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Yellow Cabs owner Abdul Rasheed is in Pakistan, testing a plan to use dispatchers in the South Asian country to answer calls from customers in Kamloops asking for taxis. Rasheed said plans by the B.C. Liberals to introduce legislation to allow ride-sharing companies like Uber to operate in the province have forced his hand. “Looking at that, I knew a small company like us can’t survive a multibillion company,” he said.

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The owner of a Kamloops cab company “experimenting” with dispatch based in Pakistan is blaming the B.C. Liberal government for a pre-election promise that it will allow Uber and other ride-sharing companies to operate in B.C. Abdul Rasheed operates Yellow Cabs, based on the North Shore. In a telephone interview with KTW from Pakistan, from where he emigrated decades ago, Rasheed placed blame at the foot of Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone, the province’s transportation minister for the past four years. The B.C. Liberals have pledged to bring in legislation and measures so ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft can operate legally before Christmas. “Looking at that, I knew a small company like us can’t survive a multi-billion company,” Rasheed said, noting he is forced to look at his costs. “We’re looking at all infrastructure,” he said. “Overhead is high.”

The Liberals have promised measures to help taxi companies compete with ridesharing firms, including putting in $1 million to develop a competing smartphone app and attempting to level the playing field for insurance and driver qualification. Some night dispatch for Kamloops Yellow Cabs is now being done out of Pakistan, what Rasheed, who is in the South Asian country working on the program, called it an experiment to determine if it is practical. There are about four dispatchers who work for Yellow Cabs. “It’s not a huge loss,” he said. “If I sacrifice two or three jobs, I can save 90.” Stone told KTW he is proud of the legislation his party promises to introduce. “Ninety per cent of British Columbians surveyed . . . have said they want the choice and service ride-sharing can provide,” Stone said. The Liberals will bring in rules so ridesharing drivers are insured and pass the same safety checks as cabbies. ICBC will also fund installation of crash-reducing technologies in existing taxis. “We’ll put that technology in every cab,”

Stone said. “It will reduce crashes and keep cabs on the roads and out of shops. It will reduce their insurance costs, too.” B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver introduced a private member’s bill that would allow ride-sharing, something for which the party takes credit in later B.C. Liberal government legislation. Nancy Bepple, the New Democrat candidate in Kamloops-South Thompson, accused the B.C. Liberals of favouring Uber. Bepple said her party would not allow ride-sharing until government holds companies like Uber or Lyft and its drivers to the same standards as cabbies. “Right now, you’ve got a $28-billion company on one side and relatively small local companies on the other,” Bepple said. Stone said he expects if allowed to operate in this province, ride-sharing companies will first target the Lower Mainland and Victoria. Secondary markets, including Kamloops, Nanaimo, Kelowna and Prince George, would be in the next wave. Uber operates in Missoula, Mont., a city with about 67,000 people and smaller than Kamloops.

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The 2nd Annual Green Living Expo takes place on April 29 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and we can’t wait to see you there!

April 25 2017 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing

Spring Line Painting

The City of Kamloops has started the annual Spring Line Painting Program, which will run from April to June. Motorists are reminded that driving over newly painted lines is an infraction under the Motor Vehicle Act and is subject to a $190 fine. Please drive with caution when approaching areas that are being painted. For more information, contact the Public Works and Utilities Department at 250-828-3461.

Spring Street Sweeping

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7th Annual Volunteer Appreciation BBQ

April 26, 2017 11:30 am-1:30 pm Sandman Centre

Please join City Council in celebrating the volunteers who build, maintain, and grow healthy communities.

Free Landfill Day APRIL 23, 2017 8:30 am-4:30 pm

MISSION FLATS and BARNHARTVALE LANDFILLS EXPECT DELAYS Please arrive on time and remain patient in lineups. This is an extremely busy day at the landfills. SECURE YOUR LOAD Materials must be tied down or covered securely. Unsecured loads are subject to fines under the Motor Vehicle Act and City bylaws.

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Crews will be washing the Overlanders Bridge on April 8, 9, 22, and 23. One lane of traffic will be closed during cleaning. Please obey all traffic control personnel and signage, and use caution when driving in proximity to the workers. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.

SEPARATE RECYCLABLES Recycling is free throughout the year. Please separate all cardboard, metal, off-rim tires, small appliances, batteries, and paint. SOLVENTS, PESTICIDES, AND GASOLINE These materials are only accepted at Mission Flats. Visit www.rcbc.bc.ca or www.productcare.org for more information.

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ITEMS CONTAINING FREON There is a $15 charge per item for refigerators, air conditioners, freezers, water coolers, and other items that contain freon. TIRES ON RIMS There is a $2 charge to dispose of tires on rims. BULKY ITEMS There is a $10 charge to dispose of couches, loveseats, and mattresses. PET WASTE Large quantities of pet waste should go to the landfill and should not be not included with your curbside collection.

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CONFUSED BY BUILDERS LIENS? When used properly, builders liens can be a highly effective tool for contractors and suppliers to secure payment. However, the law relating to builders liens is complicated – even figuring out the deadline for filing a lien is not as easy as you might think.

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The Wanda Sue paddlewheeler broke loose from mooring due to a build-up of ice. It moved down the river, crashing into two neighbouring docks and, neighbours say, damaging the dike (below) behind their homes.

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West of Marlene Crowther’s home on Paul Road in Valleyview, freshly placed rocks line the shore where city workers have been completing emergency repairs to the dike backing her neighbours’ homes. But the work, which the city is completing after declaring a state of local emergency due to damage and erosion, appears to stop at her property line. That has Crowther concerned the portion of dike behind her house will become a funnel during high river levels, worsening the erosion she said has already cost her fence panels and the property pins for her lot. “Mine is going to become the weakest spot and water flows in the course of where it’s least resistance,” she said. “It’s just going to come around and be underground in my property.” The trouble began in early February, when packed ice created a jam on the South Thompson River, building up pressure behind the Wanda Sue replica paddlewheeler. The boat either broke loose from its moorings or was pushed off them by ice and water.

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From there, it moved down the river, crashing into two neighbouring docks and, neighbours say, damaging the dike behind their homes. Crowther said she has watched workers rip out and rebuild the berm behind neighbouring properties and as far west as the Thompson Drive boat launch, but when she asked why work isn’t going farther east, she hasn’t been able to get an answer. Residents on the street told KTW they struggled to get the dike repaired after it was damaged this winter. Because it is considered an orphaned dike, the City of Kamloops said it is not responsible for repairing the damage. Crowther said she and her neighbours were able to get work started after calling Transportation Minister and Kamloops-South

Thompson MLA Todd Stone — but by the time they realized her home had been left out of the scope of work, the election writ had dropped, prohibiting Stone from becoming involved. Mayor Peter Milobar, who is campaigning for the Liberals in KamloopsNorth Thompson, was also out as a point of contact, leaving Crowther unsure where to turn. “I haven’t been able to find anybody who has any authority to say yes, just do it,” she said. “Even the guy running the excavator said you need yours done and it’s only going to take a couple more hours, but I could not find anybody who could help with it.” Jen Fretz, the city’s public works director, said her department declared a state of local emergency to allow provincial emergency

funds to be used on the project, but was not involved in setting the scope of the project. “We’ve been working very closely and taking direction from the province in all of this,” she said, directing questions to Emergency Management BC (EMBC). However, a spokesperson for EMBC said the department cannot speak on the work because of the ongoing election campaign, directing KTW back to the city. “We are limited to provide pertinent public-safety information only and your request is not within the scope of what we can speak to you about at this time,” communications manager Andrew Watson said. As of Monday, Fretz estimated there were five to seven more days of work remaining on the project.

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Don’t expect new airline to land in Kamloops WestJet Airlines will launch a new discount carrier later this year in a bid to offer travellers a no-frills, low-cost option. That service is unlikely to fly into Kamloops, however. “I’m absolutely not expecting it in Kamloops,” said Kamloops Airport managing director Fred Legace. Legace suspects WestJet is looking at the success of no-frills New Leaf Airlines — which operated in Kamloops for three months last year before abandoning the market — as it prepares to enter that market.

“You probably want to look at where New Leaf is successful for clues [where WestJet will fly],” Legace said. WestJet CEO Gregg Saretsky said the airline industry has changed since the company began flying in 1996. “The complete unbundling of services and products in order to lower fares for the price-sensitive traveller has created the ULCC (ultra-low-cost carrier) category,’’ he said in a statement. “Our new airline will provide Canadians a pro-competitive, cheap and cheerful flying experience from a company with a proven track record.’’

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Rotary Food Drive hits city streets on Saturday DALE BASS

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If it’s April, it must be time for the city’s Rotarians — along with an army of friends, old and new — to hit the streets for the semiannual Kamloops Food Bank Food Drive. The event tomorrow is the 18th such drive, said food bank executive director Bernadette Siracky, and it continues to amaze her. “A Rotarian said to me a while ago ‘You know, my kids have grown up participating in the food drives and they’ve learned so much.’ “This thing is so much more than putting food into hampers. It’s about kids learning the strength of what service can do, how it helps others,” she said. In the past year, the food bank has had to buy more food for its warehouse shelves than ever before. “We’re serving more people every year,” Siracky said. “It’s real. It’s so real. The need is real, but we are very well-served by this community. But these drives are essential to keeping food on our shelves.” By the end of last year, the food bank had distributed 1.5million pounds of perishable foods through its FoodShare program. It also saw more people in every age group it serves growing. As of last October, its statistics showed, with figures for all of 2015 in brackets: • Children under the age of five: 791 (759); • Children between the ages of

six and 18: 1,190 (1,266); • Clients between the ages of 19 and 59: 3,706 (3,816); • Clients over 60: 564 (580). In 2015, 864,000 people across the country used a food bank. More than one-third — 35.6 per cent — were children. In B.C., 103,000 turned to a food bank for help, with one-third of them children. Food Banks Canada, in its recent Hunger Counts report, noted that while those two years of age and younger make up 3.2 per cent of the Canadian population, they also make up 5.8 per cent of those who need a food bank to eat. The variance continues for all children and youth; 3.2 per cent of the population is between the ages of three and five, yet make up 6.9 per cent of those using food banks. The pre-teen set of six to 11 make up 6.4 per cent of the population, but represent 12.4 per cent of people using food banks. Those from 12 to 17 make up 6.5 per cent of the population and 10.4 per cent of those who reply on food banks. Those from 18 to 30 make up 17.7 per cent of the population and 17 per cent of people helped by food banks; 31 to 44 is 18.8 per cent of population and 19.4 per cent of food-bank users. Those ages 45 to 64 are 28 per cent of the population and 22.7 per cent of people helped by food banks; seniors represent 16.1 per cent of Canadians and 5.3 per cent of those using a food bank. In its annual report for 2016, the Kamloops agency reported:

• 45 per cent of all donated foods goes to clients and 25 per cent goes to 45 agencies with meal programs or that use food in their programming. The remaining 30 per cent, usually foods that are expired when received from restaurants and grocery stores through FoodShare, goes to area farmers for animal feed; • The City of Kamloops signed a four-year, $15,000 per year service agreement with the food bank to support the FoodShare program; • The food bank also distributes hampers designed for those with diabetes and high protein and pre-natal needs. Hampers are also designed for transient (foods that can be opened without a can opener and require little preparation) and for singles, couples, families and large families; • Children under the age of two receive a monthly supply of diapers, formula, baby food and pabulum. This is the third year the food drive ends at the agency’s office and warehouse on Wilson Street. The familiar yellow bags were distributed in KTW’s Thursday edition. In addition to the Rotarians who will pick up the yellow bags filled with food — if you’re missed, you can drop the bag off at any grocery store — there will be plenty of other volunteers helping out. “It’s created its own energy,” Siracky said. “And every year, there’s a moment when I just stop and look at it and marvel at how great this community is.”

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FIRE DEEMED SUSPICIOUS

Kamloops Mounties say a fire in an Oak Street home on Wednesday morning is suspicious and they are asking for help from the public to find those responsible. Kamloops firefighters responded to the fire at 235 Oak St. on the North Shore early that morning. Five people in the home escaped without injury and firefighters had it contained within an hour. Police are asking anyone who may have seen someone suspicious in the area or who may have videorecorded the fire to contact Cpl. Brandon Buliziuk at 250-828-3000.

Green thumb thieves

Kamloops Mounties are looking for thieves who made off with a number of items from Art Knapp Garden Centre on Nunavut Way off Halston Avenue. The theft occurred some time overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday as the items were thrown over the fence that runs along the

rear of the property along Highway 5. Items stolen include a 12-inch yellow Dewalt mitre saw, nine fruit trees, a lion head fountain top and numerous planters. Anybody with information on the theft is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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

NOT: The fallout from the damage caused when the famed Wanda Sue paddlewheeler was jarred loose from her mooring this past winter and took out some docks and damaged a section of dike. Owners of those docks in Valleyview are out thousands of dollars, but the boat’s owner maintains the Wanda Sue actually shielded properties from more damage from pack ice. While discussions on who will pay for what continue, online chatter has turned to calls for the old boat to once again ply the waters of the Thompson rivers. HOT: The nine people in the two Kamloops ridings who have put much of their lives on hold to run for office in the May 9 election. Becoming a politician can be a thankless job, but there is real opportunity to make a difference. Our hats go off to Nancy Bepple, Jessica Bradshaw, Donovan Cavers, Beat Klossner and Todd Stone in Kamloops-South Thompson and Dan Hines, Peter Kerek, Peter Milobar and Barb Nederpel in Kamloops-North Thompson. Try to contact these candidates if your ballot intention remains undecided. All the contact information is online at kamloopsthisweek.com, under the BC Election 2017 tab.

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NOT: The fact B.C. and Kamloops are on pace to surpass the number of overdose deaths in 2016, which were records unto themselves. Through the first three months of 2017, there have been 347 such deaths in the province. In 2016, there were 914 overdose deaths in B.C. Through March of this year, there have been 12 overdose deaths in the city. In 2016, there were 41. Getting to the source might be a good idea. Let’s watch the outcome of a trial in Kamloops Law Courts involving a local man accused of selling pills containing fentanyl to an undercover Mountie.

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he province’s Prosperity Fund has become a major talking point in this election campaign and what is being said about the fund offers a salient lesson on why we need to be extremely skeptical when considering proclamations from the various parties. You may have heard Premier Christy Clark in Kamloops on Good Friday, warning party supporters that the NDP under leader John Horgan is prepared to “raid our children’s savings account, to drain it of the $500 million and spend our children’s money.” Clark has called the Prosperity Fund “our kids’ inheritance.” Of course, that is all nonsense. We know the Prosperity Fund should by all rights have a balance of zero dollars if the B.C. Liberal government was funding it the way it said it would when it created the account. The Prosperity Funds was created to hold revenue from B.C.’s soon-to-be bustling LNG sector. But since Clark’s LNG dream/ promise of LNG riches has yet to be realized four years later, the fund has been fed with other money — your money. The Prosperity Fund has a balance of $500 million, but that money is simply the act of government moving cash from one account to another. Finance Minister Mike de Jong said as much in February of last year: “The fact that we would take a small amount of the chequing account and transfer it into a small savings account to look ahead is a natural thing for us to do.”

