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Holt Street residents have theory about dog deaths in Brocklehurst neighbourhood

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Spring Ridge holds a photograph and a box containing the remains of her dog, Charlie, which was allegedly poisoned by a dog toy tossed over the fence into its play area. The death is among several others recently in the Happyvale Road and Holt Street neighbourhood.

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Dust settles on B.C. election, but Milobar and Stone remain in limbo

The city’s two MLAs are not yet sure what their roles will be or what government will look like CAM FORTEMS STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com

While the election results are finally clear, the city’s two MLAs remain in limbo as backroom dealings continue between B.C.’s three parties as they vie for power.

Newly elected KamloopsNorth Thompson MLA Peter Milobar described the unchanged 43 Liberal, 41 NDP and three Green seats as “not shocking considering the results from two weeks ago.”

“This will be an interesting time,” Milobar said. “Everyone will have to work together for the good governance of the province.”

Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone, the party’s deputy house leader, maintained the Liberals will continue in power following the count of absentee ballots and confirmed numbers on May 9 — a virtual tie in popular vote across B.C. “If one takes a read through the Green party platform and through ours, there’s actually a tremendous commonality of platforms,” he said.

Stone noted co-operation of the the governing Liberals in the legislature when they adopted ideas from leader Andrew Weaver, including protocols around sexual harassment on campus and elimination of employers’ right to require women to wear heels in the workplace.

Stone is not involved in the the talks to form a coalition government.

But he is confident his party will remain in the driver’s seat.

Derek Cook, a political scientist at Thompson Rivers University, said he’s not making guesses about the eventual coalition or co-operation between the Greens and Liberals or Greens

BLACK PRESS PHOTO Premier Christy Clark, shown here in a photo with Lieut.-Gov. Judith Guichon taken in February in Victoria, has earned a minority government, with the Greens holding the balance of power.

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and NDP to form government.

He noted, however, Green leader Andrew Weaver made it clear during the election he can work with the Liberals, despite campaigning against its major pipeline and dam projects.

Cook said party members may be aghast at working with the B.C. Liberals given their track

record on environmental issues.

“What deal will he get with the Liberals that will placate the Greens?” he said.

“How can he allow continuation of Site C [dam]? What about pipelines and other projects the Liberals stand on?”

Both Milobar and Stone said they are playing a waiting game

until there is a new government.

Neither can fully advocate for constituents in the interim until they are sworn in, which has been delayed by the lack of clarity in results and subsequent bid to form a government.

Stone remains involved in a “caretaker mode” as minister of transportation and infrastructure, including dealing with flooding in the Southern Interior.

Whatever the result of talks between parties, Cook expects an election won’t be far off.

While fund-raising rules will doubtless change, the B.C. Liberals have overflowing coffers from 15 years of successfully raising money — and could be quick to trigger another election.

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Council Calendar May 30, 2017 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing June 7, 2017 8:00 am - Parks and Recreation Committee DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street June 13, 2017 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing June 14, 2017 4:45 pm - Heritage Commission DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street June 19, 2017 4:45 pm - Arts Commission Corporate Boardroom, City Hall June 19, 2017 6:00 pm - Special Council Meeting - KGHM Ajax Mine Application Review Coast Hotel & Conference Centre, 1250 Rogers Way June 20, 2017 9:00 am - Council Workshop June 22, 2017 9:00 am - Special Council Meeting - KGHM Ajax Mine Application Review Council Chambers, City Hall June 27, 2017 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing June 28, 2017 5:00 pm - Social Planning Council DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street

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Canada's first two bike ports were installed in Kamloops - one on the South Shore (300 block of Lansdowne Street) and one on the North Shore (400 block of Tranquille Road).

We've combined two Kamloops favourites into one great Family Triathlon Festival.

Join us on Sunday, June 11, at Brock Pool (2470 Fleetwood Avenue) for the combined Kamloops Spring Sprint and Kids of Steel triathlons!

The City purchased the two car bike ports with a grant from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development's Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program. The car bike ports are portable and may be installed at different locations throughout the city each spring.

