on what we learned from our labour study in 2015. Our goal is to produce useful tools for local businesses to use in the recruitment of talent. We’ve also launched a program designed to attract residential development to the downtown core and the North Shore. This initiative supports the direction of the revised Kamplan and presents significant opportunity in the construction sector. KTW: If you were granted one wish to help you and your organization, what would it be? JA: My biggest wish would be for more accurate and timely business and employment data on a community level. We are currently left to draw assumptions on the trends in Kamloops from regional data that is greatly skewed by other communities in the region. KTW: Finish this sentence: In 2017, Kamloops is . . . JA: Poised to move into a period of exceptional activity in terms of new projects in the region.
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KTW: How would you describe the year that has just passed? Jim Anderson: 2016 was another year in which Kamloops lived up to economic forecasters' predictions of steady but unspectacular growth. While the year was dotted with some disappointing news in terms of business closures, the number of businesses open in Kamloops continues to grow — as does the population and the number of people working in the region. KTW: What were the main hurdles you had to overcome in the past year? JA: We had no specific hurdles in 2016. As in each year, we faced challenges as we present Kamloops as a viable location for investment, but those vary depending on what we’ve been presented with. KTW: What are you looking forward to for the rest of 2017? JA: With the announcements in late 2016 of funding and approvals major infrastructure and private-sector projects in the region, 2017 figures to be a busy year as we receive further information about the impacts of these projects on the city and region.
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Help celebrate Canada’s 150th In early February, Statistics Canada released new census data showing Kamloops grew faster than the national average over the last five years. While many cities were reporting their population growth had stalled or was stagnant, this wasn’t the case here. Our region continued to counter the provincewide trends for real estate with an increase in sales of five per cent compared to January 2016. Further, it was recently reported business licences in Kamloops are at a 10-year high, with more than a third issued to home-based businesses. Kamloops will benefit from the recent approval
CATHY MCLEOD, MP
of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. Since the conclusion of negotiations back in August 2014, all 28 European Union member states have approved the final text of a freetrade deal that will send approximately $12 billion annually to Canada. With CETA, Canada
In need of a doctor? DR. JONES has been providing Naturopathic Medicine to Kamloops and area for 17 years. He has travelled extensively throughout Europe, United States and Canada learning many specific treatments and Dr Steven Jones, ND practice modalities. Dr. Jones has numerous board certifications and diplomas including Pharmacy, Aesthetic Medicine, Oxidative Therapies, Prolotherapy, Chelation therapy, ACLS, LDA therapy and Acupuncture. Dr. Jones’ health care philosophy emphasizes empowering individuals to learn, actively participate in, and advocate for their own unique health and wellbeing in an environment that fosters education, partnership and customized care.
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half-a-billion customers in Europe who have an appetite for beef. Canada has the climate, abundance of fresh water and worldclass production standards that yields the type of product they are looking for. We have a huge opportunity coming our way with a consumer who is hungry for the quality beef we can supply.” I recommend Kamloops small business owners looking to pursue opportunities in foreign markets contact the Trade Commissioner Service. It has a regional office in Vancouver and is an invaluable resource for directing you to products and services that will
help you reach European markets. The service also has officers in 161 cities worldwide who can help by assessing your market potential by identifying key foreign contacts and relevant advice and intelligence. As we look to the year ahead and celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, Kamloops has been honoured as one of Canada’s best value cities in 2017 by Trivago, making it a sought-after destination to visit. In this spirit, I have decided to share with the rest of Canada the distinctive aspects KamloopsThompson- Cariboo has to offer.
My goal is to highlight 50 people, 50 places and 50 events, giving people the #MPMcLeod150 experience. From paddling the Thompson River to celebrating the 150th Clinton Annual Ball, I’ll shine a light on our unique riding. I invite anyone with a suggestion on who, where or what I should feature to email or contact my office and I’ll consider adding it to our plan. I encourage all Kamloopsians to join me in commemorating Canada’s sesquicentennial. Cathy McLeod is Conservative MP for Kamloops Thompson- Cariboo.
Naturopathic Doctors are trained as primary care physicians and can perform physical exams, order diagnostic laboratory testing and prescribe medications. Most extended health benefits cover Naturopathic Care. DR. LEVINS is very passionate about Women’s health with a clinical focus on hormone balancing, fertility and gynecology. She holds certifications in intravenous therapy, chelation therapy, Low Dose Allergen Therapy, Dr Tracy Levins, ND Prolotherapy; is board certified in Acupuncture and has her prescriptive authority. She strongly believes in patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, and the integration of conventional medicine with natural forms of therapy. Her goal is to help you feel vibrant, strong, energetic and ultimately reach your optimal health potential.
• Prescriptive medication • Hydrogen Peroxide authority • Prolotherapy • Chealation therapy • Platelet Rich Plasma • Ozone therapy Therapy
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will be the only G8 country and one of the only developed countries in the world to have preferential access to the world’s two largest markets, the EU and the United States. This will give us access to more than 500 million of the world’s most affluent consumers and an $18-trillion market. Sectors that will benefit from the elimination of tariffs include agriculture, forestry and value-added wood products, metal and mineral products and technology, just to name a few. According to Kevin Boon, general manager of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, “There are
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DR. GAUCHER is excited to be joining Kamloops Naturopathic clinic. She utilizes evidence informed medicine along side traditional therapies to focus on both acute and chronic disease. She has a clinical Dr Marissa Gaucher, ND focus on treating autoimmune disease, chronic pain, digestive and hormonal imbalances. With an emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion, Dr. Gaucher uses a patient centered approach to health care, creating individualized treatment plans based on in-depth testing and the most current research. Dr. Gaucher holds certifications in intravenous vitamin therapy, acupuncture, and prescription medication authority.
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DR. FALK has a patient-centered general practice with a special focus treating chronic disease; including lyme disease, digestive conditions (IBS-SIBO), heavy metal toxicity, hormone problems, pain management, Dr Kaleb Falk, BSc, ND thyroid disorders and weight loss. Dr. Kaleb has additional training in bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, heavy metal chelation, Intravenous vitamin therapies, Prolotherapy/PRP and holds prescription medication authority and acupuncture.
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Orchards Walk: Kamloops’ Premier Address
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Now Open - The Residence at Orchards Walk An invitation from Ian West, Vice President The Residence at Orchards Walk is designed for people who still have a lot of living to do; people who, while spending some time reminiscing, also have the vitality to embark upon new adventures to create even more memories.
“Are you one of those people?”
The Residence is a unique style of living, a brand new option, for those who make a conscious choice of ‘how they want to live and where they want to live’; those who believe fearlessly that the answers to these questions should also reflect ‘how they do live!’ The freedom and flexibility that living at The Residence offers comes exactly at the right time in life and in the right way!
Where and what is The Residence?
NOW OPEN – We are located in the heart of Kamloops’ newest premier residential community, Orchards Walk, in the neighborhood of Valleyview, overlooking the Thompson River. The Residence at Orchards Walk is a new, upscale modern building offering one and two bedroom condo style suites with full-size kitchens, in-suite laundry and custom finishes. A few studio suites are also available. At the heart of The Residence is an elegant restaurant with wine bar & bistro open to those who call it home and later this year will be open to the public. The Residence also features a variety of in-house
and adjacent amenities such as a hair salon, fitness center, a theater and hobby workshop. On the top floor there is an exclusive Members’ Club Lounge with spectacular mountain views. People who call The Residence ‘home’ are neither residents nor tenants. They are Members with member services and privileges. Your monthly membership lease includes suite rental, utilities, weekly housekeeping, concierge service and daily dining in the Orchards Restaurant. As well, being a member includes access to all of the building amenities and services. The idea and concept is unique and a real alternative to the existing ‘programmed living’ offered by many of the Kamloops inclusive retirement homes. “At The Residence, you are not giving up anything; in fact what you gain is freedom. A place to create, celebrate and move forward with life on your on terms!” If you are looking to ‘Downsize UP to extraordinary active living’ I invite you to stop by today or call The Residence General Manager, Dána Levere, at 778-3629525 to book your private tour.
- Ian West, Vice President
3300 Valleyview Drive, Kamloops | 778.362.9525 gm@theresidencekamloops.com | www.theresidencekamloops.com
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Much done and much more to do For the past four years, it has been my privilege to represent the hard-working women and men of Kamloops and the Thompson valleys. Together, we have accomplished a lot. I want to keep the momentum going and continue to make progress on what matters most — putting British Columbians first. It’s a great time to be a British Columbian. This province is home to Canada’s strongest growth and No. 1 economy. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and more
TODD STONE, MLA
jobs are being created in B.C. than in any other province. Whether in forestry, mining, tourism or the tech sector, every one of those new jobs represents a paycheque that is helping to provide for a family, giving them an opportunity to achieve the life they want and look after the people they love.