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MUSINGS De Jong was referring to his government’s decision to put $100 million from general revenue and deposit it into the Prosperity Fund. Six months later, the B.C. Liberal government took $400 million in property transfer tax revenue (the most galling of many tax grabs in B.C.) and added it to the Prosperity Fund, which is envisioned as a rainy day fund, much like Alberta’s oil-revenuegenerated Heritage Fund, which had a balance of $19 billion at the end of 2016. So, we have a half-billion dollars in the Prosperity Fund, not one cent of which has come from the LNG industry despite these words from de Jong in 2014: “The ability to establish a prosperity fund is tied directly to the establishment of an LNG industry.” Back to the Liberals’ consistent attacks on the NDP’s plan for the Prosperity Fund, which the New Democrats call the Fantasy Fund due to the fact the fund does not really exist as intended. Horgan thinks it is wrong to take taxpayer money and sock it away in a fund created explicitly to house LNG revenue. If elected, his

party will take that $500 million and use it to cushion the revenue loss from the elimination of tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges in the Lower Mainland. Now, we can debate which approach is better — using tax dollars to fund an account created for non-existent LNG revenue or using those tax dollars to replace revenue lost from axing tolls. I am not a fan of Horgan’s plan; it could threaten the province’s credit rating, which impacts the cost of borrowing. Either way, tax dollars that might otherwise be used for affordable housing, education or health care will be used for something else. It is not, however, a raid on our “children’s inheritance,” no matter how many times the premier chants that mantra — which is at every stop on the campaign trail, even the briefest of visits, such as her Good Friday appearance in Kamloops. It would be a different matter altogether if a party challenging the incumbent vowed to siphon money raised via royalties on an energy sector and not from a simple transfer of tax dollars. The best response to this mess came on Twitter on March 31. Emile Scheffer, the Kamloopsraised spokesman for the B.C. Liberals, tweeted a link to an energy analyst warning an NDP win in the election would spell “cancellation” of LNG projects. To which a Twitter user named Will quipped: “How does one cancel something that doesn’t exist?”

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MAKE VILLAGE WALKING DISTANCE TO DOWNTOWN Editor: With the provincial election rhetoric fully upon us, I would like to know which candidates vying for a seat in the two Kamloops ridings are willing to boldly state: “If elected, I promise to make it a priority to collaborate with federal and municipal governments to provide affordable housing for those in the Kamloops area.” We are inundated by media with stories of the out-of-control housing markets in Vancouver and Toronto. A cursory glance at the Kamloops Real Estate Review shows us the trend is headed this way. The feds have been promising infrastructure dollars for those cities willing to address this looming

crisis. Our municipal government recently announced $2 million or $3 million to create a walking/ biking trail from Sahali to Peterson Creek south of the courthouse. Our provincial government has already paid Urban Systems to create an urbanization plan for the provincial precinct lands, which lie south of Columbia Street and west of Sixth Avenue, bordering Petersen Creek. Since creating this plan, the government has conveniently shelved the project and made it very difficult for the average citizen to access. I believe if the provincial government was to turn this land back over to the citizens who live here, with added federal infra-

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same old parties that have brought us to this current state of affairs. structure money and input from our creative city planners, we could create a village within walking distance of downtown. It could house up to 1,500 people, which could be the envy of the province. We have been encouraged by successive governments of every stripe to walk/bike/carpool or use public transit. Let us create such a space that will allow those of us who are willing to leave our vehicles parked or

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those who cannot afford vehicles to have easy access to our downtown core. The initiative Chase is taking to allow golf carts on city streets would fit perfectly with such a vision. For those who think such a plan is pie-in-the-sky, futuristic dreaming, just keep voting for the same old parties that have brought us to this current state of affairs. Sheldon Shore Kamloops

CITIZENS WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN ALL THINGS AJAX Editor: My thanks to Kamloops Coun. Denis Walsh for his column of April 17 (‘Public deserves venue for SLR findings on Ajax’), in which he outlined the importance of a venue large enough to accom-

modate and enable public attendance, as well as a question-and-answer period at the upcoming SLR Consulting information session. As we know, it is at this information session that the consultant will detail

its findings pertaining to the application for the proposed Ajax mine, a study that was partially paid for with tax dollars. The citizens of Kamloops have made it clear we want to be involved in the decision-

making process with respect to this particular application. To deny us an opportunity to be physically present at the meeting and to ask questions of the consultant, is, at the very least, a gross injustice.

I also request the city hold this crucial information session at a venue that will accommodate public attendance and interaction with the consultant. Todd Harding Kamloops

“Ya, right. Another one claiming to walk on water. The only green party I know of has rolling papers in their pockets.” — posted by Oldman “Two years ago, no one gave Trudeau a chance, either. And he definitely had papers in his pocket. You might be surprised, Oldman. This election in Kamloops is actually a referendum on Ajax. And no one wants Ajax.” — posted by Jack Jones

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WE MAY WAIT FOR HEALTH CARE — BUT IT STILL GETS DONE Editor: We agree with Dr. Max Zahir and the thoughts he presented in his letter of April 13 (‘Health-care system does what it should’). My husband just received a complete shoulder replacement

by Dr. Scott Hughes. The treatment at the hospital was exceptional and caring. In our whole lives, we will not pay enough medical fees to cover all the services we have received.

This is the same for many of us — new knees, hips, heart operations, etc. We may have to wait, but it will get done. We feel so blessed to be living in Canada, with our medical sys-

tem. Only the negatives seem to write letters. We could do with more positive responses of just how lucky we are. Jan Odgaard Kamloops

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ribs were showing, he had burrs and a few ticks in his ragged coat and an abscess in his mouth. He was 37 pounds when we took him to our vet for his booster shots. During our life, we lost our old dog to cancer, my wife’s dad was very ill and we lost him last fall and I was fighting high blood pressure, in addition to having Crohn’s as my

daily companion. We humans looked at each other and agreed our dogs have been a game-changer for both of us. In a way of speaking, life can go sideways sometimes with little or no warning. Pills and prescriptions can be the first line of attack for some of the things that come along in life. But we cannot rule out the companionship of a dog.

Since we got Buddy, I have grown to love walking with him. I got rid of some extra pounds that were causing issues, plus my blood pressure medication has been cut in half. If things continue this way, I might be able to get rid of those pills altogether. (My kidneys are already thanking Buddy for the changes.) For my friend, he told me he no longer has depression and has a much better outlook on life. He now has a reason to get up in the morning. Yes, Buddy, you are one very busy boy. But you’ve brought a lot of joy into our lives and laughter to my wife’s voice again. For that, you get an extra walk today. John Noakes Kamloops

Idling pollutes — but who cares? Editor: Re: Ron Harshman’s letter of April 11 (‘Entire city should be idle-free zone’): I am glad I am not the only one who feels the same way about unnecessary, wasteful and stinking idling. It is neither good for engines and pollutes the air. I have sent letters of complaints to the authorities, all in

vain and with no response. I have also complained verbally, knocking on the windows of idling vehicles and asking them to shut off their engines. Unfortunately, it is not banned and it looks like the majority of people do not care. Neither does government because the more gas is used and paid for, the more taxes flow

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One of every six children in Kamloops goes to school hungry — and the United Way Thompson Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo wants to make another dent in that need. The agency, along with new sponsor Cascades Casino and longtime partner Kamloops RCMP, is using the sixth annual Jail and Bail event to help raise money that will go into local food programs. “We want every child to be able to meet their full potential and know that may not happen if their focus is on a rumbling stomach and when they will get their next meal,” said Geralyn Alain, the United Way’s director of marketing and communications. Sarah Sandholm, the United Way’s community campaign manager, said the June 9 event will be coupled with a drive-thru hot breakfast at the Aberdeen casino, 1555 Versatile Dr., that will be served in the casino breezeway for a minimum $10 donation. The bagged meals will include coupons and vouchers; some will also have certificates for larger prizes. The “jail” that has been the focus of the RCMPcreated Jail and Bail will be located outside the casino in the area of the meal delivery. Unlike previous years, this year’s instalment is built on the day’s theme We Need A Hero. Twenty “villains” will be arrested and will need to raise a minimum $1,000 bail to be released. (Full disclosure: I’m one of the 20 “villains,” the only person who has taken part in every Jail and Bail since it began and would welcome any donations to help raise that amount. In past years, I’ve collected everything from a penny (when it was still legal tender) from a toddler to bigger bucks from well-heeled friends. And, in true why-can’t-they-make-it-easy website language, the link to my page is https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?registrationID=3768804 &langPref=en-CA. But if you search for me at jailandbailkamloops.com, it’s there, too.) There will also be an opportunity to donate to the city’s Starfish backpack program brought to Kamloops by a variety of sponsors. It works through the Kamloops-Thompson school district to send some of the most needy children in grades 1 to 4 home every weekend with a backpack containing enough food for two breakfasts, lunches and dinners, as well as snacks. It began this school year with 10 children at one elementary school and plans are to double it in September to 20 children and two elementaries. The packs are provided discreetly to the children to avoid any potential bullying. It costs $525 to fill a backpack for a school year and organizers are accepting donations outside of Jail and Bail. For more information, email kamloopshunger@ hotmail.com. Since Jail and Bail began, it has raised more than $300,000 for United Way programs. The June 9 breakfast starts at 7 a.m. at the casino; the villains start showing up to face the judge at 8:30 a.m. and, hopefully, have raised their bail when it all shuts down at 10 a.m.

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tax on foreign buyers in Metro Vancouver to help cool the market and restore hope that home ownership was still achievable for those who feared they couldn’t afford to live in their communities. CAMPAIGN FINANCES: With no set limits on corporate, union or individual contributions to political parties, fundraising in B.C. has become known as the Wild West. The New Democrats blame the Liberals for continuing to fill party coffers while the party turned down six attempts to ban union and corporate donations to political parties. A special prosecutor was appointed days before the campaign to assist the RCMP in its Election Act probe of donations to both major parties. CHILD CARE: The NDP is promising $10a-day daycare based on Quebec’s system as one the major planks in its campaign. A shortage of childcare spaces, coupled with the added strains of sky-high housing prices in B.C.’s major cities are making it difficult for young families, say the Opposition New Democrats, who believe

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B.C.’s party leaders faced each other for the first time in an election debate yesterday in Vancouver. B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark, B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan and B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver met at CITY-TV for the first of two broadcast debates, also broadcast on News1130 radio. Clark and Horgan clashed immediately on their competing plans to reduce and eliminate Medical Services Plan fees. Clark referred to NDP finance critic Carole James’ comment the previous day that the revenue of more than $1 billion a year would be shifted to the “progressive” tax system. Horgan said that does not mean moving the cost to the income-tax system. Mental health and addictions prompted another sharp exchange, with Horgan repeatedly interrupting Clark. Weaver agreed with Horgan on his proposal to create a new ministry responsible for mental health. Clark defended her promise

to put a $500 annual cap on road tolls paid to use the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges. Asked by moderator Bill Good why the tolls are being limited just before the May 9 election, Clark said it’s “because we can afford it” due to strong economic performance and controlling expenditures. Horgan has promised to eliminate tolls, replacing the revenues for three years by using what he called Clark’s “fake prosperity fund” that took general revenue and property purchase tax cash and called it liquefied natural-gas revenues. Weaver said road tolls are good public policy, arguing communities outside Metro Vancouver should also pay tolls as users of major infrastructure projects. Clark defended her government’s record on creating new child-care spaces, promising to fund construction of 4,000 more and predicting the federal government will fund a similar amount in the coming years.

Horgan called it an “ad hoc” approach, and promoted his plan to create a $10-a-day universal child-care system within 10 years. “You’re not going to deliver it until those kids have their driver’s licences,” Clark replied, warning of the problems encountered when Quebec introduced universal day care. There was no discussion of Weaver’s proposal to provide free day care for children up to two years old and expand kindergarten to three- and four-year-olds. Weaver is the last party leader to release a costed platform, expected this week. Good asked each candidate about the pending legalization of marijuana. Clark suggested Horgan plans to side with the B.C. Government Employees’ Union and retail pot through liquor stores. Horgan said he has talked with marijuana dispensary owners, pharmacists and liquor retailers and said it will “probably be a mix.” Weaver said Ottawa’s plan to legalize is leaning toward large corporate providers, noting he favours “craft cannabis” similar to local beer, as long as there is effective control to prevent minors from buying it.

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The city’s New Democrat candidates pledged yesterday to lower student debt and put Thompson Rivers University on an equal playing field with B.C.’s largest universities. Barb Nederpel (Kamloops-North Thompson) and Nancy Bepple (Kamloops-South Thompson) held a press conference at TRU alongside student supporters. The B.C. Liberal budget presented earlier this year cuts the interest rate on student loans by half, to the prime rate. “That’s not good enough to tackle the affordability crisis facing students,” Nederpel said. The NDP under leader John Horgan has pledged to make student loans interest-free and will also give a $1,000 bonus to those with loans on completion of their program. Both parties will cap tuition fees. Second-year political science student Zeru Asress

was with the candidates on campus. He said tuition and cost of housing are contributing to higher debt loads. He worked for a year to save for his education, but now faces the prospect of loans. “Housing is a big thing,” Asress said. “A lot of my friends are not from Kamloops and are constantly looking for places to live.” While the B.C. Liberal government is lavishing spending on TRU, including funding a new nursing building along with more seats and a new industrial technology building, critics say it is underfunding with the basic amount. Both the university and students’ union have provided figures showing TRU receives about $2,000 less per student compared to the big three universities — UBC, SFU and UVic — as well as University of Northern B.C. “We don’t think that’s fair,” Nederpel said, adding, if elected, the pair will press for equity with other B.C. universities.

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he predicts a win for Stone. “I don’t think the NDP is actually trying very hard to win the South Kamloops riding,” he said. “I have a feeling they’re saying, oh, Todd Stone is going to get this anyway, so they’re not putting much effort in here.” NDP candidate Nancy Bepple said she thinks voters in Kamloops South are more interested in change than others believe. “I’ve talked to this longtime Liberal supporter and they said it’s

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going to be just like Harper,” she said. “People have had enough of 16 years of the B.C. Liberals and they know we need a change. So that’s what I would say.” Bepple said she hears concerns about the lack of local doctors, job losses and education that the Liberals aren’t addressing. “I’m running against Christy Clark and Christy Clark’s record is Todd Stone’s record,” she said. “I know that people want a change.” Green candidate Donovan

Cavers is also optimistic about his chances, despite suggestions of a Liberal advantage. “I’d love those people to keep thinking that and keep thinking that so they don’t show up to vote,” Cavers said. “When parties get complacent, they get bumped on election day. To those people I’d say more power to you, kick back and relax on May 9.” Cavers said his opposition to the proposed Ajax mine is pulling in voters who are “not too happy

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about the candidate they’ve ended up with,” but the party can also court former Liberal voters who won’t go to the NDP. “We have a lot of momentum and the support seems to be surging, and the important thing now is just to make sure that keeps going all the way to May 9,” he said. Stone said he thinks the race in Kamloops-South won’t look much different than what’s happening across the river. “Kamloops is Kamloops and I think people on both sides of the river want to know what is your plan to create jobs, what is your plan to attract more doctors, what is your plan to make sure TRU remains a world-class university?” he said.

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In a roundabout way, Nancy Bepple’s banjo brought her into politics and to the NDP. Bepple lived in Salmon Arm when the B.C. Liberals under then-premier Gordon Campbell took power in 2001, upending government and cutting back services. At that time, the computerscience graduate with a master’s degree in meteorology was employed in the Shuswap’s growing high-tech industry and wasn’t thinking much about politics. She would occasionally play her banjo at seniors’ homes. “Back in 2001, one of the places I played was shut down,” Bepple said. “They moved those people all over. I was livid. They were vulnerable.” That political awakening about the value of government and its services to vulnerable people sparked her passion for making change. Bepple became interested in civic politics, being first elected to Kamloops city council in 2008 and re-elected in 2011. “You go in there and want to make change the first day,” she said of her political experience. “You have to build relationships and figure out the process. Sometimes things change slowly.” Before returning to Kamloops

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with Nancy Bepple Who was B.C.’s best premier? “I think Dave Barrett was a very decent premier. It was a tough time to be premier.” Any hobbies or talents? “Hopefully they know I play the banjo.” Who would you vote for if not for yourself? “I wouldn’t vote for Beat [Klossner]. He doesn’t have strong enough experience.”

and a position at Thompson Rivers University, where she is a co-op education co-ordinator, Bepple was a pioneer in B.C.’s technology industry — a rarity for a woman at that time. She was always good at math. In university, a professor urged her to get into the emerging field of computing. “You’d do great at computing,’” Bepple recalls her professor telling her. “I didn’t even know what a computer was.” She went on to work at Canadian firm McDonald Dettwiler, whose most highprofile project was developing the Canadarm for the Space Shuttle.