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There are three ways to register for the 2017 Kids of Steel and BC Summer Games Qualifier: • online at www.kamloops.ca/ezreg • in person at the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC) • call 250-828-3500

HOME OWNER GRANT DUE DATE CORRECTION Outstanding current tax balances after the due date, including unclaimed Home Owner Grants, are subject to a 10% penalty on July 5, 2017. This date was incorrectly printed in our 2017 City Calendar.

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.

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Lawyer argues for Beckett’s murder charge to be stayed Former New Zealand politician accused of murdering his Canadian wife has been in jail for nearly six years TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

Defence lawyers representing a former New Zealand politician accused of murdering his Canadian wife almost seven years ago told a B.C. Supreme Court judge on Wednesday they will focus on three areas as they attempt to have his case thrown out of court.

Peter Beckett is charged with one count of second-degree murder. His wife, Laura Letts, drowned in Upper Arrow Lake, near Revelstoke, on Aug. 18, 2010.

Beckett stood trial in front of a B.C. Supreme Court jury in Kamloops last year.

Jurors could not reach a unanimous decision and a mistrial was declared.

Beckett was charged on Aug. 8, 2011.

In B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday, defence lawyer Alix Tolliday began her submissions asking to have Beckett’s murder charge dropped based on unreasonable delay.

There is precedent for such a move. Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark decision on delays in criminal courts.

The case, R. v. Jordan, set out strict time frames in which lawyers and judges must have

charges dealt with.

In Beckett’s case, under the Supreme Court of Canada framework, unreasonable delay BECKETT is anything more than 30 months from the time a charge is laid until completion of trial.

Beckett has been in custody for almost six years, and his second trial is not expected to begin until August.

Now, it’s up to lawyers to argue who is responsible for what delay.

If, at the end, the judge finds that prosecutors and the institutional delay of the courts total more than 30 months, the murder charge could be dropped.

Three accused murderers have had their charges stayed thanks to the Jordan decision.

Two of those stays are under appeal.

In court on Wednesday, Tolliday said she plans to focus on three main areas in arguing for unreasonable delay.

“These topics are disclosure matters in this case and the pace of disclosure, the no-con-

tact provisions Mr. Beckett was subject to for a very long period of time and his selfrepresented status and the implicaLETTS tions that had on delay,” she said.

“We say the system should be more capable of effectively accommodating a self-represented person, especially for trial.”

Tolliday said Beckett was “isolated” by a temporary nocontact order made early in his proceedings that was not lifted until years later. She also pointed out “concerning” aspects in how and when Beckett was provided disclosure.

Beckett was self-represented for much of the time he has spent behind bars. He has also hired and fired multiple lawyers throughout the process.

Tolliday’s arguments were expected to wrap up on Thursday, after which the Crown will respond.

Beckett’s second trial, which is scheduled to take place in Kelowna, is slated to get underway on Aug. 21.

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City taking bids for demolition of former Daily News building The city of Kamloops is on the hunt for a company to knock down the Kamloops Daily News building.

A request for bids to demolish the former newspaper headquarters on Seymour Street is online until June 9.

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City offering tours of its facility, equipment demonstrations Kids can ride in a bucket truck, make birdhouses or learn about fire safety in Kamloops Fire Rescue’s inflatable safety house at this year’s public works open house.

The event runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the city’s public works centre, 955 Concordia Way.

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RCMP arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of wielding a beer bottle in a bar fight Wednesday at a Tranquille Road establishment.

Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said Kamloops RCMP received a report of a fight at the bar on Wednesday evening.

“Both men had left the bar before police arrived,” she said in a statement.

“According to witnesses and video surveillance, the suspect had assaulted the victim by punching him and then striking him with a beer bottle. The suspect also had what appeared to be handgun and brandished it during the assault.”

Shelkie said police located a suspect several blocks away, reportedly witnessing him throw something as they approached. A small silver replica pistol was later found after a search.

The suspect is in custody and expected to go to court for a first appearance. RCMP are recommending charges including breach of probation, using a firearm during an offence and assault with a weapon.