This is why I go to work every day, to be part of a team focused on doing everything we can to create jobs and opportunity for British Columbians — a lasting legacy for our children, like your kids and my three daughters. It starts with having vision, fighting for British Columbians and building a strong fiscal foundation through balancing budgets, keeping taxes low and getting government out of your way. That said, I didn’t get into politics to talk about balanced budgets and triple A credit ratings. Rather, I believe
the strong economic foundation is critical because of what it enables you to do. And that is to invest in people, to invest in the services people need, to be there for families and our loved ones. It means continuing to invest record levels in health care, education and the supports needed by the most vulnerable in our communities. It means being able to continue to invest in Kamloops in a big way. Speaking of which, it’s been a busy four years and I’m proud to have advocated for and delivered for the
people of Kamloops and surrounding region. Examples include the clinical-services building and soon-tobe-built patient care tower at Royal Inland Hospital and the new Industrial Training and Technology Centre, the latest investment coming to Thompson Rivers University. Other examples include four-laning more than 16 kilometres of TransCanada Highway east of Kamloops — including at Hoffman’s Bluff — and delivering more funding for increased transit service hours (including improved HandyDART service)
and 44 new, cleanerburning compressed natural-gas buses. Nothing makes me more proud than to have served the people of Kamloops, Chase and the surrounding area since 2013. However, there is more to do, more to fight for, more community-building to accomplish. And we will make this progress by continuing to work together. Todd Stone is MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson and the province’s transportation minister.
Highland Valley Copper We are focused on building strong relationships with communities, ensuring the health and safety of our people, and operating sustainably. In order to ensure that our communities are being heard, we have a feedback process in place and can be reached through the following: Email: hvc.feedback@teck.com Phone: 1-855-523-3429 Mail: PO Box 1500, Logan Lake, BC, V0K 1W0
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Serving you has been an honour It is with mixed emotions that I pen what is likely to be my last column for KTW’s Progress edition. After 15 years of elected service, it is timely to look back at changes in Kamloops and the Thompson valleys. I believe we are a much more diverse community from a social and economic standpoint. While we have faced some challenges, the trajectory has been positive. Thompson Rivers University continues to grow and add opportunities for a multitude of educational pathways. It has also provided us with a window to the world with an impressive international program that is envied across the country.
TERRY LAKE, MLA A strong team of local, regional and provincial representatives worked together to deliver foundational improvements to Royal Inland Hospital that will improve health services for many decades into the future. The clinical services building houses important outpatient services and is home to the teaching space for the UBC Medical School’s Family Practice
Residency Program. The recently announced patient-care tower will be the single-largest construction project in the city’s history, employing 2,000-plus people and result in a state-of-the-art hospital that is second to none. I know access to health care is an important issue for our community and I believe the RIH improvements, combined with an innovative approach to accessing primary health care, as illustrated in the two North Shore clinics, will help to attract and retain physicians, nurse practitioners and other health-care professionals. Our city has been and continues to be the hub of
the Thompson-Nicola and we should remind ourselves that supporting the economic sustainability of communities like Merritt, Chase, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Barriere, Clearwater and Sun Peaks makes us all stronger. Forestry, mining and tourism are key sectors that support our region and policies that maximize these opportunities are good for all of us, provided they are carried out in a way that respects the natural environment. With the fifth balanced budget, we are able to pass on dividends to residents, including a large reduction in MSP premiums and increased investments in health, education and other
social programs. We continue to lead the nation in economic performance, which, combined with fiscal prudence, makes us the only province to have a triple A credit rating. In real terms, this means that ,compared to a province like Ontario, we save more than $2 billion per year on debt-servicing costs — money that can be used to reduce costs to taxpayers and increase important government programs. For anyone interested in public policy and making informed decisions, the presence of a strong and well-informed media is critical. In Kamloops, we have been very well served.
In today’s environment of “instant” news, it is more important than ever to have trusted sources that can be relied upon to inform citizens. My thanks to all of my friends and critics in our local media who have held me and my actions to account. I haven’t always agreed with you, but I really do appreciate your work. On a final note, I want to thank the people of Kamloops and the North Thompson for allowing me to represent them at the local and provincial level. It has been an honour and a privilege. Terry Lake is MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson and the province’s health minister.
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KAMLOOPS ABORIGINAL Dedicated towards empowering Aboriginal
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
SERVING KAMLOOPS SINCE 1972 To provide and promote culturally based, inclusive programs, supports and activities to enhance holistic well-being and pride in Urban Aboriginal Peoples.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT RESOURCEFUL BEINGS PROGRAM HEALTHY BEGINNINGS
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KAMLOOPS ABORIGINAL FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY
ROOTS PROGRAM FAMILY PRESERVATION AND YOUTH SERVICES
The ECD team consists of a Family Support Worker, a Cultural Family Support Worker a Nutritionist and an Outreach Support worker. They provide in-home and in-office support to Aboriginal And Non Aboriginal families whose children are aged 0-6 years old. Outcomes for this program: parents will have increased knowledge of supporting healthy growth and development of their Infants and children. The health of babies prenatally and postnatal will be learned through proper nutrition, parent child attachment and healthy lifestyle choices. This program encourages families to meet new friends and expand their circles of support. Services provided: are individual counseling, family support, culturally appropriate activities such as drumming, singing and story- telling to children and families. Nutritional counseling, Advocacy, attachment coaching. Special events days, community kitchens and child safety information. Under the Eagles Wing is a parent child drop in group that meets every Monday Morning from 10:30 to 12:30. Past groups have participated in events and outings such as: Easter party, Halloween party, Christmas party with Santa, Aboriginal Day, tours to the Kamloops Wildlife Park, Thistle farms. For further information please call 376-1617
ALCOHOL & DRUG PROGRAM EDUCATION & CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT YOUTH PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AT RISK
The Healthy Beginnings support worker will work directly with Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal families whose children are 0-6 year’s old living in conditions of risk, and to have improved Health and social development. Healthy child development is addressed on an individual and group basis. Social support networks are addressed primary through the groups facilitated by the family support worker. Services provided are: Prenataltopics include: prenatal nutrition/healthy lifestyle, stages of labor, comfort measures, doula services, baby care and breast Feeding support, aftercare for Mom, Dad and family. Infant Massage is a 5 week program that teaches parents how to massage your baby, benefits: relax and soothe, help baby sleep better, help baby develop, bonding with baby, and improved communication. Preregistration is required for this group. Parent and Tot Playgroup; is a weekly drop in group for parents and children birth to age 6 years. Group Expectations: Arts and Crafts, parenting meeting other parents, playtime, songs, snacks and field trips. Parent Child Mother Goose Program for children 0-4 years old: Is an hour of rhymes, songs and stories, learn ways to encourage language and social development, and meeting other parents. For more information call 250 376 1617
FAMILY PRESERVATION AND YOUTH SERVICES
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This Team consists of a Team Leader/Family Support Worker, Family Preservation Worker, Youth Worker and Outreach Support Worker, they have remained consistent in meeting the specific needs of Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal children, youth and their families. This team provides support services to Child Protection: We will participate to the fullest with Ministry for Children and Family Development and Secwepemc Child and Family Service in Child Protection Investigations: Guardianship: Assist MCFD and SCFS in the Plan of Care for the Family. Primary focus is to provide family support services. Youth Services: Develop and maintain supportive relationships with Youth at Risk. Provide youth with information on educational, social and recreational opportunities. This team provides a holistic approach and culturally appropriate services to children, youth and their families that are in need of support. This team helps parents meet the Ministries expectations by working through the issues that may
Thank you to RBC for the School Back Pack Initiative. Over 240 children benefited from your generosity. Not only were back packs provided, they were also filled with school supplies that are not normally affordable for these individuals.