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She later took a job in Salmon

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was helping to revitalize B.C.’s sawmill industry through technological changes. Whether helping computerscience grads get work or through her tenure on city council, Bepple is a well-recognized figure in the city. She has no children, but does have deep family roots in Kamloops. “I’ve got probably 30 or 40 nieces and nephews,” Bepple said. Her downtown house has original wood on the floors and solar panels on the roof, a reflection of her interests and tastes. Bepple stepped down during her 2011 term on council due to health concerns. She later openly discussed that she suffered mental illness during that period and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She said that honesty about her mental health led to many conversations about what is sometimes kept hidden. “People would say, ‘I dealt with mental illness or a child or spouse dealt with it’ . . . Most people don’t talk about it. I give them that opportunity.” Bepple took a leave from her position at TRU in January, saying it wouldn’t have been fair to students if she left midway through the campaign. “Now is the time in terms of where I’m at with my life and feeling the Liberals have been in there too long,” she said.

Bradshaw makes last-minute entry into fray CAM FORTEMS STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com

Jessica Bradshaw was looking for something a little different on the ballot for the May 9 provincial election. When she didn’t see it, she took the matter into her own hands. “I want people to have another option,” said the Libertarian candidate in Kamloops-South Thompson. “I looking for one and couldn’t find it. So I became one.” Bradshaw filed her papers Monday this week, her paperwork so late that her name didn’t appear on the final list of candidates when nominations closed Tuesday. The list was later amended and she became the fifth

Jessica Bradshaw is running for the Libertarians in Kamloops-South Thompson.

person running in the riding.

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The 34-year-old is a care aide

who has spent most of her life in Kamloops, moving here when she was seven. She is joining a long list of Libertarian candidates across B.C. The party is running a candidate in nearly half of B.C.’s 87 ridings. It pledges to repeal the carbon tax, bring in school vouchers to let parents take children to private or public school and allow private medical care — stripping away many of the rules and regulations of living in B.C. The party would allow private competition to agencies including BC Hydro, ICBC and WorksafeBC. “It’s not like I don’t like rules,” she said. “It’s just regulations and rules government sets out have done more damage than benefit. It’s overregulation that causes

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issues with people.” The party also advocates for decriminalization of drug use. “I think the illegality of it forces a lot of addicts to the point where they’re getting fentanyl. If it were decriminalized or legalized it would bring up the safety factor. It puts them at less risk.” Bradshaw said rehabilitation “doesn’t seem to be working for the majority of people. “Studies have shown most addicts don’t stay clean after going into rehab,” she said. Bradshaw said she is largely a one-woman campaign at this point, but plans to go to forums and other events. “I’m going it alone. Other people have campaign teams and I’m just doing it myself.”

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Donovan Cavers is hoping he will have to buy a couple of suits in the not-too-distant future. The city councillor running for the Greens in Kamloops-South Thompson told KTW he knows that will be the case if he earns the riding’s seat in Victoria. “When I first got on city council, I think I had about three or four collared shirts,” he said. “I now have two suit jackets.” Cavers, perhaps notoriously casual, knows he’s up against a polished product of the political machine in incumbent Liberal MLA Todd Stone — a man whose closet likely contains many more suit jackets than two. “But I’m not the type of person Todd Stone is,” Cavers said. “I was more the type that kind of fell into politics. I didn’t come from this political background. I like to be a bit more casual.” Because of that, Cavers’ style as a city councillor — both at the council table and away from

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with Donovan Cavers Who was B.C.’s best premier? “I don’t think it’s happened yet. I think Andrew Weaver in this election or at some point in the future.” Any hobbies or talents? “I’m a very good whistler and I’m also OK at watercolour painting.” Who would you vote for if not for yourself? “I’d put in an empty ballot.”

it — has been somewhat polarizing. And he is well aware many Kamloops-South Thompson voters probably had preconceptions about him even before the writ was dropped. “Whenever I’m door-knocking, I say, ‘You probably know a bit about me,’ which feels weird,” Cavers said. “But I’ve been on city

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council for six years.” That time has not been without incident. Cavers made headlines last month after posting a photo to Facebook in which he could be seen flipping off a stack of binders containing KGHM’s Ajax mine application. He felt the whole

thing was blown out of proportion — and said at least some voters he’s met on the campaign trail agree. “I’ve had a couple people say they think it was totally overblown,” he said. “They said, ‘You weren’t fingering a person, you

weren’t fingering the CEO of Ajax.’ It was binders.” Cavers said he knows some people consider him a one-trick pony hoping to earn a seat in the legislature with the sole goal of making sure Ajax is not approved — and he doesn’t completely disagree with them. He called himself “a local onetrick pony” who knows there’s more work to be done than to debate the fate of the controversial proposed mine. “If you look at the provincial context, I think there’s a lot more at play,” he said. “But it [Ajax] is the biggest issue facing the riding, facing the community.” A caterer engaged to his fiancée, Sonya, Cavers was born at Royal Inland Hospital and lived in Chase until he was 11. Since then, he’s lived for more than 20 years at the same Douglas Street address in South Kamloops. He said he thinks that connection to the community could go a long way at the polls. “Representing local issues would be my priority,” he said.

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Beat Klossner shot up from his slumber to take the call — like a puff pastry, ready in no time. The baker works early mornings and often catches an afternoon nap to refresh. But his wife, Irene, insisted she interrupt his sleep, knowing how strongly he feels about the upcoming election, realizing every opportunity to influence voters is important. It didn’t take long for the Kamloops-South Thompson candidate to broil. “If you’re sick and tired of holding your nose while putting your ballot in your box on voting day, you can vote for us,” said Klossner, 55. “Our Communist party is the only left-progressive party that is actually running. All the mainstream parties — Greens, Liberals and NDP — they’re basically just slightly different versions of the same old thing. “We actually try to run on issues, not on advertising.”

To illustrate his point, Klossner pointed to answers in Kamloops This Week to a straightforward question: What is your stance on the Ajax mine? “Since the election is on, the Liberals and the NDP are out there like used-car salesmen, with all kinds of promises but, when you look at the Ajax mine, you don’t really have a clear position,” Klossner said. “That has to do with they both actually may consider approving the mine anyway. They’re probably told, it seems to me, from head office not to really say yes or no.” The Communist party is against the mine and, to go a step further, is in support of returning resource industries into public hands, Klossner said. “There are pipelines and logging and fracking,” Klossner said. “Let’s change the ownership to public ownership so the benefits stay in the province and don’t get sucked out to shareholders.” His point on resources melds with his belief the most-pressing issue facing Kamloops and B.C. is

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with Beat Klossner Who was B.C.’s best premier? “Still to come.”

Any hobbies or talents? “I’m a cyclist. I don’t have a driver’s licence.” Who would you vote for if not for yourself? BEAT KLOSSNER Communist candidate in Kamloops-South Thompson

governments controlled by private interests. “We have governments now that are just middle men or enablers of corporate interest and profits and money,” Klossner said. “Over the decades, we have actually given up our province and our public spaces. We have to take our province and politics back into public hands.” Klossner, who works at Swiss Pastries, Bakery and Cafe down-

“I’d probably swallow my ballot.”

town, was asked if there are any politicians after whom he models himself. “Someone like Tommy Douglas, politicians who think outside the mainstream,” he replied. “Good ideas come from outside of the mainstream. With Tommy Douglas and the health care system, at the beginning, everybody said, ‘It’s impossible. It can’t be done.’” Klossner said the Communist party is best-positioned to lead

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B.C. because it has always stuck to its principles, even through persecution. “We know exactly what we want,” he said. Born and raised in Switzerland, Klossner moved to Canada in 1989 and spent time in Vancouver, Whistler and Pemberton before moving to Kamloops in 2002. Slow-baked was Klossner’s appetite for politics, something he has always been interested in (especially progressive politics), but never acted on. Some voters may have been holding their noses at the polls in recent years, as Klossner put it, but whether they warm up to the Communist aroma on May 9 remains to be seen. Klossner is losing sleep over making sure they do. “I just decided to get off the couch and do something about it,” he said. “I don’t want to look back in a decade or so and think, man, I should have tried that. What I offer is alternative. What I hear and see is a lot of glossy posters and lawn signs, but very little substance.”

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When Todd Stone was asked by Premier Christy Clark to run for her party, he wasn’t expecting what became his reality. “I said to her, ‘We’re 22 points behind [the NDP]. What’s the worst thing that could happen?’” Stone recalled. Now, heading into a fight for his second term, the Liberal candidate for Kamloops-South Thompson said the past four years were “the most challenging role in my career — and the most rewarding.” While his work as minister of transportation and infrastructure took him to every part of the country, Stone pointed to the work he’s accomplished locally. This includes money for Thompson Rivers University to grow its trades, technology and nursing programs, seeing the clinical-services building completed at Royal Inland Hospital and work started on a new patient-care tower and widening a 16-kilometre length of the Trans-Canada Highway from Pritchard to Hoffman’s Bluff to four lanes. He also noted changing the speed limits on the Coquihalla Highway has seen it record its lowest crash rate. “Which is counter-intuitive, but putting variable speeds on highways is saving lives,” Stone said. As a young man, Stone held membership in the federal and provincial Liberal parties. When asked which of the two sides of the party reflect his beliefs, Stone said he “has a lot of respect for what the federal

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Conservatives did when they were in government. I guess I’m a Paul Martin Liberal or a Joe Clark Conservative. “I believe in a balanced budget,” he said. “Don’t take more money out of peoples’ pockets than you have to, but services are essential.” That includes social services,

although he said he believes the best way to help people stuck on the social safety net is in job creation, “targeted supports for people” to help them learn skills they can translate into jobs. For example, a program that helps single parents gain employment skills, one that covers costs including transportation and child care, has had 7,000 register for it and 1,000 graduate. “This is what can happen when you work hard, but there are some people who need government to be there for them,” he said, noting those services are also essential. Stone, who founded the tech company iCompass, said he approaches his political side looking through the lens of his role as a dad. He is married to Chantelle and has three daughters, ages 12, 10 and seven Through the work his government has done, he said, “my daughters have so many more career choices. That makes me feel really good.”

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No more Mr. Nice President: Trump goes after Canada on wood, dairy ALEXANDER PANETTA

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WASHINGTON — Ever since Donald Trump was elected last fall, Canada’s government has been clinging to a strategy of low-drama, under-theradar conversations about trade that keep investors calm in the choppy waters of a NAFTA renegotiation. The U.S. president has stopped co-operating. Trump delivered his strongest-ever broadside at America’s northern neighbour yesterday, piling atop his complaints earlier in the week about Canadian dairy and adding fresh gripes for good measure — this time about energy and lumber. “We can’t let Canada or anybody else take advantage and do what they did to our workers and to our farmers,’’ Trump said in the Oval Office. “Included in there is lumber, timber and energy. We’re going to have to get to the negotiating table with Canada very, very quickly.’’ This is the same president who recently played down irritants with Canada — he said he just wanted to do a little trade tweaking. Suddenly, he’s tweaking Canada’s nose — twice in a week, with his second twist even more forceful than the first. Canadians will soon learn whether it’s just prenegotiation bluster or a har-

binger of hardball: Trump promised more details within a couple of weeks about his government’s plans for the North American Free Trade Agreement, with discussions likely to start later this year. He provided no rationale for his complaints. On energy, Canada provides the U.S. more than one-third of its oil imports — and does so under a stable, locked-in ratio guaranteed in NAFTA. On lumber, cheaper Canadian wood has reduced the cost of U.S. homes but also caused recurring legal spats with the U.S. industry that alleges product-dumping. On dairy, he offered a scintilla of detail. Trump made it obvious his complaints from earlier this week in Wisconsin were specifically about recent rule changes on milk classification, not on the longer-term issue of Canada’s supply-management system. “Canada, what they’ve done to our dairy farm workers, is a disgrace. It’s a disgrace,’’ he said. “Rules, regulations, different things have changed — and our farmers in Wisconsin and New York state are being put out of business.’’ It was a far cry from the tune Trump was singing in February. After meeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he

lauded the bilateral trade relationship, saying it required only tweaking. He told people he was pleased with the meeting, and even gave Trudeau a friendly shout-out in his prime-time speech to Congress. In an interview yesterday with Bloomberg, the prime minister sounded resigned to a future filled with presidential mood swings. Asked about Trump’s remarks earlier in the week about dairy, Trudeau acknowledged the likelihood that the message from the White House might occasionally switch from one day to the next. Indeed, he actually cast the topsy-turvy messaging as a positive thing. He called it an opportunity — a sign the president listens to the people he speaks with, and keeps an open mind to changing his views. “[Trump is] a little bit unlike many politicians,’’ the prime minister said, acknowledging the magnitude of his understatement amid laughter from the crowd. “As politicians we’re very much trained to say something and stick with it. Whereas he has shown if he says one thing and then actually hears good counter-arguments or good reasons why he should shift his position, he will take a different position if it’s a better one, if the

arguments win him over. “I think there’s a challenge in that for electors, but there’s also an opportunity in that for people who engage with him.’’ Canada has ample reasons to engage. U.S. policy-makers have decisions to make that will affect the northern neighbour on multiple fronts including: NAFTA, softwood lumber, the possibility of a U.S. import tax, and Buy American rules. Already the uncertainty has caused some businesses to pause investments in Canada, according to the Bank of Canada. In an effort to soothe those concerns, the Canadian government repeatedly portrays NAFTA negotiations as no big deal, just another adjustment to an agreement adjusted several times already. While Trump’s “America First’’ attitude has yet to show up in any successful legislation, it has appeared in numerous executive actions, including the order he was signing in his office Thursday as he complained about Canada. That order sets a timeline for his administration to study possible tariffs on foreign steel. Ironically, one of Trump’s guests in his office for the signing ceremony was the head of the United Steelworkers union — Leo Gerard, a Canadian, born in Sudbury, Ont.

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VANCOUVER — The leaders of British B.C. News Columbia’s two main political parties agree that 18 is too young for people to be allowed to purchase marijuana under plans by the federal government to legalize the drug. Liberal Leader Christy Clark said her top priority is keeping cannabis out of the hands of minors, so she would lift the limit to “at least’’ 19, the same age when it is legal to purchase alcohol in B.C. The NDP’s John Horgan said he would consult on how best to roll out the new industry, but it’s his opinion that if you’re allowed to crack a beer at 19, you should be allowed to light a joint, too. The federal government has introduced legislation that would legalize pot on July 1, 2018, giving provinces time to come up with sales and distribution regimes and decide whether to raise the age limit from 18. Meanwhile, Green Leader Andrew Weaver said he’s troubled by the federal government’s plan because it favours large licensed producers and B.C. needs to foster a strong “craft cannabis’’ sector. The three main leaders were asked about their plans for legalization during a radio debate that coincidentally fell on 4-20, the annual weed protest day.