Mounties urge drivers to lock up Nearly 70 per cent of break and enters into vehicles this month were easy pickings for thieves, who didn’t have to contend with locks.

Kamloops RCMP said there were 120 thefts from vehicles reported in the first half of the month.

“Of these 120 thefts, 90 per cent happened overnight and 84 per cent occurred at residences,” said Cpl. Jodi Shelkie. “Close to 70 per cent of the vehicles were left unlocked.”

Shelkie advised motorists to lock doors, roll up windows, park in well-lit areas and avoid leaving valuables in plain view or keys inside the car.

Correction A story in the May 25 edition of Kamloops This Week contained an incorrect date for the Scotiabank MS Walk.

The walk will take place on Sunday, starting at the bandshell in Riverside Park. Check-in is at 8 a.m. and the walk is slated to get underway at 10 a.m.

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

HOT: The long-awaited provincial election results, which were revealed on Wednesday more than two weeks after British Columbians went to the polls. The nail-biting finish came down to the make-or-break riding of Courtenay-Comox, with 189 votes ultimately depriving Christy Clark and the Liberals a majority government. Provincewide, the popular vote was the closest result in B.C. history, with the Liberals snubbing the NDP by just 1,566 ballots.

Whether you voted Liberal, NDP, Green, Communist or Libertarian, it will be fascinating to see how a minority shakes out and the closeness of it all has reinforced that every vote counts.

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NOT: The mystery behind a number of dog deaths in the last two years on Holt Street in Brocklehurst. Canines often become like family members, providing unbridled joy to children and encouraging seniors to stay active.

If claims by pet owners are true — that someone is indeed purposefully poisoning pups in the city — those responsible must be caught and face charges for the heinous crimes.

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The festivals will draw bigger crowds, the credit union gets some good PR and those who were slighted at no fault of their own will receive retribution in time to put on a flower crown and rock out in the summer heat.

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t was a pretty safe bet going into election night that regardless of how the vote broke there were four words from Premier Christy Clark’s 2013 victory speech which would be left unsaid this year: “Well, that was easy.” Something else telling between Clark’s two speeches?

In 2013, it fell on then-NDP leader Adrian Dix to deliver that oft-cited line by political runnerups: “Elections belong to the voters and the voters decided.”

This time it fell to Clark, as she acknowledged the verdict: “Voters always know best.”

Here’s how it all shook out: Clark’s B.C. Liberal party fell from 49 to 43 seats, receiving 40.36 per cent of the popular vote. That compared to the NDP jumping from 35 to 41 seats, with 40.28 per cent of the popular vote. The Green party grew from one to three seats, with 16.84 per cent of the popular vote.

The tallies give you a sense that there was a slice of the electorate that was less than thrilled with the choices before them.

Call them the Goldilocks voters. Some found one party too hot, another party too cold and a few found one party just right.

For the non-hyper-partisans out there the results may be ideal: rebuke Clark, give the NDP a chance to prove their mettle before possibly handing over the keys and ensure a strong thirdparty voice in the legislature to keep an eye on everyone.

This was a campaign that didn’t come with a single game changer, but rather a litany of issues and events that reached a tipping point for some voters. The ones that decide elections.

The three main parties all had

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SHOT their forced and unforced errors.

The NDP likely regrets not playing along with Clark’s real time disclosure of political donations gambit back in January.

If they had, the United Steelworkers’ donations would have been old news by April.

Sometimes it’s best to choose when to take your medicine.

The Green party may want to discuss Twitter privileges for the next campaign. Politicians tweeting after midnight rarely ends well.

The rebounds didn’t go Clark’s way in 2017 and there was no shortage of self-inflicted wounds.

Maclean’s magazine summed it up in one headline four days before the vote: “Will money and arrogance cost Christy Clark the B.C. election?”

Arrogance wasn’t in short supply in the Liberal camp.

As one of the campaign’s top communications strategists told Maclean’s: “the party literally [doesn’t] care what any [media] outlet says, with the possible exception of Global.” And their interest in the TV newscast, they added, was “marginal.”