inhibit the return of the children to the family. We are involved in the case management of families by attending ministry meetings, Case conferences, risk assessments, child safety plans and family court. Some of the services offered are: Individual Counseling, Family Counseling, Family Court Advocacy, Parenting workshops, Crisis Intervention, In-home and Office Visits. Parenting program is a 7 week program that is free, confidential and encourages participation and social interaction in a positive, safe, nonjudgemental environment. Some of the course Topics is based on traditional parenting, communication, appropriate discipline, sibling rivalry, and much more. Pre-registration is required for this program. We except Referrals from all community agencies, all community organizations, school districts, RIH, Lawyers, Bands, MCFD, SCFS For more information, call 250 376-1617
YOUTH SERVICES FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM
The Youth Worker will develop and maintain supportive working relationships with Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Youth at risk. Youth will be provided with information that will assist them to access educational, employment, social and recreational opportunities. Services may include but not limited to resume writing, community recreational activitiesYouth gatherings, cultural arts and crafts. Information Workshops are provided and topics addressed are: Drive Wise Free Learners Preparation workshop, Regalia making, drum making, Housing and budgeting workshop, Life skills workshops, and much more. For more information call 250 376-1617
OUTREACH SUPPORT WORKER
The Outreach support worker is part of the Family Preservation and ECD teams and is unique and is geared towards increasing healthy birth outcomes, enhancing parenting skills and supporting child development. By working with the family, community in a holistic approach we are able to help build strong and healthy families. By providing in-home support, the worker is able to offer counseling that teaches parents appropriate parenting skills, and behavior management. Referrals from MCFD, SCFS Maternity Clinic at RIH, Public Health and community doctors are our first priority. For further info call 250 376-1617
A CHILD’S ROOTS ARE FOREVER PROGRAM
The Roots Practioner will work directly with Aboriginal children and youth who are in care with the Ministry for Children and Family Development and Secwepemc Child & Family Service. This project is a Ministry initiative that focuses on reducing the number of Aboriginal children in care. The program is also there to ensure that each child in the Ministries care, are provided with a strong foundation based on their cultural, spiritual, mental and emotional traditional teachings, while also supporting and encouraging the connection for Aboriginal children with their family, extended family and Aboriginal community. Through collaboration with social workers from MCFD and SCFS and Aboriginal community members, the Roots practitioner will develop a culturally specific plan of care for each child that preserves and promotes the child’s identity. Each child with the ministry that is in the Roots program will have their background identified by way of family history genogram. Every child with the ministry will also receive a cultural package. These packages include specific band profile information, such as geographical land usages, traditional foods, languages, pictures, stories and dances. For more information, call 250 376-1617
We are a non- partisan, status blind organization, all who come through our doors seeking services are welcome.
2355 PARKCREST AVENUE, KAMLOOPS • 250.376.1617
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FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY people to achieve their fullest potential. AFTERSCHOOL DRUMMING GROUP This is an afterschool drum group for children 6-12 years old. They learn how to play a drum and sing traditional aboriginal songs. The drum group meets once per week afterschool From 3:00 to 4:15 every Wednesday. Each child that attends on a regular basis and is an active participant in the group is awarded with making their very own drum. Pre-registration is required for this group. For more information call 250 376-1616
THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAM The Drug and Alcohol Program provides one-to-one counseling for individuals who are seeking support and information for recovery from an alcohol or drug addiction. Services from the alcohol and drug counselor include counseling, referral to treatment centers, in-house referrals, information and support, prevention workshops, wellbriety.. This program has assisted men, women, youth, and elders in their journey to sobriety. For more information call 250 376-1296
RESOURCEFUL BEINGS GROUP The Resourceful Beings team consists of 2 Life Skills Workers and a cook to support them in feeding clients. One Life Skills worker is funded by United Way and the other Life skills worker and cook are funded by the HPS Homeless program. On a daily basis they present a wide variety of Lifeskills workshops to the clients who are also fed breakfast and lunch daily. They have also built drums with the clients, played budgeting games, they have also gone to the Food bank with clients to assist the food bank with some of their work, this allows the clients to give back to the community.
CONNECTIONS PROGRAM The Connections Program is a partnership program with the Federal Government of Canada under the National Homelessness Initiative. Cost Free workshops are offered and the program also performs advocacy work in the community and assists those who need help with forms and procedures for I.D’s. We also offer First Aid Level 1, Food Safe & WHIMIS to assist adults to enter the work force. The program also offers a Toast day every Monday & Tuesday
STATISTICS FOR APRIL 2016 TO JANUARY 2017 8 MONTHS Family Preservation ECD CAPC Roots Toolbox Family Resources Total Family Services
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10:00 am to 11:00 am, a Brown Bag lunch/Workshop every Wed from 10:00am – 11:00 and a Snack Day every Thursday from 10:00am to 11:00am. The program is available Monday to Friday 8:30 -4:30 pm.
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The logo represents native and non-native people working together to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people. The four feathers represent the colors of all the Nations from around the world.
For more information call 250 376-1296
SOCIAL PROGRAMS The Social Program director who offers a wide range of services to our youth and Elders. Included in this program is to deliver social and recreational activities to our Elders. One of these activities includes monthly Elders luncheons which is a social gathering of family and friends that may not see each other often. Every Friday a free hot lunch is served to anyone who would like to come. This is on a first come first served basis and is served at Noon (12:00 pm) sharp in the Clean-Stop. For more information call 250 376-1296
EDUCATION AND CULTURAL DEPARTMENT Our Cultural Coordinator provides culturally appropriate services that promote and ensure positive educational experiences for aboriginal students in the Four Directions Storefront School, and throughout School District #73. One of the objectives is to reduce the number of high school drop outs, and to assist Aboriginal students to successfully graduate. We offer cultural support and assistance to First Nations Support workers and are involved in the planning and organization of cultural events.
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WE'RE EXPANDING! In order to better serve our clients and the community KAFS is constructing an addition to our current location.
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM ARCH (Affordable Recreation for Community Health) is a program that allows low income families to participate in all the Kamloops Parks and Recreation Activities at a more affordable cost to them. To apply you need to show photo I.D for the applicant and birth certificates of all family members, a current utility bill for proof of address, and all adult applicants last year’s income tax assessment to prove income eligibility. Application forms are now available at 125 Palm. ARCH applications are done Mon – Fri from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
If you would like to help or donate to our community building fund please contact us at 250-376-1296 or visit KAFS.ca or email: info@kafs.ca
For further information call 250 376-1296
STATISTICS 2016 FUNDED PROGRAMS CLIENTS
Shower Laundry Community Lunch Elders Monthly Luncheon Arch Program Harm Reduction Homeless Program Aboriginal Day, Spring & Fall Health Fairs Cultural Education Program Urban Native Health Centre
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Our 2355 Parkcrest building has been sold and we are moving to our 125 Palm street location on March 31, 2017. Our family service programs will remain consistent and we will be providing all our essential services from our new location. We look forward to working with all our families and also providing services to our new families. Please feel free to stop by have coffee and chat with our Family Service team.
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Call (250) 376-1296 or email executive.director@kafs.ca or send cheques to 125 Palm Steet, Kamloops BC V2B 4Y2 TAX DEDUC TIBLE RECEIPTS PROVIDED.
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HOW WE RANK Hottest summer Coldest winter Coolest summer Mildest winter Coldest spring Coldest year-round Warmest year-round Most freezing days Fewest freezing days Most hot days (30°C+) Most cold days (<-20°C) Most hot and cold days Warmest spring Warmest fall Wettest city (rain/snow) Driest city Snowiest city Lowest snowfall Snowiest fall Snowiest spring Snowfall % of precip. Rainiest city Most wet days Most very wet days Most dry days Most snow days Fewest snow days Most heavy snow days Most huge snowfall days Most freezing rain days Most blowing snow days Most thunderstorm days Fewest thunderstorm days Foggiest city (days) Fewest fog days Most smoke/haze days Sunniest year-round Least sunshine annually Sunniest winter Sunniest summer Sunniest spring Sunniest fall Most sunny days annually Fewest sunny days annually Most sunny days/cold months Mostsunnydays/warmmonths Most heating degree-days Most cooling degree-days Most growing degree-days Highest ave. pressure Lowest ave. pressure Greatest ave. pressure diff. Most hours, low visibility Clearest skies year-round Cloudiest skies year-round Most clear skies in summer Windiest city year-round Windiest winter Windiest summer Most windy days Extreme wind chill Most high wind chill days Humidex days above 30° Most humid summer city Driest winter air Driest summer air
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Kamloops is a weather winner Those who live in the Tournament Capital already know the weather is one of the many fringe benefits that come with calling Kamloops home. And, the favourable climate has not gone unnoticed by the folks at Environment Canada, which has drawn up what it calls Weather Winners. Using 30 years of weather data for Canada’s 100 largest cities, David Phillips, Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, has crunched the numbers, resulting in a plethora of facts that will provide further fodder for inter‑city rivalries. For example, Kamloops is king of the summers, laying claim to having the hottest summer in the entire country with an average temperature of 26.94 C. Our envious brethren in Kelowna limped in at fourth spot.
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Kamloops is also the second‑driest city in Canada — only 279 millimetres of precipitation, behind Whitehorse — while the Thompson‑Okanagan’s second city is much soggier, sitting in ninth position. The peculiarities of Canadian weather are evident throughout the data: Only a two‑hour drive separates Canada’s second‑driest city (Kamloops) and the country’s third‑wettest burgh (Chilliwack). More reasons to enjoy the remarkable River City: We are a comfortable 13th in mildest winters, a shovel‑free 94th in snowiest cities and 14th in fewest snow days, a scene‑setting 17th in clearest skies in the summer, a good‑hair day 73rd in windiest cities and seventh in most days with light wind, a bountiful third in most growing‑degree days, a sparkling 20th in sunniest summers and a T‑shirt‑wearing 11th‑warmest city year‑round.