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time when relations between Moscow and the West, including Canada, have reached what U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently called “a low point.’’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out the Kremlin earlier this month for supporting the Syrian government, which has been blamed for a chemical attack that killed more than 80 people on April 7. More than 450 Canadian troops are also preparing to head to Latvia in the next few weeks, where they will lead a NATO force intended to check Russian aggression in eastern Europe. And Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland remains on a list of individuals banned from visiting Russia, after Canada slapped the country with sanctions for annexing Crimea in 2014.

Brunelle said signatories are legally obligated to allow surveillance flights under the terms of the treaty, meaning the Russians don’t have to ask permission to undertake such a mission. “The treaty is designed to enhance mutual understanding and confidence by providing all participants with the legal mechanism and technical means of acquiring, through direct observation, information about military forces and activities of concern to them,’’ Brunelle said. “This is done as part of the confidence and securitybuilding measures that are designed as a mechanism to reduce hostilities and tensions between nations.’’ A number of agreements between Russia and the U.S. have been broken in recent months or are in danger of being broken.

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military will escort the Russians across the country to ensure they don’t stray beyond what is allowed in the treaty. Canadian personnel will be aboard the plane during actual observation flights to, in part, “monitor imaging equipment, ensure adherence to the agreed flight route and profile, and provide oversight, guidance and assistance.’’ National Defence would not say exactly which bases or installations the Russians would be flying over for security reasons, referring questions to the Russian Embassy in Ottawa. The embassy did not immediately return requests for comment. Such flights aren’t uncommon, with Canada having conducted its own monitoring mission over Russia this past November. But this mission comes at a

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BALFOUR, B.C. — Results of water samples taken after an oil spill from a ferry in Kootenay Lake should be available today. The Regional District of Central Kootenay said water samples were taken on three separate days after gear oil spilled from the Kootenay Lake Ferry on April 15 near Balfour, northeast of Nelson. At the time, Interior Health said a 400-metre stretch of shoreline next to the Balfour ferry terminal should be avoided. A news release from the regional district says the spill has been contained and did not appear to have affected drinking water intakes in the area. A faulty piece of equipment was removed from the ferry Wednesday, along with a mixture of about 400 litres of oil and water. The regional district said any sheen still visible on the lake contains very low quantities of oil and experts have advised the sheen will dissipate or has already disappeared.

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SUSPICIOUS FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION Most people are aware of the fire that took place at Budget Rent A Car on the 800 block of Notre Dame Drive. This fire was reported on Friday, April 14th at 3:46 am, the fire department have some concerns about the nature of the fire and how it started. Both the Fire Department and the Police are treating this fire as suspicious and need the help of the public to get further information about the it. Notre Dame is a busy street most of the day and night, there are private vehicles in the area as well as company vehicles going to work or on their delivery routes. What the police would like is; if anyone may have seen someone around the store late at night, a vehicle leaving the area, when the fire started someone hanging around that may have seemed out of place for the surroundings. This is your opportunity to do the right thing and report your observations anonymously to Crime Stoppers, no court, no statement, just your information.

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DO YOU KNOW THIS PERSON The police would like your help in identifying this person. This male used a stolen bank card on Thursday, March 23rd to purchase a number of items from a The Peavy Mart Store in Valleyview. It is unknown how he came into possession of this stolen card, but it was reported stolen a short time later after the items were bought. The suspect took his time in the store and got a number of items from the various shelves and slowly walked to the front cash register. The male left the store immediately after purchasing

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the items and his direction of travel was unknown. The male is described as mid 30’s, thin build, brown curly hair, somewhat receding hairline, goatee and was wearing a camouflage coloured jacket. The Peavy Mart Store has a very good security camera system throughout the store and the quality of the photos are excellent. This system is good example of a crime prevention technique and no doubt has prevented numerous theft from taking place.

If you know this person, please contact Crime Stoppers, you will remain anonymous and may receive a cash reward upon the arrest of the suspect.

THEFT OF CASH On Thursday, April 4th in the early evening, a male entered a business on 500 block of Columbia St. This male had a plan as he watched the front counter staff for a while, when they were busy, the male entered the business. The suspect then went right to the cash register and took a very small amount of cash then left the business. There have been other businesses in the area that have had similar problems. To the businesses owners;

if your staff is away from the cash register for any length of time, make sure it is locked to prevent any thefts. This business did get a photo but the quality is not very good, someone may still recognize this person. The male is Caucasian, late 20’s dark hair. If you have any information on this theft or may recognize this person, please contact Crime Stoppers, only your information will be used never your name.

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GARDEN HILL FIRST NATION, Man. — RCMP say an 11-year-old boy from a remote First Nation in northern Manitoba was killed when several kids were playing with a gun they found. Officers in Garden Hill First Nation, a fly-in community of around 5,000 residents about 600 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, say they received a call Tuesday evening reporting a boy had been shot. They say two 11-year-olds and a 12-year-old had been playing in a home when they found a gun. “During the handling of this firearm by the 12-year-old, it discharged and struck the 11-year-old victim,’’ RCMP said in a release yesterday. “The youth later succumbed to his injuries.’’ Mounties say the 12-year-old has been charged with criminal negligence causing death and careless use of a firearm. His 36-year-old father is facing a charge of careless storage of a firearm.

Both have been released from custody. “Everybody’s pulling together. They’re helping each other. It’s a tragic accident,’’ said Garden Hill Chief Dino Flett, who was reached by phone Thursday in Winnipeg. Flett said the boy who is charged was friends with the boy who died. He said the accused is a good kid. “He’s a child that listens to everything the teacher says. He has perfect attendance at school. He wasn’t anything like a child that’s being reckless or anything.’’ Elders and mental-health support workers have been brought in to help Garden Hill’s students cope with the tragedy, Flett said. He noted that friends and family are helping the victim’s relatives. Flett said there were a lot of questions when the news of the shooting first broke, but added he’s not aware of any resentment towards the accused and his family. “Everybody asks why. Why did this happen?’’ Flett said. “We’re just waiting for information.’’

Lumber train derails on Vancouver Island injuring at least two THE CANADIAN PRESS

WOSS, B.C. — Runaway rail cars loaded with logs crashed into a work crew in the tiny community of Woss on northern Vancouver Island, seriously injuring at least two people. Dave Rushton, the community’s regional elected representative, said the cause of the accident is under investigation but early reports indicate a crew on the tracks was buried beneath the logs when the cars crashed into them. Police said they are investigating the train derailment in the community, located 75 kilometres southeast of Port McNeill, in which several people have been injured. Rushton said the report he received from people at the accident

scene was that as many as five workers were on a section of track ahead of where the accident happened and the rail cars approached without warning. Woss is a community of about 200 people and Rushton said everybody is aware of the accident and knows the victims. He said he originally feared his grandson was one of the injured. BC Emergency Health Services said it transported one person by air ambulance and another by ground after the accident. The train is operated by Western Forest Products. Don Demens, the company’s president and chief executive officer, said they’re cooperating fully with authorities in the investigation of the derailment.

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After the Turkish Toxin killed aquarium whales referendum

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The office of the president of the Reich is unified with the office of the Chancellor. Consequently, all former powers of the president of the Reich are demised to the Führer and chancellor of the Reich, Adolf Hitler. He himself nominates his substitute. Do you, German man and German woman, approve of this regulation provided by this Law?” Adolf Hitler’s 1934 referendum, abolishing the office of prime minister (chancellor) and concentrating all power in his own hands, was the final step in consolidating his control of Germany. Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has just won a referendum abolishing the office of prime minister and concentrating all power in his own hands, is not another Hitler, but he is starting to look like another Vladimir Putin. He didn’t win his referendum by Hitler’s 88 per cent majority, of course. He didn’t even win it by the narrow 52-48 per cent majority that decided the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum last June. He only got a hair’sbreadth 51.3 per cent of the vote, against 48.7 per cent for keeping Turkey’s existing parliamentary system. But it’s still a victory and, if Erdogan can go on winning elections, he could have almost absolute power in Turkey until 2029. He can certainly go on winning elections for a while because his support is rock-solid among the half of the population who felt oppressed by the secular state created by Ataturk almost a century ago. His Islamism is the main source of his political support and the devout will go on voting for him no matter what he does. You almost wonder why he bothered with this referendum. He already has almost absolute power in practice.

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WATCH Since the attempted coup last July (whose origins are still murky), the country has been under a state of emergency. The government controls almost all the mass media. About 150 journalists, 13 members of parliament and at least 45,000 other people are under arrest and upwards of 130,000 — academics, judges, police, teachers and civil servants — have been fired from their jobs on suspicion of disloyalty. With those who urged “No” to the constitutional changes being publicly denounced as coupplotters, traitors and terrorists, it’s remarkable that almost exactly half the population still dared to vote against Erdogan’s plan. But that doesn’t really help: Erdogan wanted to have the law underwrite his power and now it does. He can dismiss parliament whenever he likes. He can enact laws by decree. He can declare a state of emergency. He can directly appoint senior officials and judges (handy, given the evidence of massive corruption in his inner circle that emerged in 2013). He can be a democratic leader if he wants, but he can also be a dictator if he likes. All the checks and balances are gone. It is a great pity, for Turkey was turning into a genuinely democratic country. Five years ago, there was still a free press, civil liberties were generally respected, the economy was thriving (highest growth rate among the

G20 countries year after year) and the country was at peace. And much of this was at least partly due to Erdogan’s own efforts. However, democracy, as Erdogan once famously said, “is like a train. You get off once you have reached your destination.” He was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Now the few remaining free media outlets are under siege, civil rights are a joke, the economy has plunged into recession and the country is at war. This is mostly Erdogan’s fault. The wars in particular are his own fault. He re-started a war against the Kurdish minority in the east to win over nationalist Turkish voters after he lost an election in June 2015. He won the re-run in November. He intervened in the Syrian civil war and eventually alienated Islamic State (for whose members he once left Turkey’s borders open), so now both ISIS and Kurdish terrorists are attacking Turkish cities. At least 2,000 people have died in the war against Kurdish separatists in the past year and 500 have been killed in terrorist attacks in the big cities. Ordinary Turks are shaken by all the violence and at least half of them clearly don’t buy Erdogan’s explanation that evil foreigners who hate Turks are to blame for it all. Unfortunately, the other half — mostly pious, rural, and/or illeducated — believes it all and sees him as the country’s saviour. Erdogan is unlikely to last until 2029 as the failing economy and the wars will gradually drag him down. But he has divided the country so deeply with his determination to “re-Islamize” Turkey that an attempt to oust him, even by democratic means, could easily end in a civil war. What has happened to Turkey is a tragedy and it’s hard to see a safe way back. gwynnedyer.com

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Aquarium said a toxin was the cause of death of two beluga whales last November, but the exact substance couldn’t be identified. The conclusion is the result of a fivemonth investigation that also determined the toxin was likely introduced by food, water or through human interference. The aquarium’s head veterinarian, Dr. Martin Haulena, said the investigation has helped them understand what happened and how they can help ensure the safety of the mammals in their care. The aquarium said it has taken several

steps to protect the remaining animals at the aquarium, including enhanced food screening, overhauling its water treatment systems and real-time testing of the circulating water. The aquarium said it is also significantly updating its security to monitor perimeter access and reduce potential threats of human interference. The belugas, 21-year-old Qila and her mother, 30-year-old Aurora, died nine days apart in November from what officials said was a mysterious illness.

— The Canadian Press

Pot-tracking system planned KRISTY KIRKUP

THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The federal government is planning to set up a cannabis-tracking system to collect information about marijuana products from licensed producers, distributors and retailers — just one of a host of proposed changes to be ushered in alongside legalization. Health Canada said the proposed system, which would not track individual cannabis users, would allow businesses and regulators to trace all products and address recalls. The tracking would also help to ensure cannabis is not being diverted to illegal markets, the department said, given the government’s stated and oft-repeated goal of limiting organized

crime’s footprint in the pot trade. “Mandatory product track-and-trace systems are common features in other jurisdictions that have legalized cannabis for non-medical purposes,’’ the department said. The specific requirements of the system still need to be developed, Health Canada added, noting similar systems are used in the U.S. to gather information about cannabis products. The department did not say how much the proposed system would cost — only that it intends to offset such costs through licensing and other fees. The government legislation did not offer any specifics on tax measures for marijuana, which was sure to be difficult to miss yesterday on

Parliament Hill as aficionados gathered to mark the annual April 20 pot celebrations known as 4/20. However, not everyone is cheering the government’s legalization efforts. Alex Newcombe, a 31-year-old medicinal marijuana user, said he is disappointed by the Liberal legislation introduced last week. “It is not anything other than prohibition 2.0,’’ said Newcombe, who is especially upset that the federal Liberals have not taken steps to decriminalize the drug in the interim. “[Prime Minister Justin Trudeau] could decriminalize it at a moment’s notice,’’ he said. “He’s the one stopping it at the moment. We’re calling him out on it.’’ The federal government has said repeatedly it has no plans to

decriminalize marijuana until legalization is in place — a goal it hopes to achieve by July 2018. Trudeau, who admitted to smoking pot after becoming an MP, told Bloomberg that Canada’s legalization strategy is built around a recognition that marijuana is “not good’’ for the developing brains of young people. “We need to do a better job of making it more difficult, at least as difficult as it is to access alcohol as it can be,’’ he said. Criminal organizations and street gangs collect billions every year from illicit marijuana sales, he added, noting this money is then funnelled into other criminal activities. “So, you put those two things together and realize we have a system that isn’t working,’’ Trudeau said.

Infection battle breakthrough? THE CANADIAN PRESS

WINNIPEG — Scientists in Winnipeg appear to have developed a new weapon in the battle against antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers at St. Boniface Hospital and the University of Manitoba have developed a drug that prevents harmful bacteria from growing without affecting healthy cells. The drug attacks the bacteria’s energy source and researchers say it shows potential to fight a wide variety of bacteria that

are resistant to current antibiotics. The drug must be further tested and approved before being available to the public. Findings about the drug, called PEG-2S, are published in a study in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. The research suggests the drug can target at least two of the top 10 priority pathogens listed by the World Health Organization. “Antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance to superbugs is a priority research direction in pharmacology,’’ journal editors Dr.

Ghassan Bkaily and Dr. Pedro D’Orleans-Juste said in a release yesterday. “The quality and findings of this study may be instrumental in our efforts to develop new drugs and technologies that effectively address this global health alarm recently raised by the World Health Organization.’’ The study showed PEG-2S was effective against the growth of chlamydia bacteria. More than 20 other types of pathogenic bacteria have a similar energy source that can be targeted by the drug, the report said.

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Pope sets canonization date for Fatima siblings NICOLE WINFIELD

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will use his upcoming visit to the Portuguese shrine at Fatima to canonize two Portuguese shepherd children who say they saw visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago. Originally, Francis had planned to travel to Fatima on May 12 and May 13 to merely mark the anniversary of the apparitions, which turned the tiny northern Portuguese town into one of the world’s most popular Catholic pilgrimage sites. But last month, Francis signed off on the miracle needed to make siblings Francisco and Jacinta Marto saints, leading to speculation he would also use the occasion of the visit to canonize them. Church officials say the miracle concerned an inexplicable cure of a Brazilian child. The Marto siblings say the Virgin Mary appeared to them and their cousin six times above an olive tree in 1917 and told them three secrets. The brother and sister died of pneumonia two years later, at the ages of nine and 11. St. John Paul II beatified them in

Fatima on May 13, 2000, the same day the Vatican revealed the third and final secret purportedly told to them. The first two had already been reported: a vision of “hell’’ interpreted as the Second World War and the rise and fall of Soviet communism. The Vatican said in 2000 the third secret foretold the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul. John Paul credited the Fatima Madonna with saving him and one of the bullets fired at him by a Turkish gunman in St. Peter’s Square 36 years ago is kept in the crown of the Fatima statue at the sanctuary. Francis is expected to pray before the icon during his visit. With the Marto children soon to be declared saints, all that remains is the saint-making case of their cousin and co-visionary, Lucia de Jesus dos Santos, who became a Carmelite nun and died in 2005. In February, Portuguese church officials turned over 15,000 pages of testimony and other documentation to the Vatican for review to determine if she can be declared to have lived a life of heroic virtue, the first step in the Vatican’s complicated saint-making process.