Memo for the Liberal party war room: the public cares.

Clark — who once said “we all say things to get elected”

— decided to prove it for the Goldilocks voters.

When Clark ran into an actual voter who hadn’t been previously pre-screened by campaign organizers, the resulting #IamLinda hashtag may have created more buzz on the campaign trail, but it wasn’t the more telling moment.

That moment came during the leaders debate when Clark tried to deflect the moderator’s question on various controversies and scandals surrounding her leadership. Even Clark must have realized her pivot was too far offpoint and meekly acknowledged the issue before swiftly skirting back to replay her jobs and economy reel.

When Ipsos-Reid asked voters at the start of the campaign “which of the three main party leaders do you think is best described by trustworthy,” Clark placed second at 14 per cent.

By its final survey on May 8, Clark had been overtaken

by Green party leader Andrew Weaver and found herself in third place, still at 14 per cent.

The Liberals won just over 40 per cent of the popular vote.

The Liberal party may want to consider that ‘trust thing’ as it conducts its post-mortem.

Parties that won a slice of the Goldilocks vote would be well advised to heed the ending of the fairy tale: “Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears.

She screamed, “Help!”

And she jumped up and ran out of the room. Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran away into the forest. And she never returned to the home of the three bears.”

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. integritybc.ca

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CHECK TRASH IN THE CAULDRON OF THE B.C. NDP BINS WITH CHANGES TO RECYCLING Editor: Re: (‘City workers inspecting recycling carts in preparation for audit,’ May 19): They won’t have much to inspect in my recycling cart, as it’s now only one quarter full while my garbage bin is overflowing.

I don’t have either the time or the money to be toting my glass and plastic all over town, so it is now all going into the trash.

We have regressed back to the 1980s with this ridiculous new concept.

Annie Love Kamloops

Editor: Round about the cauldron go; in the poison’d entrails throw.

A handful of words Robert Strachan said; All the books Thomas Berger never read; The empty dreams Dave Barrett spread; A cobweb from

Bob Skelly’s woodshed; Mike Harcourt’s silver tongue well shred; Glen Clark’s budgets written in brightbright red; The knife Dan Miller used to butter his bread; The heart of Ujjal Dosanjh after it’s well bled;

A rusty runner from Joy MacPhail’s childhood sled; A long strand of hair from Carole James’ head; Dawn Black’s recipe for turning gold into lead; A photograph of Adrian Dix the day he fled; And that long list

of promises beside John Horgan’s bed.

Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

Double, double, tax and rubble; money burn and harvest stubble.

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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: ‘SHOCKING’ VANDALISM, THEFT ON THE RISE DOWNTOWN:

“Most likely the same thieves, a number of buildings downtown have had the brass fire department connection caps stolen as well.”

— posted by Fred Bugden “There are a lot of losers in this town, but these people take the cake.”

— posted by Fairminded

RE: LETTER: KAMLOOPS DESERVES BETTER SLOGAN:

“Maybe they should have had a contest, open to the public, schools, etc. I am sure that we have students in this district who could have come up with a wonderful, meaningful slogan for Kamloops.

“However, as so often happens here, the people who actually live in the city and pay the taxes, do not get a say. I have never seen such a bland, meaningless slogan, waste of time and money.”

— posted by Dorreen Harrison

FIX POTHOLES BEFORE WEST VICTORIA STREET Editor: Re: (We asked, ‘What should Kamloops council do with the vacant mayor’s chair now that Peter Milobar has been elected MLA?’): My answer: With all the vacant pot holes, council can borrow $13 million to repair West Victoria Street.

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argot Van Sluytman and Glen Flett don’t preach about restorative justice, they just tell their story.

“Glen and I will speak about how we know each other, which is the fact that he murdered my father in 1978 in a Brink’s robbery,” Van Sluytman told KTW from her home in Toronto.

“Long story short, we met 10 years ago and what we talk about is hope and healing after a very violent crime.”

Van Sluytman and Flett will be the keynote speakers at next week’s Restorative Justice Symposium, an event brought to Thompson Rivers University on Tuesday by the Interior Restorative Justice Network Kamloops, in partnership with the Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society.