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Hotel growth slow and steady By Cam Fortems KTW STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com Following a boom in rooms and refits, the city’s accommodation industry is hoping for a quiet building period that will result in growing occupancy rates. Tim Rodgers, chairman of Kamloops Accommodation Association, said the only new building on the horizon started construction in 2015 — a Wyndham property beside Kamloops Coast Hotel and Conference Centre in Aberdeen. Construction has delayed but the 80-room property may be complete this year. There is also possibility of a second building at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriot in Aberdeen, one of the city’s newest properties.
tourism in B.C., because “I ofthink the U.S. economy and dollar,
we’ll continue to see four to eight per cent growth. It won’t take long for that extra demand to match the supply.
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The new building is to be comprised of suites for mediumterm stays. In the longer term, PHI Hotel Group is also planning a condominium and hotel project in Sahali at the Hospitality Inn property. This also requires rezoning approval from the city. Despite those plans, Rodgers expects a slowdown in room construction — a chance for demand to catch up to supply.
“In the last three years, we had 14 per cent growth in supply,” he said. “Demand has only been five or seven per cent.” That’s caused occupancy rates to come down “but total rooms sold we’re ahead,” he said. The city’s total room revenues climbed over seven years from $40 million annually up to $50 million at the end of 2015. There are no major events to drive occupancy this year but hoteliers are nonetheless expect-
ing market growth. “I think tourism in B.C., because of the U.S. economy and dollar, we’ll continue to see four to eight per cent growth,” Rodgers said. “It won’t take long for that extra demand to match the supply.” The city’s tourism industry will attempt to boost those numbers with marketing — using extra revenue from the recently approved one per cent increase in hotel room tax approved by the industry. “We’re focusing that extra one per cent on growing the shoulder season.” A one-time boost will be provided by proposed twinning of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain line. That construction will boost occupancy, particularly at the lower end of the hotel spectrum, in 2018.
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Passengers who visit Kamloops on the Rocky Mountaineer rail tours are a big reason local hotels are kept busy during summer months. KTW file photo
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How Do I Choose A Funeral Home? Answers and Questions answered by the Professionals To some extent, the public does not always understand or appreciate the many tasks associated with arranging for the final dispostion of human remains and co-ordinating a meaningful ceremony for the deceased. A funeral director can be involved with completing numerous tasks which can occupy up to 80 hours of time. The services and human resources of a funeral home are continuously available 24 hours per day, answering calls that come at the ring of a telephone or the sound of a doorbell. When choosing a funeral home, there are guidelines to help you with your decision making. • Have you met the funeral director in your community? • Is the funeral home locally owned or belong to a corporation? • Do you know their personal and professional reputation? • Do they provide free grief counseling? • How long have they been serving their community? • What has been the experience of relatives, friends and neighbours? • Is the funeral home a full service facility and able to handle all of your needs (chapel, visitation room, reception and catering facilities, parking, licensed staff etc.)? • Is the funeral home a member in good standing with the Funeral Service Association of BC?
Understanding Funeral Costs
When a death occurs, the matter of funeral costs is often a consideration of the family and those making arrangements. The majority of costs are represented by professional service, merchandise, final disposition and indirect costs. Services must conform to each individual family’s needs and their personal and religious desires.
All funeral providers are required by law to provide you with an itemized price list of the services and products they offer. They must also provide you with a copy of this price list upon request. You can make inquiries in person or by telephone. Before you make a decision, however, it is a good idea to visit the funeral home to ensure that you feel comfortable with the services offered and the personnel in attendance.
Professional Service Fee:
Professional and personal staff services of a funeral director and staff typically include: Transfer from place of death, obtaining medical certificate of death, completing government forms, registering the death, obtaining necessary permits. Basic sanitary care of the deceased; embalming, restoration and dressing of the deceased for viewing (if requested); and or as required (e.g. transportation by air). The funeral services contract must include a statement that embalming is not a legal requirement and, if embalming is requested, a space for the written acknowledgement of the purchaser must be on the contract. Note: Embalming may be required if being transported after 72 hours. Complete personal supervision of all service arrangement details preceding, during and following the services which includes: arrangement conference with family; preparation and placing of obituary notice, consultation with clergy, cemetery and/or crematorium; arranging and caring for floral tributes. Use of funeral home and all necessary facilities including: arrangement office, reception areas, chapel, selection room, preparation room, parking and services areas. Use of all specialized equipment required for either a church, chapel or other type of service. Use of funeral coach (hearse, limousine, pallbearers car).
Transfer of deceased to crematorium and/or cemetery. The merchandise purchased for a cremation or burial can vary greatly depending on individual preferences and needs. Funeral providers that have containers and caskets on display are required by law to display their lowest price container and casket. They are also required to have a book or brochure illustrating the entire product line of caskets for sale.
Merchandise:
• Cremation Container / Casket / Urn • Stationery (memorial book, thank you cards, service folders) • Online streaming of the funeral / memorial services • Memorial jewelery including thumb print keepsake • DVD/Video tribute provided at no charge to the families
Cemetery:
Cemetery charges may be paid to the funeral provider or directly to the cemetery. Regardless, authorization for disposition must still be obtained from the legal representative of the deceased.
Indirect Costs (or cash disbursements):
Indirect costs or cash disbursements are moneys that the funeral provider pays out (advances) on your behalf, for such items or services such as: • Obituary notices • Organist, soloist • Flowers • Clergy or officiant honourariums
Do they have a licensed celebrant on staff? LOOK FOR THESE SYMBOLS
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KTW: What do you believe is the most exciting transformation in public education delivery over the next few years? Meghan Wade: The heart of our plan is connecting students with their interests and passions. Our goal is to expose students to a variety of opportunities, which will guide them to what they are most interested in and provide the skills and competencies to get them there. Our strategic plan, which is aligned with the new B.C. curriculum, helps us achieve that through a bold vision that shifts from the traditional emphasis on what to learn, into how individuals best learn. Attention continues on gaining literacy and numeracy skills, which will remain part of our foundation. But there will be an increase in encouraging students to use critical thinking and their own creativity to help solve real-world problems. We are already seeing this in action through partnerships with the Kamloops Food Bank and the Farm to Table program in Logan Lake. KTW: How does your new strategic-plan priorities benefit students in the district? MW: The six priorities within the strategic plan have been developed with stronger emphasis on social and personal awareness, problem solving skills, critical thinking and creativity and career and life planning. Students will have greater voice and choice in their learning which will lead to higher levels of engagement in their studies. The responsible use of technology and digital media is important, too — ensuring students have access to tools that enhance learning. KTW: What does B.C.’s new curriculum mean for students?
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SD73 school board chair Meghan Wade says the school district is open to new partnerships with government, non-profits and the private sector. KTW file photo
But we are open to finding solutions in partnership with the Ministry of Education. One area we are focusing on is our facilities plan, which identifies short, medium and long-term goals. In the short term, we are looking at portables, repurposing classrooms and better utilizing common rooms in schools to ease enrolment growth. In the medium term, we are exploring modular building concepts and reviewing catchment areas. Ultimately, however, we have aging facilities and those buildings in the long term will need to be upgraded, particularly the South Kamloops secondary gymnasium.
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KTW: How is the district approaching differences between urban and rural schools in its strategic planning? MW: One thing that is most unique about our district is the urban and rural mix. When we look at the priorities within our strategic plan, our rural schools often emerge as innovators. Many have developed strong local partnerships and attract individual members of the community to support events and activities, and, as a district we can learn from this. Several of our rural schools have also taken leadership roles in delivering improved opportunities.
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strategic plan progress report
Tourism Kamloops launched its new 5 year Strategic Plan on January 1st, 2017. Coming off a record breaking year in 2016, our approach to planning incorporates strategies that embrace the ever-changing landscape, ensure sustainable and innovative solutions to traditional destination marketing models while revitalizing and repositioning Kamloops’ destination brand to spark an urgency to visit and elevate our experience proposition. At the core of all we do, our industry stakeholders, community partners and local residents will be empowered to become destination advocates carrying our brand messaging and aligning at all levels to champion the tourism industry together.
INNOVATION
Tourism Kamloops will be the primary catalyst initiating smart change driven by seeking creative solutions, data drive decision making and proactive engagement. Q1 successes
Procured in-house accounting and administrative position Launched Photo Kamloops, an innovative solution showcasing 300 images available to the entire tourism industry
SUSTAINABILITY
Tourism Kamloops will champion stewardship through sustainable growth and development of our destination and its resources, our economic viability and advancement of all stakeholders. Q1 successes
Approved a balanced budget for 2017 Review and updated Tourism Kamloops’ Board Governance Proclaimed as 1st Bee City in British Columbia Achieved Silver Award status by Green Tourism Canada Value of Tourism Research completed
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Completed brand perception research as foundation to Tourism Kamloops brand revitalization
Attended Vancouver and Calgary Outdoor Adventure Shows and ITB Berlin engaging over 170,000 potential Kamloops visitors
The Tourism Kamloops brand will reflect our distinctive experience proposition, evoking an undeniable sense of pride; sharing the spirit of our community and capturing the attention of regional and global audiences.