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Little Mount, known locally as Chinnamalai, is about 10 kilometres southeast of Chennai’s city centre. St. Thomas Mount “Our Lady of Expectation” Church is on a hillock about 13 kilometres south west of Chennai and its 134 steps are flanked by statues depicting the Stations of the Cross. For less energetic visitors, a motor road provides easier accessibility. Local buses from the city centre run on a regular basis to both sites. A third shrine, which I didn’t get around to visiting, is San Thome Cathedral in Mylapore which enshrines the tomb of the Apostle.

am standing in a cramped, musty cave. The gloom is pierced by a shaft of sunlight filtering through a narrow aperture at one end of the cave and the ray rests on what looks like a large rough handprint on the rock floor. I try to imagine a man living here, almost 2,000 years ago: a fugitive in hiding from enemies who are seeking to kill him because his miraculous healing powers have converted large numbers of the local populace to his faith. He speaks of a strange new religion whose leader was crucified because of his radical religious teachings. If I am to believe the inscriptions in the chapel built above the cave, this was once the abode of St. Thomas, the Apostle — the “Doubting Thomas” of the Gospels — whose handprint on the rock floor has endured through the centuries. The split in the rock face was his escape route as he fled his murderous pursuers, scrambling his way through tropical undergrowth to a rocky hillock about three kilometres away from the cave, where he fell to the ground in exhaustion — and where he was finally stabbed to death. The site of his martyrdom is marked by a church built on the hill which

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Coast, he is said to have then travelled eastwards, across the Deccan plateau, arriving in Mylapore (near Chennai) in 68 AD. The cave at “Little Mount” was where he preached and lived in hiding until 72 AD. The original altar in the Chapel (built over the cave) was consecrated in 1551, but close by is a newer circular church building, erected in 1971 in commemoration of the 19th centenary of the Apostle’s martyrdom. Along the flank of Little Mount are several tableaux, notably one depicting a Jesus-like figure preaching to a conglomeration of Hindu Brahmin priests and sari-clad women, an arguably patronizing display of Christian missionary zeal. A marble Pieta further up the hillside, although chipped by time and weather, is a singularly lovely work of art. Up the hill, behind the Chapel is a flat rock, where St. Thomas is said to have preached the gospel, and a guide ushers me into a concrete structure built over the

original rock-altar. He points out a thin stream running through a crack in the rock-face. “This is a miraculous spring,” he said. “The spring has curative powers and many believers still visit the shrine to partake of its healing properties.” The water looks anything but medicinal, and, while admiring the faith of St. Thomas’ followers, I decline my guide’s offer to “take a sip.” Here too is a hump of rock, which is purported to bear the footprint of St. Thomas. If so, it is distorted beyond recognition and my credibility is further strained by the fact that unless St. Thomas was 20 feet tall, no footprint could possibly be that size. My guide is unfazed. “The rock has expanded to three times its original dimensions due to the heat beating down on it for centuries,” he said. Much larger than the buildings at “Little Mount” is the Our Lady of Expectation Church at St. Thomas Mount, built by the Portuguese in 1547 to mark the spot

where St. Thomas was killed in AD 72. A piece of bone, unearthed while excavating the foundations, reinforced the belief this was indeed the site of the Apostle’s martyrdom and the relic is now enshrined within the base of a cross set near the altar. Among other treasures housed in the church is a depiction of the Virgin Mary, one of seven paintings attributed to St. Luke which, according to its inscription, was brought to India by St. Thomas. On my way out of the church, I pause to watch a young Indian couple light a candle at the side of the altar. Their faces are rapt. Unlike “Doubting Thomas” two millennia earlier and myself today, they have no need to probe below the flesh of legend and feel the bone of fact. They merely believe. And perhaps that’s all that really counts. Travel Writers’ Tales is an independent newspaper syndicate. For more, go online to travelwriterstales.com.

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Isaac Kaay looked around and, more than anything, he saw relief. Around him the Kamloops native saw grown men having heart-to-heart moments, red faces awash in a mix of excitement and exhaustion. Tears streamed down a few faces. For Kaay, just 23 years old and in his first season with Canada’s rugby sevens national team, winning the country’s first-ever championship on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series was a dream come true, a moment that still doesn’t feel quite real, even now, nearly a week later. But for those men who had been with the program since the beginning, who toiled as Canada struggled to make a name for itself on the international rugby scene, the win in Singapore — courtesy of a 26-19 victory over the United States in the championship match — meant decidedly more. “Other than it being an absolute honour, just being with the older guys that have been on the team for eight, 10 years, that have been slugging it out, to see the look on their faces more than anything was the true joy of it,” Kaay told KTW. “Being a newcomer, obviously it’s something you want to do and something we all talk about, but seeing the relief, almost, on their faces after jumping onto the pile at the end of the game, means a little bit more than it just being the first [championship win]. Seeing the reward they got from it was unbelievable.” Pool play started strong for Canada, which was coming off an impressive showing in Hong Kong the weekend prior, where it gave No. 7 Argentina all it could handle in a semifinal match, eventually falling 20-19. So, the Canadians had confidence entering the tournament in

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Singapore. They stepped into the raucous atmosphere of National Stadium, having reached at least the quarter-finals in each of their last five tournaments. It was no surprise then, when they beat Russia 28-15 to open the tournament, nor when they shut out Hong Kong 34-0. But it was after a 35-7 shelling at the hands of Fiji that

the team really bore down. “It’s hard to put into words how it actually feels,” Canadian captain John Moonlight told reporters after the championship match. “We took a licking from Fiji yesterday and we took a licking from our coach and from the players, ourselves. We showed up today. We showed the world we can make it on this stage. We can beat anyone.

We beat three of the top four teams over this last little bit here. So, we’re flying. We’re hopefully good to go for London and Paris now.” It was after that Fiji-lent beating Canada started on its road to the final. They took on No. 4 New Zealand in a quarter-final matchup, winning 26-14. They topped No. 3 England 17-5 in a semifinal contest, with Kaay scor-

ing Canada’s opening try. The stage was set for the championship game — and nerves were frayed until its final moments. “It was pretty nerve-wracking,” said Kaay, who played with the Kamloops Rugby Club’s junior team from Grade 8 to Grade 10 and logged a varsity career with the Victoria Vikes. “We had a scrum on their 22 [yard-line] with maybe 30 seconds left. “I looked back and I saw [teammate] Nate Hirayama running with the ball back into our own end, trying to waste the clock down. At that point, I just started screaming and yelling.” Though Kaay has played in the last six tournaments for the Maple Leaf, and will now go into the history books as part of the first-ever Canadian squad to win a championship on the World Rugby Sevens Series, he still refuses to take anything for granted. Asked if he expected to get the call to play for Canada in the final tour stops of the season in Paris and London next month, the prop said younger players should never expect to go to any tournament. Regardless of what happens next, Kaay has certainly left his mark on the Canadian national program, just as now-seventhranked Canada has left its mark on the rest of the rugby world. “Just the way we’ve been playing and the confidence we’ve been playing with, teams are starting to — they’re not licking their lips when they get drawn into the Canadian pool anymore,” Kaay said. “I think it’s a bit of an eyeopener. I think we have solidified ourselves as a top-eight team, in the quarter-finals every time now for the last five tournaments. “Consistency is everything. If we keep going like this, I think teams are going to open their eyes and think, ‘Uh oh, we don’t want to play the Canadians anymore.”

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The Kamloops Broncos will begin the 2017 B.C. Football Conference (BCFC) season in familiar surroundings. The Broncos will open their season on the turf of Hillside Stadium on July 29, beginning a 10-game slate that will take the club through the end of the regular season on Oct. 7. Game 1 will come against Chilliwack’s Valley Huskers, a team that joined Kamloops as the only two franchises to miss the BCFC playoffs in 2016. “The first half of the season, I think we’re going to be all right,” said Broncos’ head coach Brad Yamaoka. “We start against Valley — which is going to be a little bit of an unknown because of their new head coach and some of the changes they’ve made down

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there, so I’m anticipating they’re going to be a better football team than they were last year.” Kamloops will alternate home and road games for the first half of the season, travelling to Kelowna’s Apple Bowl in Week 2 for its first game against the Okanagan Sun. The Broncos will be at home to the Westshore Rebels and the Langley Rams in Weeks 3 and 5 and on the road to the Vancouver Island Raiders and the Rebels in Weeks 4 and 6. Week 7 will be played

in Langley against the Rams, marking the only time this season the Broncos will play backto-back road games. Weeks 8 and 9 will be played at Hillside Stadium, with the Sun and Raiders coming to town, before wrapping the season in Chilliwack against the Huskers. “We have out work cut out for us,” Yamaoka said. “But I think, going into this first little bit of the season, everyone is pretty positive and excited. We’re hoping to pick up a little bit where we left off last season.” The Broncos are

looking to rebound from a 2-8 regular season in 2016 that saw them finish fifth in the six-team BCFC. The Rebels finished atop the standings at 8-1-1, while the Sun were second at 7-3. The Rams (6-4) and the Raiders (5-4-1) rounded out the top four teams. “I know a couple years ago, we had a stretch there where I don’t think we played a home game in over a month — those type of situations are tough. With the schedule being that home, away, home, away, it’s a little easier on the guys as well,” Yamaoka said. “At the end of the day, if we win all our home games in the first half of the season, we’ll be sitting pretty.”

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FLAG RETURNS TO KAMLOOPS COMMUNITY FOOTBALL

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Football has returned to Hillside Stadium. But it’s without the bonerattling hits. The Kamloops Community Football Society (KCFS) is taking a run at bringing flag football back to its offerings this spring, with seven teams taking to the turf at Hillside Stadium every Sunday for the 2017 season. The schedule got underway on April 9 and will run though the start of June, with the B.C. Community Football Association Flag Championships in Kelowna wrapping the year. A total of 58 players have signed on for the relaunch campaign in Kamloops. “We haven’t played flag foot-

ball in quite a few years,” said KCFS president Jeff Miniely. “We’ve had a tackle program going for about 10 years in Kamloops, but this is a relaunch of the flag program.” The 2017 flag season involves seven teams in Kamloops — two in both under-10 (atom) and under-12 (peewee) action and three in under-14 (junior bantam) play. The clubs play against one another at Hillside Stadium each Sunday, with atom action starting at 9 a.m., peewee at 10 a.m. and junior bantam at 11 a.m. Miniely said the flag program is a nice complement to the society’s tackle football season — which runs from July to November — and can also act as a means of introducing new athletes to the sport. “We have a lot of players in our tackle program who love

football and we want to give them a chance to work on their agility and skills throughout the spring and stay in shape,” he said. “We’re also hoping to introduce new people to football. Some parents are reluctant to get kids involved in tackle and contact, but we think having some of those kids get involved and seeing the quality of our coaching staff, that we might make them feel a bit more comfortable giving tackle a try. “It [flag football] is also one of the fastest-growing sports. In Kelowna, they have 400 kids in their flag-football program.” KCFS will send one team from each age group to the provincial championships in the Little Apple. Registration is closed for the 2017 season. For more information, go online to kcfs.ca.

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Think of it as a good way to ease into the season. The Kamloops Kal Tire RiverDogs are set to get their B.C. Baseball College Prep League campaign underway, playing host to the Vancouver Mounties and Tri City Indians on McArthur Island this weekend. Games against Vancouver and Tri City accounted for five of the RiverDogs’ nine wins in 2016, a season in which a young Kamloops squad struggled to a 9-30 record and finished last in its eight-team league. So, with the Mounties expected to have lost a lot of the players from their 2016 squad and the RiverDogs having already picked up two wins against the Indians at the Best of the West tournament earlier this month, Kamloops is hoping to start 2017 on the right note. “It’s definitely not a bad start, hopefully, to ease into things,” said RiverDogs’ manager Sean Wandler. “We’ll just see what happens. Like I say, early in the season, to face a team that we’ve already faced earlier on gives us some comfort there and then, of course, with Vancouver maybe being a little bit of a younger team and us being a younger team, hopefully it will be a good, even matchup and some good games.” The Mounties are 0-2 on the season, outscored 19-6 in a pair of losses to the Chilliwack Cougars last weekend. The Indians, meanwhile, join the RiverDogs as the only teams yet to debut in the regular season. Vancouver will start the weekend for Kamloops, taking the field at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. tomorrow. Tri City will take over from

there, playing at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. All four games will be played at Canada Games Field. It’s a diamond that will become quite familiar to the RiverDogs throughout April and May. The pair of doubleheaders at Canada Games Field this weekend mark the start of a home-heavy first half of the regular season. Twelve of Kamloops’ first 14 games will be played in the Tournament Capital, with a pair of road games in Vancouver next weekend marking the only departure from the city. The club will play host to a tournament on the Victoria Day long weekend and will then hit the road on May 27, playing 20 of their last 28 games away from the River City. “It’s huge to build our confidence,” pitcher/infielder Jared Pringle said of the season’s first half. “If you don’t get that confidence, on the road you’re not going to do well at all. These home games will be pretty nice to have in the first part of the season. “It basically determines our season — the first half.”

KMBA gets started

The Kamloops Minor Baseball Association season also starts tomorrow, with the opening ceremony slated to begin at 9 a.m. at Norbrock Stadium. The association’s 55 member teams will parade into the stadium, a total of 700 players, coaches and officials filling the diamond to kick start the year. Afterwards, all 55 teams will play games across McArthur Island.

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After sweeping the Vancouver Island Baseball Institute Mariners last weekend, Isiah McDonald (pictured) and the Thompson Rivers WolfPack take their 7-5 record to Alberta this weekend for a pair of doubleheaders against the 1-11 Calgary Dinos.

Another strong year at Sun Peaks Sun Peaks Resort is celebrating another record-setting winter season just days after the mountain’s final day of skiing. The mountain announced yesterday a resort-wide increase in room nights of 12 per cent in 2017, as well as a new record for overall skier visits. Tourism Sun Peaks refused to release specific room night numbers to KTW, referring instead to simple percentages, while the resort failed to return a call requesting the number of skier visits. The inaugural Snowbombing Canada festival bolstered a strong season finish, as did significant late-season snowfall. With spring now on the way, Sun Peaks will welcome back the

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BRIEFS 5K Foam Fest fun run on June 18 and will celebrate the beginning of lift-accessed hiking and mountain biking on June 23.

Senior Rattlers debut

The Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League schedule gets underway tonight for the Kamloops Rattlers, who will play host to the Kelowna Raiders at Memorial Arena. Game time is 8 p.m.

The Rattlers were bounced in the first round of the playoffs by the Raiders last season. The club’s next home game will be played on May 12.

Battle on horizon

The annual Best Western Battle of the Border high school track meet will return to Hillside Stadium on April 29. The competition will begin at 9 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. The Battle is the second-largest high school meet in the province and will feature 500 athletes from across B.C. and Alberta. It is a B.C. School Sports sanctioned inter-provincial competition and will feature most track and field events.

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THANK YOU.

It is our pleasure to acknowledge everyone who spoke and shared their time with us for the March 20th Diversity Walk Event.

The Board of Directors, Executive Director, Staff, and Volunteers wish to thank businesses and individuals who contributed to make this event a tremendous success in marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

We wish to express our utmost gratitude to the following businesses and individuals: DIGNITARIES • Jennifer Heselton (On Behalf Of Kamloops MP Cathy McLeod) • Hon. Minister Todd Stone • Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar and Council Members • Nak'azdli First Nations Elder Estella Moller • Kamloops Multicultural Society Representative Elsie Cheung • Kamloops North Shore Business Improvement Association, President Bryce Herman, Executive Director Steven Puhallo, Executive Assistant Jodi Fontaine • RCMP Const. George Buttuls • Human Rights Lawyer Bill Sundhu • Kamloops Immigrant Services Executive Director Paul Lagacé • President Kamloops Immigrant Services Rod McLeod • Kamloops Islamic Association Representative Daniyal Ganatra • Tk’emlups Te Secwepemc - Councillor Eagle Casimir • Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour MSW - TRU Instructor

FOOD PROVIDED BY: • Independent Grocer – Jason Cain • Minos Greek – Tassos, Jennifer & Staff • Safeway – Brendan Martin • Red Beard Café – Mitch Forgie • Jamaican Kitchen – Kamau & Denese Metslmela • Kamloops Smorgasbord – Anita Strong • Vyanjan Fine Indian Cuisine – Renuka Sapkota • Moon Wok Chinese Restaurant – Faith Leung • Spice: A Taste Of India – Sukhwinder Sawa • Tim Hortons – Nicole Totten • Senor Froggy – Robert Stodola • Nara Korean And Japanese Restaurant – Andy Kwon • Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association • Kamloops Gurudwara Sahib Society • Kamloops Sikh Cultural Society • Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society & Yasmin Shankar

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PERFORMERS • Asif Ahmed (TRUSU Bangladesh Club), • Regina Bakhitova (TRU Russian Singer), • Kamloops Chinese Dancing Group

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Volunteers Angel Smith and Cailey Watters helped out with the Kamloops Food Bank’s Rotary Club Food Drive in 2012. The next food drive is this weekend. Yellow bags were delivered to homes in yesterday’s edition of KTW.

City of Kamloops to honour volunteers with barbecue The City of Kamloops is toasting local volunteers with a celebration in honour of National Volunteer Week. The city’s Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue is slated to take place on Wednesday in the plaza outside Sandman Centre. In a news release, City of Kamloops executive assistant Jody Lewis said it’s important for local government to give back and recognize those who offer up countless hours to help out. “Kamloops is a city that cares,

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Please join City Council to celebrate the volunteers who build, maintain, and grow healthy communities.

The Kamloops & District Elizabeth Fry Society wishes to thank all of its volunteers for their precious time and dedication. Each of you has truly made a difference.

Thank You!

THE BARBECUE The City of Kamloops’ Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue will take place on Wednesday between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Sandman Centre Plaza, 300 Lorne St.

being home to an extraordinary team of volunteers who support everything from tournament hosting to fundraising activities to city planning,” the release reads. “Be sure to come out and enjoy lunch and our many thanks to you.”

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People In Motion salutes their volunteers who made it possible to complete over 320 tax returns last year for people with disabilities and people with low income. Given the dedication of our volunteers, we have provided this community service for over ten years.

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Recognizing all our amazing Volunteers at Overlander Residential Care and Ponderosa Lodge for their Caring and Dedication.

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A Special Thank You to the Overlander Auxiliary for 40 years of Commitment to benefit ORC Residents.

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We’re giving seniors a hand. Our programs help seniors remain independent at home.

Thank you to all our volunteers for enriching the lives of seniors in the community.

To volunteer call: (250) 828-0600

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School 235 Poplar Street • Kamloops, BC • V2B 4B9 Phone 250-376-2343 Fax 250-376-2361 Website: www.olphschool.ca Our Lady of Perpetual Help School would like to thank our parents, grandparents, parishioners and friends who give so generously of their time and talents for our students and our school—all of you are a blessing to our school community. Our Lady of Perpetual Help School is able to be that loving community for our children because of each and everyone of you.

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEKAPRIL VOLUNTEER WEEK 23-29

Volunteer listings

BOOGIE THE BRIDGE Boogie The Bridge is looking for volunteers for Thursday, April 27, to Sunday, April 30. Volunteer at the race package table, team table, set up expo, park set up and takedown. For more information, email volunteer@boogiethebridgee.com. This year, Boogie is supporting A Way Home and The Kamloops Arts Council’s Crossing Bridges Programs. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY Daffodil pin distribution volunteers: If you have a car and can make once a week stops during April into a few retail outlets near your work, school or home, a pin distribution volunteer could be a good position for you. These volunteers should have access to a vehicle, be mature and have good communication skills. Canvasser volunteers: Volunteers will donate a few hours of their time to canvass their neighbourhood, workplace, friends and family or online in support of the Daffodil Month Campaign. These shifts are very flexible as you pick the day and time of your shift. Daffodil pin table sales: If you like working indoors and talking to public is easy for you, the daffodil pin table sales volunteer position could be a good fit. Located at the Aberdeen Mall, volunteers will work fourhour shifts on April 8 or April 9. Volunteers should be reliable, trustworthy and friendly. For more information: For all of the volunteer positions, contact Lori Pierson at 1-800-403-822 or 250-762-6381. VOLUNTEER KAMLOOPS DINNER Volunteer Kamloops is undertaking fundraising to continue to fund its operations in the community. On April 23, the board of directors is hosting a dinner from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at On the Rocks Pub and Grill. They will have three delicious dinner options: steak, butter chicken or vegetarian. Tickets are $15 each and are available at Volunteer Kamloops, 705 Seymour St., Tuesday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Fundraiser: Volunteers will visit places of business and request donations for the upcoming dinner fundraiser. They should be friendly and not afraid to approach people. Volunteers should be 19-plus. For more information, call 250819-7885. CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION Ride Don’t Hide: Ending the Stigma Around Mental Illness: Volunteers who have a good work ethic, integrity and the ability to work independently or with others are wanted for the Ride Don’t Hide event, held on Sunday, June 25. People from the community who see the value of speaking up around mental illness and help break the stigma while raising important dollars for community education programing at the CMHA Clubhouse are wanted. Each position requires something different. Please call 250-374-0440, ext. 101. SPECIAL OLYMPICS KAMLOOPS Program coordinators: This position coordinates all aspects of sport programs offered by SOBC Kamloops. The program coordinator acts as the key liaison for all coaches and represents the voice of the coaches to the local committee. Special events coordinator: This position is responsible for organizing any special events as requested and approved by the local committee. Equipment coordinator: This position is responsible for the correct storage, distribution and maintenance of all sport equipment. The equipment coordinator will need to ensure equipment is available each week for the sport.

Bocce helpers: Three to four volunteers are needed on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. between April 19 and June 21 at McArthur Island. Golf coaches: Coaches will work with beginner/intermediate golfers and don’t require any credentials, just patience. Golfing will take place at Mt. Paul Golf Course on Tuesdays from April 18 to June 27. Volunteers must be 18-plus. Some positions require a car and class 5 driver’s licence. For more information, please call 250-571-9820. PHOENIX CENTRE Clipboard conversation canvasser: Canvassers will work in teams of two and collect information from community members by having one-on-one conversations. Canvassers will ask questions about people’s experience of their quality of life and record the answers. They will be trained and given required resources. Volunteers should be able to work as a team of two, able to strike up a conversation with someone they don’t know, be able to read, write, attend a one-hour training session and be 19 or older. For more information, call 250-374-4634 ext. 203. RIDGEVIEW Bingo volunteer: Volunteers are needed to assist with bingo during the following times: Thursdays and Fridays at 1:30 p.m., happy hour Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and for outings at 1 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. For more information, call Marion at 250-3763131. JUMP KAMLOOPS JUMP Kamloops is looking for volunteers to help with its six-day-a-week programs. Seeking people with empathy and open minds to socialize with people living with poverty and homelessness. Volunteers are interested and love cooking, gardening and socialization. Bookkeeping, social media, fundraising, marketing and website support are needed. There is also a volunteer position available for a bookkeeping assistant. The volunteer for this position should have knowledge of bookkeeping systems, be organized and flexible and assist with all areas related to bookkeeping. For more information, call 250-879-0465. INTERIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES Kitchen program volunteers: Interior Community Services is looking for volunteers to assist the program coordinator in different cooking programs. Volunteers should enjoy working with people and have an interest in cooking. To require without a parent or guardian, volunteers must be 18+. For more information, please contact 236-421-1011 or email dchristie@ interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca. INTERIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES Garden site leaders: Volunteer garden site leaders are needed from April to November. They will assist the program staff with the regular maintenance of the gardens, helping with activities such as weeding, organizing, trimming and general garden activities. All ages are welcome to help, youth 12 and under can be accompanied by a parent. For more information, please contact 236-421-1011. For these and many other volunteer opportunities please call 250-372-8313 or go online to volunteerkamloops.org. Volunteer Kamloops is are a non-profit charity supporting community volunteering. Volunteer Kamloops acknowledges the support of the Province of British Columbia and the Interior Health Authority.

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Obituaries & In Memoriam

Thank You

Bruno Virginio (Bob) Comazzetto With heartfelt thanks, we wish to express our sincerest gratitude to our relatives, friends, family and neighbours for their love, prayers, strength and support for the loss of our dear Bob. We are overwhelmed and sincerely appreciate the many cards of sympathy, Mass cards, flowers, telephone calls , visits and charitable donations made in Bob’s memory, all of which have touched us deeply. Our special thanks to Dr. Chiu and the nursing staff on 4 North at Royal Inland Hospital for their compassionate care and respect for Bob. Thank you Rev. Father Fred Weisbeck, Mgsr. Jerry Desmond, Father Swann Kim, and Father Paul Simms for your prayerful visits to the hospital. We would also like to thank you for your assistance with the Prayer Service and beautiful Funeral Mass together with Tony and Franco Cuzzetto, organists and soloist Domenica Spina. Many thanks to the readers Beverly

Thank you to Joanne Burnell and staff at Schoening Funeral Service who were so kind and helpful, and did a masterful job. This made the journey through the funeral process so much easier. To Art Knapp Florist Vicki and staff, thank you for the amazing floral arrangements. To the pallbearers for “Uncle Bob” thank you for accepting this honour, and for your many visits with him, it was very much appreciated. Grazie Colombo Lodge members for the honour guard and meaningful tribute to Bob, and also for the beautiful luncheon served on the day of his funeral. To everyone, thank you, your support and kindness has been a comfort to us all, Bob’s smile and presence will be dearly missed. Sincerely, Bob’s family

First Memorial Funeral Service

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rolf Witte on April 15, 2017 at the age of 93. Rolf is survived by his partner of 17 years Elisabeth and her children Frauke, Bernhart, Antje and Barbara, his sister Ilka, his loving daughter Anne (Lorne), grandchildren Michael, Tanya (Kelly), Christopher (Shauna), Amanda (Molly) and great-grandchildren Dylan, Alayna, Mackenzie, Macey, Liam, Avery, Cadence and Gray. Rolf was predeceased by his wife of 49 years Pat and by his brother Egon. Rolf was born in Wuppertal, Germany and joined the army at age 18 and eventually taken as a prisoner of war to Scotland where he met and married Pat in 1950. They immigrated to Canada in 1965 and he worked at Purity Feed until his retirement. Rolf was a lay priest at St. John Vianney Parish and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. Rolf loved going to The Spa until his health started to decline. He enjoyed watching hockey and tennis. He loved to sing and he and Elisabeth sang in the german choir. Rolf was a kind and gentle man and he will be greatly missed by us all. Please join us in Celebrating Rolf’s Life at St. John Vianney Church on Tuesday, April 25th at 2:00 pm. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Karen Louise Kachel on April 13, 2017. Karen is survived by her daughter Aleasha Kachel (Michael Gavin), son Matthew Kachel (Tania), her sister Debbie Degner and brother Brad Steele (Kat). She is also fondly remembered by her sisters-in-law Linda, Erlene, Audrey and Bonita, her brother-in-law Don, her nephews Ryan, Kent, Cody, Tyler, Jesse and John, her nieces Amber, Nicole, Lorraine, Shaele, Julie, Carla, Tammy and Sarah. In addition she is missed by her dear friends Debbie, Rick, Amy, Rob, Jeannie and Alex as well as her ‘adopted’ grandchildren Kirsten, Logan and Ronin and step-daughter Amanda. She is predeceased by her beloved husband David and her parents Bill and Joan. Karen was born on May 13, 1959 at Grace Hospital in Vancouver, BC. Even from a young age she was a performer who loved to be the center of attention and was always outgoing and kind. She graduated, worked, and met the love of her life. She married David on May 15, 1981 and they had two children before moving to Kamloops in 1982. During this time she worked a few different jobs, but in 2000 she was lucky to join Costco Wholesale. Karen loved working at Costco where she started in the deli and eventually became a cashier. Her greatest joy in her position was interacting with the members and her co-workers. Another great joy in Karen’s life were her pets. She always had dogs and cats and loved them dearly. Karen was a truly talented and creative individual who enjoyed many hobbies. Many will remember her beautifully decorated cakes and delicious meals that she enjoyed preparing. In addition, she was skilled at drawing and painting. Karen also enjoyed sewing and later in life she extended this to a love of quilting which she shared with her friends Debbie and Lydia. Whenever she could, Karen enjoyed travelling, having departed on many cruises and trips to Mexico, Cuba and Las Vegas to name a few. Last year she enjoyed a special cruise to Australia. She was truly a generous and kind hearted person who will be missed by many, especially her family, dear friends and pets. We know in our hearts that she is at peace, probably on an awesome fishing trip with her beloved David. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday April 22, 2017 from 1-4pm at The Rex at 417 Seymour Street. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Karen’s name. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. B Laupland, Dr. K. Laupland and the staff of Royal Inland Hospital in the ICU and 6th floor who took such good care of mom. In particular a special thanks is extended to Lisa in ICU, Kate in ICU and Shannon on the 6th floor.

Making Everlasting Memories

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Rolf Witte

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Karen Louise Kachel

and Teresa, and to Lorraine for the beautiful eulogy.

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Preserve the memories of your loved one not only for now but for future generations with your pictures. We will make a video that can be used at your service, if you choose, and also put it on our website where it can be viewed from anywhere in the world.

In Loving Memory Of Robert Madden

January 5, 1949 – April 21, 2016

In Loving Memory of a beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather, Brother and Uncle. Somewhere back of the sunset Where no love ever dies. Bob dwells in the land of glory Midst the blue and gold of the skies. We, who dearly loved him Whose passing brought so many tears We’ll cherish his memory forever Down through the passing years. Sadly Missed, so Dearly Loved by his Wife Marianne, Children, Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren, Sister and Brothers

Dorothy Affleck

July 16, 1941 - April 13, 2017

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Dorothy Alberta Affleck of Kamloops, BC on April 14th, 2017 at 95 years of age. Dorothy is survived by her son Wayne (Ellen) of Quesnel, BC, Deborah of Williams Lake, BC and Eldon (Monica) of Mission, BC, as well as grandchildren Penny, Kelly, Angie, Shawna, Ronna, Tim, Bobbi Jo, Nicole, Michelle, Shayla, Allysa, Wendy, Wade, Chad, Teri Lynn, Holly, Steven and Michael, as well as numerous great-grandchildren. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband Orville, son Lovern and daughter Elaine. Dorothy was born in Durban, MB to William and Myrtle Elgie. Durban was where she met and married Orville Affleck in 1938. Lovern, Wayne and Elaine were born in Durban and in 1947 the family moved to Hudson Bay, SK, where Deborah and Eldon were born. Orville worked as a car inspector for the CNR, while Dorothy worked for the Post Office and Co-op. In 1967, Orville transferred to Kamloops. In Kamloops Dorothy worked at Tranquille in the dietary section. Dorothy was active in the Legion Ladies Auxiliary and was a member of the Moose. Orville passed away in 1987 and Dorothy moved into the Renaissance assisted living residence. In 2014, her health necessitated her move into Pine Grove long term care. The family wish to thank her good friends Jean Cartier, Bert Edgeworth and sister-in-law Margaret Affleck for all their tender care and attention while our mother resided in the two best facilities Kamloops has to offer, Renaissance and Pine Grove. A Funeral Service for Dorothy will take place at 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Free Baptist Church, 975 Windbreak St., with Pastor Vern Frudd officiating. Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

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Lost & Found Found: in Peterson Creek on hiking trail, a necklace on a black string. Call 250-3725173 .