Awarded Tourism Kamloops website project Brand & Marketing agency retained to support brand launch and campaign creation
COMMUNITY & STAKEHOLDERS Tourism Kamloops will lead local advocacy, accomplished by enhanced engagement, influencing collaboration, driving destination development and establishing industry best practices. Q1 Successes
Secured TOTA Summit (Fall 2017) Hosted “How to Work with Travel Trade” workshop in partnership with Destination BC 170 people attended at the 1st Annual
Tourism Kamloops Hospitality Awards Co-hosted Indigenous Tourism Opportunities Forum in partnership with Tk’emlups te Secwepemec
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Meaningful destination development and exceptional storytelling will drive our visitor experience encouraging visitors’ unforgettable journeys, creating lasting memories and inspiring return visits.
Launched first ever multi-use trail guide highlighting 200km of local trails Partnered with Kamloops Film Festival and Kamloops Cowboy Festival supporting growth for off-peak visitation Collaborated with City of Kamloops and Kamloops Sports Council to create new Tournament Capital Games event for September 2017 Full details of our 2017–2022 Tourism Kamloops Strategic Plan can be found at:
tourismkamloops.com/files/TKStrategicPlan2017-2022.pdf
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Interior Health growth continues By Dale Bass KTW STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com Ask Jason Giesbrecht what the biggest accomplishment in health care was in the city last year and his first answer is not opening the clinical-services building at Royal Inland Hospital. You might think Interior Health Authority’s executive director for primary and community care might have chosen the new $80-million structure just north of the main building. After all, it now houses outpatient services, electrocardiographic, cardiopulmonary and neurodiagnosis clinics, respiratory therapy, medical outpatient services, a vascular improvement program, the rapidcare breast-health clinic, a lecture theatre, classrooms and other training space for medical students placed at RIH through its partnership with the University of British Columbia, secretarial space, a kitchen and patio area for staff and UBC students. No, the top of the list for Giesbrecht involves brick and mortar, but ultimately speaks to how delivery of health care in the IHA region is changing — for the better, he said. He said creation of three new
clinics on the North Shore, two delivering primary care, each working in a team manner rather than an individual doctor and referrals to others, is the future of health care. Two have opened at the North Shore Health Services Centre on Tranquille Road, one providing care for patients with complex conditions. The other is providing basic primary care; a third that should open next month will provide primary care with a focus on seniors and geriatrics. They’re turn-key ready and staffed by various medical professionals who work together to handle each patient’s issues. For example, in the complex-care clinic, staff includes registered dietitians, diabetes educators, respiratory therapists, mental-health clinicians, social workers and occupational therapists, as well as other medical staff who can work with patients with complex medical issues and mental-health and substance-use illnesses. When the third clinic opens in Northills Centre, it will have a geriatrician, geriatric psychiatrist, nurse practitioners, occupational and physiotherapists, community nurses, home-support workers and medical office assistants, as well as physicians. Recruitment of doctors continues. Nurse-practitioners are now in place
Things in the new RIH parkade have not gone as smoothly as IHA officials may have liked, but the structure has gone a long way to ease parking pains. KTW file photo
providing the kind of care they’re licenced to do, which includes providing comprehensive health assessments and performing checkups, diagnosing health conditions, treating and managing acute and chronic illness as well as simple and complex health issues, order and interpret screening and diagnostic tests, order procedures, prescribe
treatment and medications, refer clients to other health-care professionals and specialists and provide counselling and education. The main primary care clinic on Tranquille has nine treatment rooms, Giesbrecht said, “and it will be a busy place.” The team approach will continue to grow on the North Shore and
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BARRE "Up an inch, down an inch. Find your home-base . Squeeze your heels."
In February, the provincial government green-lit the construction of this new $417-million Royal Inland Hospital patient care tower. The project, which is the second phase in a redevelopment of the hospital, comes after last year's completion of a new clinical services and parkade building. Construction of the patient care tower is expected to begin in 2018. KTW file photo
expand on the South Shore, ensuring the patient sees the right person when they arrive. An ambulatory-care clinic is also going into the medical centre in the Lansdowne Centre Mall at some point; it’s in an early stage now, he said. Team-provided medicine is not necessarily a new idea, Giesbrecht said, noting the transformation away from the lone doctor to the group of specialized professionals working together in the same location is happening across Canada. Creating the turn-key — or practice-ready — clinics is expected to help with physician recruitment, Giesbrecht said. New medical-school graduates these days prefer to be locums or more mobile, often don’t want to take on all the duties of running a medical practice — in essence, a business — and wish to go to work, look after sick people, go home and still have time to enjoy a life outside of the office. “For the new graduates, quality of
life is important,” he said. “They don’t want a 60- or 70-hour work week. This new population of physicians think differently.” Giesbrecht sees the expanding role of the nurse-practitioner as a good thing as well because, while they’re not family physicians, they are trained and capable of providing a lot of primary care, freeing up time for the doctors to handle the more involved or complex cases. Looking forward, Giesbrect is excited to see work moving ahead on a planned $417-million patientcare tower at the hospital, one that will house 11 operating rooms, three floors of inpatient beds including mental-health and medical/surgical beds; a new surgical suite; a perinatal centre and private labour and delivery rooms, obstetrics and postpartum beds; and a neonatal intensive-care unit. The project is also expected to include underground and surface parking and a permanent heliport on top of the building.
Mindfully watching her students amidst the sound of thumping bass in the background, the instructor subtly scans the room to correct placement and technique while speaking into the microphone. With music and occasional laughter, you may mistake the atmosphere for that of a hip wine bar. The furrowed brows, intense concentration and shaking legs say otherwise. "People will be sorely disappointed if they are looking for a dance class,"" laughs Co-Owner of BARRE Kamloops, Geralyn Alain. " We say our classes are a combination of ballet, pilates and yoga, but barre classes are completely in a league of their own. You really need to experience one to understand." Focused on small, isometric movements that fatigue muscles followed by a lengthening stretch, barre classes are low-impact but high burn.
"Everything from your legs, to your glutes, to your core and arms will be worked. It is a true full-body workout that absolutely anyone can do regardless of their fitness ability.. no dance experience is needed!" Avid BARRE Kamloops client, Andrea says, "Those little movements get me every time, but you really do see big results. The instructors are encouraging and make the workout fun."
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Six-year-old Kingston Biggs and his lifelong best friend, 11-yearold Bentlet, a boxer-cross, enjoyed some quiet time in Sun Peaks last summer during the 5K Foam Fest run. Dog-licence numbers were down slightly in 2016. KTW file photo
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reptiles, fish, small animals, nutrition and more. Our Petland counsellors are encouraged to attend Petland University, a DOG proprietary education system ENTHUSIAST that enables our staff to serve you better, with informed solutions tailored to your pet. Some members of our team CAT have up to eight under G ENTHUSIAST DOcourses ST THUSIArange their belts. EN Courses from 6 hours to a full day with homework assigned and exams written. Course work averages 5 - 10 hours. We require each member to achieve a mark of 95 % to gain their certification. Upon successful completion, team members receive a diploma and a pin designating their achievement. Look for these pins proudly displayed on our uniforms! Working at Petland requires a love for animals and a passion for people. Our service model is based on the Disney experience of excellence, where our team members welcome our guests with hospitality and a smile. Come visit Kamloops’ favourite pet store soon, where our pets and people make life better!
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PROGRESS SNAPSHOT Public works annual report 2016 13.7: Tons of pumpkins composted in 2016, thanks to a new City of Kamloops program launched after Halloween 20,000: Average number of Christmas trees composted per year at the city's Cinnamon Ridge composting facility 125: Average amount, in cubic metres, of sewage produced per person per year in Kamloops
Public works, like the city's snowplows, garbage trucks and sewage system, are integral to keeping Kamloops' residents and businesses running. KTW file photo
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Working in the Community of Kamloops Awards and Recognition: • • • • • • • • •
CEM Energy of Excellence in Energy Management Award 2016 Towards Sustainable Mining Leadership Award 2016 Annual Mine Safety Award Winner: Large Underground Mines 2016 Sullivan Cup, Best First Aid by an Underground Team 2016 Overall Underground Mine Rescue Award 2016 USWA Mine-Mill Trophy, Best Underground Coordinator 2016 Richard Booth, Best Underground Written Score 2016 Levitt Fire Trophy 2016 Keith Bracewell Memorial Award, Best Obstacle & Recovery
New Gold’s New Afton Mine would like to thank our employees, the community of Kamloops and our First Nations partners for the support we received during 2016. The mine completed its fourth year of commercial production and met targets of producing 87.3 million pounds of copper and 98,098 ounces of gold. At New Afton we understand that responsible mining starts with keeping our people safe and healthy. A key success to our year in 2016 can be attributed to our employees doing the right thing and holding true to our values: Integrity, Commitment, Creativity, Employee Development and Teamwork. During 2016 we achieved a significant milestone of 2.2 million hours Lost Time Incident Free. In 2016, New Afton sponsored/or donated over $210,000 directly to local Kamloops’ charities and events. We are excited to continue to work with the local community to find long term sustainable initiatives within Kamloops during 2017.
New Afton welcomes your feedback. Call us at 250.377.2100 or email us at info@newgold.com Follow us on Twitter @NewAfton www.newgold.com
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KTW: What does your organization do and how long has it done it? Kathy Sinclair: The Kamloops Arts Council is an independent registered charity that, since 1968, has provided local artists and arts groups – visual artists, musicians, dancers, writers and actors — with opportunities for exposure, networking and professional development. A big part of our mandate is to take the arts out to the community, producing high-quality, year-round low- and no-cost arts programs, performances, workshops and events for all. Our programs include Art in the Park on Canada Day, the Kamloops Children’s Arts Festival, Art Exposed Regional Exhibition, the Rivertown Players children’s summer theatre and the Lumière Lantern Festival. Our main gallery at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 7 West Seymour St., hosts monthly individual and group exhibitions and we offer grants and scholarships. In partnership with social service agencies like Phoenix Centre, Kamloops Immigrant Services and the Canadian Mental Health Association, our Crossing Bridges Outreach engages local artists to deliver workshops to those working through challenges. We do workshops with Twin Rivers Education Centre and Four Directions Storefront School, as well. We believe the arts are for everyone and have the power to heal, transform, connect and develop skills in children, youth, adults and seniors, including those in crisis. Art changes lives. KTW: How did last year go? KS: Last year was an incredible one for the KAC. Our Crossing Bridges Outreach received funding from Boogie the
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Bridge for the first of two years, supporting children, youth and families. The Children’s Arts Festival was a definite highlight. Kids and families really enjoyed headliners Bobs and LoLo and RupLoops (who does beatboxing and live looping) was a real hit. With the support of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, our big community exhibit Art Exposed became a regional event last year — and we’re happy to have its support for 2017 as well, with over 140 artists participating. Our second annual black-light fundraiser, Art in the Dark, was a lot of fun, with live performances and interactive art activities, including an opportunity to try glowing clay on the wheel. We also secured a new satellite space downtown. We kept hearing from local artists about a shortage of studio, rehearsal and performance space. Thanks to Lansdowne Village, we now have a space that bands, choirs, theatre groups, visual artists and many more can book and use. So far, it has hosted weekend painting workshops with Debbie Milner Lively, improv workshops and weekly practices of the Kamloops Power Choir, to name just a few. KTW: What do you think this year will bring? KS: We’ll be providing resources and support for artists of all kinds — while we continue to produce and enhance the events and programs our community has come to know and love. We’re also providing more tools to help artists with the business side of the arts. Our Online Arts Directory is a great way for artists to market themselves, kamloopsarts.ca. A new program, Art in Public
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Art Exposed is a program put on by the Kamloops Arts Council. KTW file photo
Spaces, will be launching soon with local artwork rotating in the Clinical Services Building of Royal Inland Hospital. With Canada’s sesquicentennial, Art in the Park on Canada Day will be bigger and better than ever. Watch for some exciting surprises! A lot of our programming has been focused on visual arts. We’re working to expand that, doing more performances and collaborating with musicians, theatre companies and dancers. We’re actively working to boost our membership, and to reach a greater diversity of members — students and millennials particularly. Partnerships are also big. Rather than producing new events, we are partnering with other organizations like Kamloops Makerspace, the Kamloops Writers Festival, the Whole Note and the Kamloops Film Festival and others to extend our reach. Most of our programs are provided at no cost to the community and we intend to keep it that way. Not everyone has the financial means to participate in the arts, but it’s so important, especially for children and youth.
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KTW: What makes operating in Kamloops good and what about it can be a challenge? KS: As a non-profit that must fundraise hundreds of thousands of dollars each year in order to continue our programming, we are continuously reminded how supportive Kamloops is. We’re tremendously grateful to the businesses, foundations, individuals and government bodies who capture our vision of the role the arts can play in our community and who provide needed funding. Kamloops is the Tournament Capital of Canada and we all recognize sports make a significant contribution to our local economy. What a lot of people don’t know is that the arts also have a huge role to play in economic development. The direct economic impact of culture industries in B.C. in 2014 was $7.2 billion and nearly 88,000 jobs were directly related to culture. Cities with thriving arts scenes attract tourists, business and professionals and investing in the arts can help our city grow more sustainably. I’d love to see Kamloops embrace the arts even more.
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A letter from the CHBA The CHBA-Central Interior’s partnership with TRU Trades and Technology is a golden relationship. Our 2016 Training House project recently won a Gold Georgie Award for the Best Public-Private Partnership in BC. You might also know the project as being the home that’s up for grabs in the annual Kamloops YMCA-YWCA Dream Home Lottery. TRU students involved in building the house can stand proud — the Georgies are the province’s premier housing awards. How many of us can say we were helping build a $636,500 luxury home when we were in college? A tip of the hat to Shaun Toplak of Absolute Homes, the Project Manager of the 2016 Training House. Next stop: 12-3100 Kicking Horse Drive in the Benchlands, the site of the 2017 Training Home.
Watermark Custom Built Homes
How long have you been in business in Kamloops? Our company was officially formed in March of 2015, although my husband Ted and I have been working on construction projects together since 2001. What services do you provide? We are licensed residential builders and provide warranty on new builds and severely reconstructed properties, as well as providing great experience with renovations and demolition requiring abatements. What’s new for you in 2017? We have two new builds currently getting ready to go, with another two later this year, and an extensive renovation to a property downtown that I am particularly excited about. We were very proud to win gold at Keystones for best build in the $350,000-and-under category two years in a row and we are looking forward to the projects up ahead.
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How long have you been in business in Kamloops? We have been in business since May 2005. What services do you provide? We are an award-winning, full-service electrical and sound and automation company that does both high and low voltage wiring. We specialize in sound systems, theatre rooms, lighting control, and fully integrated automated systems, as well as speciality lighting options. Custom homes are our speciality and we love helping clients bring their homes to life! What’s new for you in 2017? We are constantly researching and testing out the new advances in our industry and are excited about the voice control options becoming available. info@saelectric.ca
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Kamloops Home Hardware Building Centre How long have you been in business in Kamloops? Our entire family moved to Kamloops from White Court, Alberta, almost 21 year ago when we purchased the Beaver Lumber store in Aberdeen, and proceeded to build the Halston Store in 2007. What services do you provide? Kamloops Home Hardware Building Center is a full-service hardware store and lumber yard. We provide all your building and renovation needs from the DIY’ers to the professional contractors. We can take your house from foundation to finishing. We also have our own production facility that manufactures doors, countertops, and anything else you can dream of for your home. What’s new for you in 2017? In 2017 we have partnered with Lyons Landscaping and NL Radio and refocused our community involvement, from our Neighbours Helping Neighbours to Grow a Row. Check it out on Facebook (Grow a Row Kamloops) as you may want to get involved to help feed our community. Watch this community garden bloom in front of our store.
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Cypress Insurance Brokers How long have you been in business in Kamloops? I have been doing business in Kamloops for 15 years as a Commercial Insurance Broker, and doing business under the Cypress Insurance Brokers flag for 2 years. What services do you provide? We provide commercial/business Insurance with a strong focus on the construction and hospitality industries, and non-profit organizations. What’s new for you in 2017? We’ve welcomed Lindsay Hobson to the team, a long-time Kamloopsian who’s back in Kamloops after 15 years in Vancouver. With her wealth of knowledge, 2017 is going to be another great year for us.
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sociation Central Interior Board of Directors 2016-2017 Director ALEX RUGOLO KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants
Director BEV WASSEN-HUNTER BMO Bank of Montreal
Director RON WRABEL Wrabel Brothers Construction Ltd.
Director RYAN KURZAC Kamloops Home Hardware Building Centre
Director TOM CALNE Fulcrum Development
Presidential Appointee DOUG MEARS MDM Contracting
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How long have you been in business in Kamloops? 11 years. What services do you provide? Retail building supplies, doors, windows, hardwood flooring, plywood, lumber, exotic wood and slabs. What’s new for you in 2017? All of our treated lumber will be brown instead of green, and we’ll have a selection of large wood slabs.