Employment Business Opportunities ~ Caution ~ While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front.

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Career Opportunities

50th Grad Reunion

Considering a Career in Real Estate?

Gladstone Secondary School Class of 1967 Date: June 24, 2017 in Burnaby B.C. For further information contact Doreen: doreensutherland67@ gmail.com or 604-437-1253

Century21 Desert Hills Realty. We provide training & tutoring. Talk to Karl Neff 250 377 250-377-3030 SStart your new career today!

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking CLASS 1 US DRIVERS We require experienced Class 1 US drivers immediately. Must have a minimum of 3 years US experience. We supply assigned trucks (no slip seating), phone allowance, US travel medical, all picks and drops paid and regular home time. Applicants must be physically fit with their own transportation. Please fax resume with current clean abstract to 250546-0600 or by e-mail to: parris@ricknickelltrucking.com Only those that are considered will be contacted. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city. Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 Experienced cleaner needed for busy janitorial business This is a contract position to provide weekend and holiday relief. Flexible hours approx 14+. Must have vehicle to go to various locations in Kamloops Pay is commensurate with experience Must pass criminal records check and government security clearance. Please reply to Box #1461 c/o Kamloops This Week 1365-B Dalhousie Dr. Kamloops, BC V2C 5P6

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

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Mario’s Towing Our Kamloops Office is growing Fast! Looking for Light duty and Heavy tow truck operators. Must pass criminal records Check. Experience An asset - But will train the successful candidate. Please forward Resume & Current Drivers Abstract to:

MEATCUTTER

Kam Lake View Meats Ltd., located at 6453 Buckhorn Road, Kamloops, BC V1S 2A1, requires 1 experienced Meatcutter for f/t perm. position. Mon-Fri, no wknds or nights. Wages $20. to $23 per hr, 40hr/week. Benefits: Healthcare and Dental plan. Duties: Slaughter, process meat and sausages; Work in refrigerated area. Specific skills required: Knife skills, deboning and trimming; Experience in slaughtering and sausage processing. Apply with resume to: Ron & Brooke Keely E-mail or fax: kamlakebutcherboys @gmail.com 250-828-1011 Or apply in person to: 6453 Buckhorn Road, Kamloops, BC., V1S 2A1

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information. TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING (Flaggers, Pilots, Towing) Kamloops: May 18 & 19 Williams Lake: May 1 & 2 $250 1-866-737-2389 roadsafetytcs.com

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HELP WANTED Lamplighter Motel Kamloops is seeking a chamberperson / desk clerk Send resume to lamplighter31@hotmail.com or call 250.372.3386

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TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING Funding available for those who qualify!

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE April 22-23 • May 13-14

The Class 1 Truck Driver Training program includes: • Airbrakes • Class 1 Driver Training – 2 week to 5 week courses • Road Test at ICBC

For more information, contact: Ray Trenholm - Driver Training

Email: rtrenholm@tru.ca Call 250.828.5104 or visit tru.ca/trades

The Kamloops Veterinary Clinic is currently accepting resumes for

FULL TIME, PART-TIME AND/OR A LOCUM REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNOLOGIST

positions at our hospital. We are a busy, 6 doctor practice that is looking for organized, energetic people who work well as part of a team. The ideal candidates will be proficient in anesthetic induction/maintenance, radiology and dentistry, and be a graduate of an RAHT program and registered with the AHT Association of BC. Our technicians work throughout the clinic and may be required to answer phones, schedule appointments, admit/discharge, and work reception shifts if needed. Communication skills are an asset.

Please email your resume, cover letter and references to info@kamloopsveterinaryclinic.com (Attention Janie) TRU invites applications for the following position: SUPPORT Marketing Coordinator Williams Lake Campus

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$5300 Plus Tax

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No experience necessary, will train the right candidate.

LAMPLIGHTER MOTEL 1901 East Trans-Canada Highway, Kamloops

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This position will involve some weekend shifts. We offer a very generous benefits package as well as a signing bonus to the successful full time candidate. Wage is negotiable dependent on experience and expectation.

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

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

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

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

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Pets

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Merchandise for Sale

Firearms

Furniture 8ft Antique Couch $900. Antique Settee or Loveseat one of a kind $900. Round dining room table w/4-chairs & 2 bar stools. $800. Couch & matching chairs $200. 250-3741541.

Heavy Duty Machinery

Misc. for Sale

1939 Winchester Mod. 94 30:30. $900. Exec cond. 250372-5489. Browning BAR semi-auto 300 win. Mag. Exec cond. Made in Belgium. $800. 372-7890. Browning BBR 30:06 Browning rings & bases PAL req $650 250-682-0002 Ross Rifle. 22cal. Cadet 1912. SKS +ammo. $200. 250-3771247.

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

Help Wanted

As New Teak Table 43x75 Ex 48”, 8-chairs, sideboard/ $4,000/all. Casting Table 10x24. $100. 3-drawer Tool Stand. $60. 8x12 Wool Rug. $200. 3-drawer Wood Cab 18x22. $25. 250-851-7687. Diningroom table w/8-chairs, c/w Buffet and Hutch. Med Colour. $900. 250-374-8933.

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

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

Misc. for Sale 2 Person Portable infrared sauna made of hemlock. $750/obo. 250-554-2514. Black & Decker workmate folding table $80. Craftsman Router 25000RPM 1/4” shaft $75. Makita Two Tool Cordless Kit 1/2” 18V $120. Makita 1 1/4” Circular saw 15amp. $90. Porter/Cable 3hp 4 gal/oil free air compressor $200. 250-851-6195. Leather motorcycle chaps never used. Size large. $150. 250-376-1360. Vita-pure water softener new. $350. 250-256-0084.

Kubota AV2500 Generator. $585. 250-374-1988 Lemond RevMaster Spin Bike. Model 15300-7. $500. Like New. 250-372-8406. MISC4Sale: Oak Table Chairs-$400, 1-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg.

Misc. Wanted Actual Coin Collector Buying Coins, Collections, Gold & Silver,Bills+ Chad: 250-863-3082 All coin & Paper money collections wanted. BIG & small.U.S. Foreign & Canada Todd 1- 250- 864-3521

Businesses&SERVICES Financial Services

Home Improvements

L’C.A.T. Louie’s Custom Auto Trim. “the best window film under the sun” Professional Installed for your home or businesses. Free Estimates. Talk/text 250-372-4850

WE ARE HIRING! The City of Vernon is hiring for the following positions:

$750 Loans & More NO CREDIT CHECKS

• Parks Planner – Exempt – Two (2) year term

Open 7 days/wk. 8am - 8pm

• Emergency Program & Emergency Support Services (EP/ESS) Coordinator – Exempt – One (1) year term

Apply at:www.credit700.ca

• Summer Student Lifeguard Instructors – Outdoor Pools – Temporary • Municipal Guard - Exempt - Part time Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application.

MEN IN KILTS Window Washing, House Washing, Gutter Cleaning. Pressure Washing. FreeEstimates1-800-777-KILT (5458) www.meninkilts.com

1-855-527-4368

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

Fitness/Exercise

NU-VUE Exteriors LTD. 100% Maintenance Free Aluminum Pergolas. Commercial, Residential, & Multi-Family Call: 250-376-1632 info@nvexteriors.ca.ca

Landscaping

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

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

JOB SEARCHING?

LOOK IN THE CLASSIFIEDS SECTION

ABERDEEN Rte 501 – Fleming Dr, Fleming Pl. – 52 p. Rte 503 – Fleming Circ, Hampshire Dr, Hampshire Pl, Hector Dr. – 49 p.

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

Rte 380 – Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 60 papers

Rte 877 – The Pointe – 13 p.

Rte 527 – Hunter Pl, 902-992 Huntleigh Crs. – 28 p.

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

Rte 583 – Butte Pl, Chinook Pl, Mt. Dufferin Dr. – 43 p.

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

Rte 589 – 1200-1385 Copperhead Dr. – 58 p.

RAYLEIGH Rte 830 – Chetwynd Dr, Stevens Dr. – 59 p.

Rte 590 – 1387 Copperhead Dr, Saskatoon Pl. – 36 p. DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 750 – 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 30 papers Rte 781 – Duncan Rd, Durango Dr, Sonora Rd, Wittner Rd. – 42 papers DOWNTOWN/LOWER SAHALI Rte 310 – 651-695 2nd Ave, 660-690 3rd Ave, 110-292 Columbia St (even side), 106-321 Nicola St. - 59 p. Rte 313 – 430-664 4th Ave, 520-577 5th Ave, 435-551 Battle St, 506 Columbia St, 406-577 Nicola St. – 44 p.

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Rte 333 – 1005-1090 Pine St, 1003-1176 Pleasant St. – 42 p.

Rte 834 – Armour Pl, MattockMcKeague Rd, Sabiston Crt & Pl, 4205-4435 Spurraway Rd. – 64 p Rte 838 – Strawberry Lane, 45564797 Cammeray Dr. – 66 p. SAHALI Rte 469 – 2-60 Whiteshield Cres S. – 98 p.

Rte 880 – Belmonte (area), Sillaro Dr, Visao Crt & Terr. – 71 p. VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER Rte 617 – 2401-2515 Valleyview Dr, Valleyview Pl. – 50 p. Rte 621 – Duck Rd, Skelly Rd, 96 Tanager Dr, 2606-2876 Thompson Dr. – 54 p. WESTSYDE Rte 237 – 810-872 Sicamore Dr, Sumac Pl. – 38 p.

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

Nutrition/Diet Ground Floor Opportunity

Proven Leadership / Innovative Product Line Call Deborah for your

FREE sample!

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SUNRIVERS Rte 870 – Mariposa Crt, Sagewood Crt, Dr, Lane, St, 100 Sun Rivers Dr. – 49 papers Rte 874 – Canyon Ridge (area), 1400-1448 Sunrivers Dr. – 28 papers

INTERESTED IN A ROUTE?

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

Aerate • Power Rake Yard/Lot/Garden Clean Up Prune Mow • Weed Whack • Weed Hedge Trim • Plant Gravel/Rock/Mulch • Turf Garden Walls • Paving Stones Irrigation: Start up & Repairs

CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE:

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PETER’S YARD SERVICE

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Fruit Tree Pruning or Tree Removal

Custom Cleaning. Rel, exper, honest, through, ref’s. Your supplies. $20hr 778-470-0602.

Licensed & Certied

Floor Reﬁnishing/ Installations

Misc Services

250-572-0753

A.GROESS Underground Drain Cleaning Specialists. Residential/Commercial/Industrial. Inspections, Root Cutting, Steam flushing. 250-377-5364 www.agroessunderground.ca

Handypersons RICKS’S SMALL HAUL

250-377-3457

STUMPED TREE SERVICE. Hazardous Tree & Stump Removal. Certified Faller, 25yrs experience. Free Estimates, Fully Insured, Emergency service, WCB Coverage. Call Stan - 250-318-5240

RENTED

Yard clean-up, Hedge trimming, Dump Runs

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

PRESTIGE Alarm Monitoring Station. 100% Locally Owned and operated 250-374-0916

250-376-2689

Cleaning Services

Rte 233 – Cactus Crt, Countrysyde Pl, Dunes Dr, 3605-3783 Overlander Dr, Sagebrush Crt, Sandstone Pl. – 77 p.

Misc Services

JOHNSON WALSH. Plumbing & Heating. Installation Services. Fireplaces, Furnaces, BBQ’s, Bath Fixtures. Visit our new location at 921 Laval Cresc. Free estimates: 250374-1822 johnsonwalsh.com

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Cars - Domestic

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Trucks & Vans

Utility Trailers

Boat loader with 2500# winch, controller,battery & boat racks, $2500 250-682-2845 OBO

Real Estate Business for Sale Small family cafe for sale in the North Shore. 778-2572500.

For Sale By Owner CHASE HOME 1078 sq. ft. Rancher 237 Pine St. 8 room house incl. 1.5 bath w/ fenced-in yard & large shed + gas heat. $173,000 (250)679-3530 OPEN HOUSE Saturday, April 29th 11:00am-1:00pm Desert Gardens 409-554 Seymour Street $179,900 Lovely, bright large 1bdrm apt. North facing 588 sq.ft. gas fireplace includes all appliances, window covering and light fixtures. Storage locker, underground parking. Strata fee $187.55 includes hotwater & gas. 250-319-6388.

Houses For Sale 3-Bdrm Mobile on 2 Acres. 8905 Kealty Rd. 9 KM up Hwy from Heffley Creek Store. Fixer-up or build. River very close.

$219,000

CALL KARL NEFF 250.819.9373

Sunset Ridge 1900 Ord Rd.

BRAND NEW HOME!

Lot 8

1bdrm bsmnt suite, Aberdeen. N/S, N/P, parking. $850/mo utis incld. 250-377-1291.

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N/Kam 2bdrm w/sep entr, ref., No Pets. $950/mo. +DD. 250376-0633. Vacant.

Recreational

Sahali, 1bdrm spacious suite for female. N/S/NP. Sep. entr. $1100 inclds utils. 828-2112.

250.573.2278

MUST SELL. BEST OFFER. Savona Lakeview Property. By owner. 9 mature fruit trees. 120x100’. 3 lots, 3 titles. 6511 Savona Access Rd. 604-377-6846. RV lot in Chase w/35ft. Newmar 5th Wheel, 3-slides. $99,000. 778-471-2099.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

THOMPSON VILLA APARTMENTS 2-Bedroom Apartments $1050 1-Bedroom Apartments $910 Bachelor Apartments $720

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Kathleen Mary Veronica (Ronnie) Peppler It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Kathleen Peppler at age 87 in Kamloops, BC on March 5, 2017.

Peppino Giuseppe (Joe) Trotta

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Kathleen was born in Warrenpoint, Ireland and was raised in Belfast, Ireland before moving to Canada. Kathleen was predeceased by her husband Edward Peppler, her second love Alf Law, her son Joseph Peppler, her brother Joe Magee, her mother Sarah Magee and her father Patrick Magee. Lovingly remembered by her children Gerald (Mary), Jeffrey (Katherine). Left to cherish her memory are her sister Phyllis, her sister-in-law Audrey, daughter-in-law Alyne (Peter), her grandchildren Natalie (Mike), Christopher, Amber and Kelsey, along with many more family and friends. Kathleen (Ronnie) was loved by many and will be deeply missed by all that knew her. We would like to thank All the Staff at Royal Inland Hospital “7 North” for all the Care and Attention given to our mother. Many Thanks. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 635 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC V2B 3H5. The family would like to invite you to a Celebration of Kathleen’s Life and luncheon following the service at the Church Hall.