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How long have you been in business in Kamloops? How long have you been in Underhill Geomatics Ltd. (founded Kamloops? 1913) acquired the survey firm I moved Kamloops/ in 2005 a�er Bartell to & Fiedrich McWilliam et going al in to2002 university in Ontario star�ngand my that had servedand Kamloops career in Vancouver. area since 1952. My wife and I were happy to move closer to family in the What services do you provide? interior. We provide the legal land surveying required for establishing property What do in you your boundaries BC.enjoy We alsomost provideabout surveying and job? geomatic I services: moved toCadastral, KamloopsHousing in 2005 Development a�er going to university inon, Ontario & Renovati and star�c,ngConstructi my careeron, in Vancouver. My wife and I were happy to Geodeti 3D Laser Scanning, Engineering, Computati CADinMapping, and Residential & Commercial move closeron to & family the interior. Development What’s your favourite What’s new for you in 2017? thing to do in Kamloops? Enjoying the outdoors with family either skiing in the winter or This year we received the prestigious David Thompson National camping canoeing the summer. Geomatiand cs Award for in “Innovati on in Cadastral Surveying” and were runners-up for “Innovative Non-legal Survey.” Underhill What’s your proudest Personal accomplishment? will continue to utilize modern survey solutions such as 3D Being the rst Land Surveyorlooking in Kamloops to prepare an Airspace laser scanners and drones, for exciti ng and interesti ng Parcel Plan the Library Square airspace subdivision and strata projects towith complete with new technology. development.
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How long have you been in business in Kamloops? 23 years. What services do you provide? Bridgeport provides supply and install of all flooring materials. And we do free inhome estimates. What’s new for you in 2017? We have tons of new selections in hardwood, tile, and vinyl plank. 1216A Battle Street Kamloops, BC 250-374-7144 bridgeportfloors.com
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How long have you been in business in Kamloops? We have been in business for 52 years, in Kamloops since 1965. What services do you provide? We are a manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom cabinetry, from the “idea,” to the “design,” to the “manufacturing,” to the “installation.” We do it all! What’s new for you in 2017? We follow all the current trends in kitchen and bathroom design. I would say the most popular trend over the past 18 months or so has been “modern and clean,” with the use of textured wood grain finishes to add to matte and gloss solid colours. We have the greatest design team! Some of the things they can dream up for our clients are amazing. kitchens • vanities • commercial millwork
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More than 16 years in Kamloops, and I’m the original owner. What services do you provide? Installation of residential and commercial security systems, IP camera systems, access control, GPS tracking devices, and home automation. What’s new for you in 2017? We will be able to offer Kamloops base monitoring for security.
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KEG conference proving a draw By Jessica Wallace KTW STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com What started as a bunch of prospectors and geologists sitting around talking shop has turned into the second largest mining and exploration conference in B.C. “It’s definitely grown within the 30 years,” said Julie Dormer, outreach co-ordinator for Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG). KEG will mark the 30th anniversary of its annual conference and tradeshow when it returns to the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre on April 4 and April 5. The event draws about 500 delegates for trade show booths, the Women in Mining South Central Wine Reception, banquet and popular hockey game, where teams compete for the Kilderkin Cup. KEG educates and promotes mining sciences and geology. Beyond the conference, other initiatives include Ask-A-Geologist, school visits, Mining Day and its lecture series. This year’s series, available to anyone interested in mining, earth sciences and mineral exploration, continues on select Thursdays at the Thompson Rivers University Activity Centre. Lisa Buckley and Richard McCrea will speak in March about historic dinosaur tracks from the Peace Region, while Don Easterbrook will discuss global warming in April. “Attendance is getting larger for the lecture series,” Dormer said. “We’re doing nothing but growing.” Ask-A-Geologist — an opportunity to bring rocks and minerals to be identified by a volunteer geologist — expands to three events this year. The first is in May during Mining
Prospector and educator Yukon Dan was a wealth of mining information for Kamloops elementary students who took a field trip to 2016's KEG conference. The annual event draws about 500 mining-industry delegates each year. KTW file photo
Day, the second is at Meet a Machine and the third is in the fall at the Kamloops Museum and Archives. Additional growth has come from the addition of Dormer herself, who was hired to do outreach. “Our outreach has really grown in the last year,” she said. “We’re looking at growing even more.” Asked about operating in Kamloops, Dormer said the experience and knowledge is “absolutely incredible.” “In this area, there is so much experience and people who want to share their experience.” For more information, go online to keg.bc.ca.
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Park paving way for partnerships By Andrea Klassen KTW STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com Glenn Grant is hoping 2017 will be the year it gets easier for families with young children to get around the BC Wildlife Park. The park’s executive director said sprucing up the facility and tackling items on its long-term to do list will be the focus of the year — and that means looking for partners to help it get more of the pathways at the zoo paved. “Once you get up to around the train station and the caboose area, from there on the rest of the park is all gravel, which makes it extremely difficult for wheelchairs, for strollers, for wagons, anything like that,” he said. “Especially with young families, once they leave the train area and get up towards the splash park and that area, it’s all uneven ground.” Grant said getting walkways between the train area and splash park paved is priority one, with more paving done as there is funding available. The total cost for the pathways is about $200,000. It’s one of several projects the park will be looking to partner on in 2017. In spring, Grant plans to launch a campaign to raise up to $800,000 for a new education centre on the property, which would allow the park to meet the demands from schools for classes at the park, and host interpretive talks for adults. While the park has classroom space now, Grant said it’s not capable of holding more than one class of students at a time, requiring the park to turn down many of its requests for educational time. The new building would sit between the park’s main building and the RV park. Bees at the park are also due for some love in 2017. As part of the city’s new commitments to being bee-friendly
BC Wildlife Park falconer Mandy Moore and the park’s ferruginous hawk are one of the draws that attract visitors to the park. This year, the park is hoping to pave more of its pathways and start fundraising aimed at increasing educational space. KTW file photo
(Kamloops signed on to the Bee City program earlier this year), Grant said a pollinator-friendly garden is going in behind the discovery centre. “We have a wonderful beehive, and the bees are free to go out and collect pollen, but we don’t have a designated space and the designated plants they
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can thrive on,” he said. Grant said there will be a continued focus as well on bringing international tourists into the park. Numbers from outside the city have swelled thanks to bus tours from the U.S. which make an overnight stop in Kamloops to see Clover,
believed to be the only Kermode, or Spirit, bear in captivity. While the park gets about 70,000 local visits per year, Grant said it’s the international visitors who have grown most noticeably. “That’s the number one sector where the growth is,” he said.
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LEADERS IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND GIVING BACK TO COMMUNITIES Many people in Kamloops know of the Kelson Group as a long-standing apartment rental company that has consistently given back to the communities it serves through volunteerism and other community outreach. But in the past few years the company has taken on further opportunities to demonstrate its leadership and best practices in the property management sector, while continuing to expand its philanthropic commitments. The company’s efforts were most recently recognized at the annual Kamloops Chamber of Commerce/TD Business Excellence Awards where Kelson Group was named Business of the Year and was the recipient of the Community Service Award. Together, these honours characterize what the company’s continual vision and mission. “Kelson Group is continuously looking to improve the standards and operations of our properties for the benefit of our residents and employees. We hope that our example will inspire other property owners to do the same and renters will have options to rent from owners that care and manage their properties with pride. We are also proud of our commitment to all the communities we live in and strongly believe in giving back,” says Jason Fawcett, Vice President of Operations. Kelson has been a family business in operation for more than 40 years and has grown through consistent acquisition and management of buildings over the past few decades to become one of the largest privately owned
rental property companies in Western Canada. Kelson has more than 50 quality residential properties, featuring clean, attractive suites, in nine communities in BC and Alberta, and employs a dedicated staff of more than 75 people. But milestones don’t stop there as Kelson recently embarked on a “ground-up” build of its newest apartment complex, Peterson Landing in Kamloops, which will be completed and ready for occupancy in early 2018. Peterson Landing represents their first complete build of a rental property in Kamloops and will feature modern bachelor, one and two bedroom suites, located in the Sahali neighbourhood. Peterson Landing is now taking applicants for its wait list. Please visit us at petersonlanding.com. Also on the horizon are three additional building projects that will become apartment rentals in Surrey, BC, and are slated to begin in 2017 and 2019. Jason Fawcett says the property development opportunities are an aspect of business that Kelson Group has been working toward for several years. He explains progress has been thoughtful and with a commitment to excellence through each step. Kelson is also committed to its residents and as demonstration of that, completed a comprehensive process through LandlordBC in late 2016 to become a Certified Rental Building provider for all six of its rental properties in the Fraser Valley. The company plans to certify all its buildings in BC over the next year.