Please join us for a Celebration of Life for Roy Gibb on Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 1:00-3:00 p.m at his “office” Chances Casino, 1250 Halston Ave., Kamloops. Light Refreshments. Please call to RSVP 250-376-4902

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It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Peppino Giuseppe (Joe) Trotta on April 11, 2017 at the age of 67. Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of 30 years Kathryn Goudy, his daughters Maria (Ryan) Palmer and Kristen Johnson of Kamloops, his sons Grant Johnson of Calgary and Michael Trotta of Kamloops, and his granddaughters Mikayla, Megan and Aliyah. Joe also leaves to mourn his brother Dante Trotta and his twin sister Maria Trotta, both of Italy, numerous nieces and nephews as well as many friends and other relatives. Joe came to Kamloops from Torano Castello, Italy in 1968 as a teenager. During his many years in Kamloops, he had a variety of professions. He was finally able to follow his passion by opening his own business, Joe’s Cement Finishing & Landscaping. Joe loved working outdoors on his hobby farm and being his own boss. He loved fishing in all forms, camping and travelling. We had travelled multiple times to Italy, Mexico and the US. Mostly Joe loved his family and spending time with his three granddaughters. Joe will be so sadly missed and will be in our hearts forever. A Memorial Service followed by a reception in Joe’s honour will be held at the Colombo Lodge on Friday, April 21, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.

Albert (Al, Ab, Abby)

Head

A Celebration of Life for Albert Head will be held on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 at 2:00 pm . Please join us at the Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. to honor his good life!

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In Loving Memory of our Beautiful Daughter, Sister, Aunty, Cousin and Friend Abra Lael Lorensen

October 7, 1975 – April 23, 2016

John and Janet Yanchuk Forever in our hearts The children of John and Janet Yanchuk cordially invites all family, friends, teammates and customers to join us in celebrating the lives of our Mom and Dad. A Memorial will be held beginning at 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 22, 2017 in the Coquihalla Ball Room of the Double Tree by Hilton located at 339 St. Paul Street, Kamloops, BC. We request that you bring your thoughts, prayers, and fondest memories. Luncheon to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

One year ago today, April 23, 2016 God called you home. We thought about you today, But that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, And the days before that too. We think of you in silence, And we often speak your name. All we have is memories, And your picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, From which we’ll never part. God has you in His arms, We have you in our heart. Abra, we hold to God’s promise to be reunited with you and your sister Hannah one glorious day!

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Joan Linda Lee McTaggart

Elmer Arthur Warkentine

It is with the deepest of sorrows that the family of Joan Linda Lee McTaggart announce her sudden passing on April 14, 2017 in Kamloops, B.C. Joan was born on July 10, 1953 in Kamloops and during her lifetime, she accomplished many things; however, it is her warmth and kind heart that all who knew her will cherish.

Mr. Elmer Arthur Warkentine passed away peacefully in Kamloops, British Columbia on April 14th, 2017 at the age of 87. He will be lovingly remembered by his family: daughters Kathleen Gail Korpa (Frank), Joan Warkentine (Henry) and Dianne Erickson (Steve) and sons Michael Warkentine (Tammy), Greg Warkentine (Denise), fifteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren, his brother, six sisters, numerous nieces and nephews, as well as friends and relatives who will also remember him fondly. He is predeceased by his mother Marie, his father Abraham, his wife Beverley and infant son Mark Allan. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 at 2:00 pm at Schoening Funeral Service, 513 Seymour Street with Celebrant Glen Peter officiating. There will be a viewing from 12:30 to 1:00 pm prior to the service. Should friends so desire, donations may be made to Crohn’s & Colitis Canada www.chronsandcolitiscanada.ca On line condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Her legacy of caring for others’ lives on through her husband Kim, daughter Aubin, grand-kitty, Scully, her sisters Lorna, Margaret, Diane and Brenda, as well as countless others both family and friends. Joan was predeceased by her parents Jack and Rose and her brother Wayne. A Celebration of Joan’s Life will be held on Monday, April 24, 2017 in the Schoening Funeral Chapel at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages people to donate to charities Joan supported, such as the SPCA and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Ruben Jacob Wiebe

Mary Ottenbreit 1918 - 2017

On April 10th, 2017, Mary Ottenbreit, nee Pounder, nee Frocklage passed away peacefully at Royal Inland Hospital. Mary was born on July 2nd, 1918 in Denzil, Saskatchewan to Henry and Clara Frocklage. Mary had nine siblings, one of which, Rose, still survives today. Mary is predeceased by her first husband Ernie Pounder, her second husband Joe Ottenbreit and her oldest son Marvin Pounder. She is survived by her children Verne Pounder, Ernie (Judy) Pounder, Lloyd (Carol) Pounder, Marilyn (Mike) Bruno and Alan (Darlene) Pounder, many nieces and nephews, twenty-nine grandchildren, twenty-nine greatgrandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren. Her family moved from Denzil to Nelson, BC, in the mid 30’s where Mary met and married her husband Ernie Pounder in 1939. They started a family and then moved to Cranbrook in 1949. The family lived and grew up there until 1957 when they moved again to Port Coquitlam, BC. Their final move was to Kamloops in 1963. For over 50 years, Mary was a proud member of the Catholic Women’s League. She loved having family and friends over, and her time travelling in the R.V. She will be missed by all she touched. Our family would like to thank the staff at After Care Senior’s Services for welcoming Mary into their home. Thank you also to the nurses at RIH for their care and support.

Ruben Jacob Wiebe passed away peacefully at the age of 76 in Kamloops. Ruben is survived by his wife Gertrude, his children Ken (Melody) Wiebe, Kim Wiebe and Carol (Greg) McKay, as well as his seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, four brothers and one sister. Ruben was predeceased by his parents Peter and Nettie Wiebe and brother-in-law Bruce Murdoch.

In his retirement years, Ruben enjoyed working around the house completing small projects and gardening. He also enjoyed puzzles, Sudoku and small investments.

Should friends desire, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada would be appreciated in her memory.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Kamloops Alliance Church in the Ministry Center on Thursday, April 27th, 2017 at 2:00 pm with a tea to follow.

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Remo Giuseppe Lazzinnaro

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A proud Berrichon and traveller of the world, a thinker and a maker The void you leave will never be filled His family and friends A service will be held this Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Pritchard Community Hall, 1941 Duck Range Rd. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation (www.bcchf.ca)

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

April 5, 1954 - April 11, 2017

We lost Remo unexpectedly at the age of 63. Survived by his loving wife Fay of 32 years, daughters Navada, Nadia, Malisa and Josephine, son-inlaw Dustin and cherished grandchildren Bethany, Felix, Kiara and Dixie. He is survived by his siblings Camillo and wife Olga, Maria, Licia, Marchello and Irena. He leaves behind many nieces and nephews including Adela, Adam and Robert. Remo was born into a large family in Torano Castello, Italy in 1954 and moved to Canada in 1972. Remo worked in rock stabilization for over 30 years. He was extremely hardworking and when he had free time it was spent with his family and friends. An active member in the Colombo Lodge for many years. Remo had a passion for gardening, ice fishing, good food and even better company. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather who took the greatest joy in spending time with his granddaughters. He was a happy soul who could brighten a room with his jokes and stories. Remo was an amazing man who will be loved and missed by all who knew him. A Service will be held at the Holy Family Parish Church on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 11:00 am. Following the service there will be a Celebration of Life at the Colombo Lodge.

1943 - 2017

Married in 1962, Ruben drove commercial transport vehicles and spent the majority of his adult life in Kamloops, where he and his wife raised their family. Ruben worked for Arrow Transport for many years, earning a number of safe driving awards and retired from 5771 Holdings at age 63 due to health concerns.

Monsignor Jerry Desmond will celebrate the Funeral Mass in the Church on Saturday, April 29th, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.

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Jean Marie Robert Bernardet

Ruben was born in Rostern, Saskatchewan on October 23, 1940 and grew up in Waldheim.

Ruben was a man of integrity and lived his life with the utmost loyalty to friends and family. He instilled these qualities in his children and this legacy has also been passed onto his grandchildren. His memory will be cherished until we meet again.

A Prayer Service will be held in St. John Vianney Catholic Church on Friday, April 28th, 2017 at 7:30 pm.

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DYLAN THOMAS

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Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightening they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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tephen Sawka has wanted to direct Medea since he was a university student. The theatre teacher at Westsyde secondary said the play has always resonated with him because its story is one that transcends time. Based on a Greek tragedy written by ancient playwright Euripedes and, history tells us, first produced in 431 BC, it’s a “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” tale, Sawka said, a story that has been repeated through the ages. In fact, Sawka had titular star Laine Gillies research stories of women “who do these horrific things,” he said, a project he believed would help the Grade 12 student gain more insight into her character. There are plenty of nuances and emotions to Medea, a woman who schemes and calculates to exact revenge on her unfaithful husband, Jason. No one is safe once Medea

sets out to destroy him — not the woman her husband wants to marry, her family, even Medea’s own sons are at risk of her vengeful anger. Despite the damage Medea inflicts — few are left alive by the end of the play — it has resonated with audiences through the years because Euripides created in his main character a woman fighting against the male domination that surrounded her. When husband Jason decides he wants to marry Glauce, daughter of the king, he orders her into exile. She begs the king to give her one day’s respite before being forced to leave, succeeding when she promises to give him drugs that will cure his infertility. Medea accomplishes a lot in that one day. Glauce, the king, even her own two sons become her victims. “This is a morality tale,” Sawka said. “We as a society have not changed” in how women are viewed by many. The play works in its stripped down version, devoid

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Knife-wielding Medea, played by Laine Gillies, is surrounded by bridesmaids (clockwise from back left) Kelsey Reid, Mary Funk, Miranda Hrycewich, Amanda Haw, Katie Anderson, Kennedy Epp, Jade Blair and Leanna Stutt in a dress rehearsal for Westsyde secondary’s production of Medea. The story is about a wife out to exact revenge on her unfaithful husband. It will be presented at the school from April 26 to April 29. DAVE EAGLES/KTW

of Greek gods, snakes and mythological overtones. It’s pulled together in a way that seems as if the cast is “stuck in this purgatory,” condemned to keep repeating the same story. It works because of Sawka, said Dusan Magdolen, one of several Westsyde secondary graduates brought back to fill some of the roles. A veteran of Western Canada and Project X theatre productions, Magdolen said “the reason I’m even in theatre at all is because of Steven. “He puts a lot of trust in the kids and gets them there, even when they have to go into some emotional range that they may not be familiar with.”

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Monday - Saturday: 9:30 am-5:30 pm & Sunday 12:00 -4:00 pm Locally Owned & Operated • Jewellery repairs done on location

The 50th annual Ashcroft Art Club Fine Art Show and Sale is on April 21 to April 25. More than 170 works will be on display. The event runs for adults only on April 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It’s open to all ages every other day from noon to 5 p.m..

STAMP SALE Saturday, April 22, Sahali Mall, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Kamloops Stamp Club hosts its annual show, sale and auction on Saturday at Sahali Mall. Entry is free, there are hourly prize draws and the auction begins at 1 p.m.

TEA TIME Saturday, April 22, Mt. Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St., 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Mt. Paul United Church Women and Community Kitchens holds a strawberry tea event on Saturday. On sale will be organic seeds, vegetables, home baking and other craft items. Shortcake and tea will be on sale for $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12.

EARTH DAY Saturday, April 22, Desert Gardens Community Centre, 540 Seymour St.

Celebrate Earth Day on Saturday at a workshop designed for “change makers, earth healers, social activists and social-justice advocates.” Facilitated by Wendy Weseen, the event is admission by donation with profit to the Kamloops chapter of the Council of Canadians. Registration is limited for the afternoon session. To register, email w.weseen@telus.net or call 250-372-1233.

WORKSHOP Saturday, April 22, room 151 in the Arts and Education building at Thompson Rivers University, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Kamloops chapter of the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association is hosting a solar-cooker workshop on Saturday. It runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Space is limited so registration is required. To register, email michael@sweetspotsolar.com. The workshop fee is $20.

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COMING UP: KIP MOORE | APRIL 22 Country music artist Kip Moore, best known for songs like Up All Night and Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck, is performing at Sandman Centre on Saturday night. As of KTW’s press time, tickets were still available online at ticketmaster.ca. The River Town Saints will open and the show gets underway at 7:30 p.m. on Lorne Street.

BENEFIT SHOW Saturday, April 22, Barnhartvale Community Hall, 6:30 p.m.

The R.L. Clemitson elementary choir will benefit from a fundraiser at the Barnhartvale Coffee House on April 22. The choir, made up of students from grades 3 to 7, will perform that evening. Last year, $600 was raised to replace the 40-year-old uniforms the students were wearing when they performed. The coffee house is in the Barnhartvale Community Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $5, free for open-mic performers and children under 12.

SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM Saturday, April 22, Padlock Studios, 175 Second Ave., 8 p.m.; Thursday, April 27, Kamloops Library, 465 Victoria St., 6:30 p.m.

A team of social-work students at Thompson Rivers University is screening its film Exploring the Meaning of Social Justice on Saturday, with a second screening next week. The students interviewed various people involved in social justice in the city to create the feature.

COMPUTER COURSES Various dates and times at the North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd.

North Kamloops Library classes this month include: Tuesday, April 25, word processing, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.; Wednesday, April 26, web-based email, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.; Thursday, April 27, files and folders, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

NUTRITION EVENT Wednesday, April 26, at Nature’s Fare, 1350 Summit Dr., 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Nutritionist Joy McCarthy will talk about detox strategies at a free wellness event on Wednesday, April 26, at Nature’s Fare.

GENEALOGY MEETING Thursday, April 27, at Heritage House in Riverside Park, 7 p.m.

The Kamloops Family History Society meets at Heritage House in Riverside Park on Thursday, April 27, at 7 p.m. For more information, call Connie Walker at 250-852-3218. Email events to listings@kamloopsthisweek.com.

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GHOST IN THE SHELL 3D (PG)

GOING IN STYLE (PG)

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(VIOLENCE, COARSE LANGUAGE,NUDITY) CC/DVS FRI, TUE 7:40, 10:15; SAT 2:10, 7:40, 10:15; SUN 11:55, 2:35, 7:40, 10:15; MON, WED-THURS 7:40, 10:10

THE BOSS BABY (G)

(MAY FRIGHTEN YOUNG CHILDREN, VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN, TUE 3:50; THURS 1:10

(DRUG USE, COARSE LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI, TUE 4:30, 7:20, 9:50; SAT 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50; SUN 11:50, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50; MON, WED 7:20, 9:45; THURS 1:30, 7:20, 9:45

CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI, TUE 5:00; CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO SAT 11:50, 2:30, 5:00; CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO SUN 12:10, 2:30, 5:00; STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING THURS 1:00

THE BOSS BABY 3D (G) CC/DVS FRI-SUN,TUE 7:30, 10:00; MON, WED-THURS 7:00, 9:30

KONG: SKULL ISLAND (14A) (VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN, TUE 9:35; MON, WED-THURS 9:15

GHOST IN THE SHELL (PG) (VIOLENCE, COARSE LANGUAGE, NUDITY) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SAT, TUE 4:50; SUN 5:05; THURS 1:20

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (PG) (MAY FRIGHTEN YOUNG CHILDREN, VIOLENCE) CC/DVS FRI, TUE 7:10, 10:10; SAT-SUN 12:45, 7:10, 10:10; MON, WED-THURS 7:10, 10:05

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FREE FIRE (14A) (FREQUENT VIOLENCE, COARSE LANGUAGE) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING, NO PASSES THURS 1:00

THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (PG) (VIOLENCE, COARSE LANGUAGE) ULTRAAVX, NO PASSES FRI, TUE 4:05, 7:15, 10:20; SAT 10:00, 1:00, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20; SUN 1:00, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20; MON, WED-THURS 7:15, 10:15

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