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KTW: How would you describe the year that has just passed? Ryan Scorgie: This last year has been a busy one for the chamber and for me personally. At the chamber we introduced some new staff who rolled out several new programs and events throughout the year. We changed our structure on how we deliver information to our members about what the chamber does, which was very well received. We also increased our weekly education programs, which the members appreciated, and we became a more active voice on local and provincial business issues. Overall, it was an amazing year filled with business meeting, advocacy on behalf of members and networking opportunities for everyone in the chamber. KTW: What were the main hurdles you had to overcome in the past year? RS: The main hurdle I faced this year was on a personal side. The challenge I faced was balancing all my different commitments. My daughter was born in September, which was exciting. My year was spent juggling running a law firm and a cattle ranch, teaching at the university, being a dad and still taking an active role in the chamber and representing the chamber at local and provincial events, as well as the other boards I sit on. From the chamber perspective, we had a few project announcements which were approved by local, provincial and federal bodies which not all of our members agreed with. The chamber has always taken a balanced approach to new projects initiatives in that, if the project goes through the appropriate regulatory approvals and receives approval, then
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we support those projects, as the economic impact is beneficial to our region. Listening to members viewpoints on different projects and then educating them on the chamber's position can sometime be a challenge. KTW: What are you looking forward to for the rest of 2017? Any major project/ initiatives in the picture? RS: As my involvement in the chamber begins to decrease and I hand the reins over to the new president, Paul Ross, I have shifted my involvement to another area. I have taken on a role with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association through the Young Cattleman’s Council, where I sit as a director. We focus on advocating on behalf of the beef industry and help to educate young rancher about the importance of having strong representation for the industry at a provincial and national level. I have begun to travel with the organization to participate in discussions around foreign trade, environmental policy changes and public awareness around the beef industry. I am also participating in the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Program. I was paired with Ed Fast as my mentor. Ed was our foreign trade minister under the Harper government from 2006 to 2015. I look forward to working with him and learning as much as I can about government and industry relationships and the development of trade relationship. I hope to use the skills and contacts I have developed through my time with the chamber to assist another industry I am very involved with. KTW: If you were granted one wish to help you and your organization, what would it be?
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Ryan Scorgie is beginning to transition out of his Chamber of Commerce role. KTW file photo
RS: If I had the ability to grant a wish to the organization, it would be on the education side. I think the chamber offers excellent value for its members, however not all the members are aware of the value and services the chamber offers. Many people think of the chamber as a networking organization which is certainly a component of the chamber, however, there is so much more it can do for members. If there are issues that businesses need assistance with from dealing with local government to a change in legislation which impacts your business, the chamber is there to help with that. I work to help members
understand this benefit but the education on the role of the chamber has always been a challenge and something I will continue to work on even after my year as president. KTW: Finish this sentence: In 2017, Kamloops is . . . RS: In 2017, Kamloops positions itself extremely well to grow its business community. We have had several funding announcements and project approvals which will see increased economic growth for the region. We have an election in a few months and the elected government will likely have a plan for the future which will provide some certainty for businesses in the next few years.
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Puhallo making North Shore shine By Andrea Klassen KTW STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com A few years back, a newcomer to Kamloops told Steven Puhallo he was surprised to find himself enjoying the North Shore. His realestate agent had refused to show his family any properties on that side of the river and they’d moved into Aberdeen. “He said, 'I’m really disappointed we got that advice, because it’s beautiful out here,'” the executive director of the North Shore Business Improvement Association recalled. “And they now live in Brocklehurst in a house that didn’t cost as much as the Aberdeen one, that’s on flat land with a bigger yard and they have a pool in the backyard now.” Challenging the view the North Shore is “the bad part of town” remains one of the NSBIA’s major challenges. “Whenever you hear someone saying ‘oh, North Kamloops, I hear you’ve got to watch out’ — that’s pretty hurtful to us who live on this side,” he said. To counter that, the NSBIA — which represents the Tranquille Market and commercial centres at Eighth and 12th streets, Fortune Drive, and the airport, as well as the Brock Shopping Centre — is continuing to focus on bringing people to the North Shore to counter those views and reminding locals to support what they have. Puhallo said that work will include expanding the organization’s annual Overlanders Days and partnering with other community groups, including Kamloops Immigrant Services and Thompson Rivers University students from various departments to bring more events north of the river. The buy local message has gotten a bit easier, Puhallo said, thanks to something that could have been a headache — the city’s massive fix of the Overlanders bridge, which
NSBIA executive director Steven Puhallo says the stigma shrouding some areas of North Kamloops is unfounded. KTW file photos
slowed traffic to and from the North Shore for months. “One of the things we found when the Overlanders Bridge was being worked on was we had a bit of a boom over here. Our health and beauty services, our restaurants —
Reuben’s had their best year ever, Red Beard was full — and people have stayed with that,” he said. For 2017, Puhallo said the NSBIA is also excited about some potential developments coming to the neighbourhood, though details have
not yet been made public. “That’ll be really great improvements that won’t just bring good improvements to where they’re going but will add to the fabric of the North Shore and Kamloops as a whole,” he said.
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Business is booming downtown By Dale Bass KTW STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com
The downtown CAP Team is an initiative of the KCBIA. KTW file photo
Gay Pooler remembers when it wasn’t hard to find a parking spot on a Sunday downtown — a boon for those days when it was time to change lights in the trees or hang banners. Not so anymore. These days, the streets are often just as filled on that traditional day of rest as they are every other day of the week. That’s a good, thing, said Pooler, general manager of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA). It means people are heading to the centre of the city “to live, to work and to play.” Her organization is charged with continuing that growth and focus to build the area, promote
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the businesses and services and find ways to entice people to come downtown. Pooler said key to that is understanding “we can’t rely on tourists.” To create the downtown experience — “the vibe” — it’s important to create the sense of a community, a neighbourhood, she said, something that began in the 1980s when merchants banded together to revitalize the area, planting trees, improving sidewalks, all to a backdrop of complaints the trees would die. “Look at them now,” she said of the push by “forward-thinking merchants” who watched as Aberdeen Mall opened and Woodward’s department store downtown closed. The KCBIA works closely with the city, as well, and Pooler pointed to municipal initiatives including zoning
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Gay Pooler says downtown Kamloops has grown significantly in recent years. KTW file photo
changes and creating tax incentives to encourage developers to build housing downtown as examples of the success of that partnership. A KCBIA focus this year will be to take information it has gathered in the past few years — pedestrian counts, satisfaction surveys, comments to the Customer Care and Patrol team members, feedback at meetings — to look at how the area is marketed, how its brand is managed to determine “how can we make it an even better place?” Backing that priority is the knowledge that in its recent renewal process, which was done last year, it saw a 94 per cent approval rating from its members for the direction the KCBIA is going, she said. That could mean changing some of the events, tweaking them or creating new ones. Pooler pointed to the Alive at Five campaign last summer that saw more businesses staying open after 5 p.m., something she hopes will continue, particularly as the residents base of the area grows with new projects underway or making their way through the city hall approval process. “Downtown has made leaps and bounces since I’ve been here,” Pooler
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Though beef prices have fallen, B.C. Cattlemen's Association general manager Kevin Boon says most ranchers are still able to turn a profit. KTW file photos
Beef prices fall back to earth By Cam Fortems KTW STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com After reaching dizzying heights, beef prices have fallen back to the grasslands. "We did see such a huge rise two years ago," said Kevin Boon, general manager of B.C. Cattlemen's Association. "We went from $1.25 a pound up to $2.80-$3." Those record setting numbers came back down last year to about $1.80 a pound. At current numbers, Boon said most ranchers can turn a profit and remain a stable and historical part of the local economy. The association is headquartered in Kamloops and has a staff of about seven. It advocates for B.C.'s beef industry.
Traditionally, the beef market has run in seven-year cycles, leading Boon to believe prices will stabilize in the current range. But recent years have seen more volatility — and more could be on the way. "Now, prices are set globally and in the futures market. It's a lot different and it may be harder to predict." One of those wildcards is trade with the United States and potential protectionist measures under its new administration. But Boon said, based on recent statements and industry meetings in Washington, concerns have been ramped down. Provincially, the herd of breeding cattle is about 200,000, down from a peak in 2005 of 320,000. The number plummeted after discovery of BSE, reaching bottom in 2010 at about 185,000 animals.
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Cascades Casino is offering live entertainment on Tuesday nights. The facility, which moved from Victoria Street to Aberdeen two years ago, plans to stay the course in 2017, according to general manager Robert Case (right). KTW file photos
Casino thrives in new location The biggest change on the books for Cascades Casino in 2017 happened without much fanfare earlier this year. Gaming tables, once at the centre of the casino’s floor, were moved outward and slot machines were rearranged to give the floor a better flow and more sense of space, said general manager Robert Case. The move will also allow better sight lines for on-floor entertainment, now happening on Tuesday nights. But, that change aside, Case said the casino — which moved from downtown to the location of the former Rona hardware store in Aberdeen in 2015 — is mostly staying the course this year, as it looks to continue introducing the public to a
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space that doesn’t much resemble its Victoria Street offering. “We’re really focusing this year on food and beverage, not just gaming,” Case said. “And, entertainment-wise, there’s something in every outlet.” Besides the new rotating entertainment on Tuesdays, which will include comedians, music and other types of activities, Case said live bands will continue in its pub and live piano has been added to its steakhouse on weekends. While the casino had initially planned to build an amphitheatre at the back of its property, Case said that isn’t going ahead at this time. “We’ve been pretty successful, so to take out a big portion of our parking lot right now — we’re just leaving it on hold for now,” he said.
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