The symposium, funded by Justice Canada and marking Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, will focus on restorative justice and its ability to empower resilience.

“I want people to see how you can become more resilient by working on a peace process,” said symposium organizer Janet Bakke, who went through a restorative justice program herself in the late 90s.

“A lot of people talk about closure,” she continued. “In my opinion, when there’s a crime committed, there really never is closure, because it’s something that’s always with you. What I looked for was some peace. I wanted to come to some peace with what happened to me.

“That’s the message that I want to get out to people. This isn’t just for petty crimes like fisheries and shoplifting and

stuff like that.

This can be a serious crime resolution. Glen and Margot are living proof.”

It was on Easter Monday, Van SLUYTMAN nearly four decades ago, that Van Sluytman’s world was turned upside down

by Flett.

Her father, Ted Van Sluytman, had left home that morning for his job at a Hudson’s Bay store in Scarborough, Ont., but would never return.

Flett and another man would rob a Brink’s truck that morning, making off with the money and shooting Ted dead in the process. Margot’s father had stepped in front of the thieves in an attempt to stop them from leaving the store.

Flett was sentenced to 21 years to life in 1980 for the crime, but later had his sentence reduced. He was paroled in 1992.

It was years later, in 2007, that he first made contact with Margot. Flett and his wife had sent what they believed to be an anonymous PayPal donation to Margot, in support of her work with therapeutic writing.

Only the donation wasn’t anonymous. After exchanging a few emails, Margot decided meeting Flett and his family might help her in her efforts to heal from her father’s murder.

But neither Flett nor Margot expected things to evolve as they have.

“The reality is, because of a very brutal occurrence, we’re two families and then some,” Margot said.

“For me, it’s normal. I just think, ‘Oh my God, if that didn’t happen, we probably would have been friends anyway.’”

By the winter of 2007, Flett and Margot gave their first key-

note. They’ve done a handful more over the years and Flett is a regular speaker in universities and prisons since founding the FLETT L.I.N.C. Society — Long-term Inmates Now in the Community, an organization committed to supporting both victims and offenders of crime.

Though he and Margot consider themselves close friends now, Flett said talks like the one they will be giving on Tuesday are always emotional for him.

“It certainly isn’t an easy venture,” he told KTW. “But then, neither is living my life after doing what I did, so I don’t know if it’s a whole lot harder.

“I’m the bad guy, I know that.

I’m not pretending to be a good guy. I have changed my life, it’s true, but what I did was terrible.

There’s never a day that I’m going to get up and say, ‘Oh gee, that’s wonderful. I’m glad I’m alive.’

“I regret what I did deeply, every day.”

The keynote will kick off the symposium, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the Mountain Room of TRU’s Campus Activity Centre.

The fee for the all-day event is $30 and includes coffee, snacks and lunch. Registration can be done through the Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society.

Flett views the symposium as an opportunity to tell his story, a profound duty he has had since that day in 1978.

“I believe I owe it to Mr. Van Sluytman to be accountable,” he said. “That, in itself, is being accountable, when you tell people what you’ve done.

“I also think my story has some value as something for people to ponder.”

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Brocklehurst neighbours fear serial dog killer could be at work There’s somebody doing this.

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t first, Spring Ridge assumed the death of her daughter’s beloved Golden Retriever, Charlie, was a horrible accident.

That was before a family member found a red rubber chew bone she’d never purchased in her yard, and her neighbours in the Holt Street area of Brocklehurst started telling their stories.

Ridge said her family had been living in their Brock home for a little over a year when she woke up to find Charlie had been sick, and was soon vomiting blood.

The family rushed him to the veterinarian’s office, where he died two days later.

“The vet called and said he’d died through the night and that he had been poisoned, and the poison had started to eat all of his intestines,” Ridge said. “Everything was basically dissolving from the inside out.”

Though the poisoning was believed to be accidental, Ridge’s father went looking for a possible source around the yard and driveway.

“He found this toy, this red chew toy,” Ridge recalls. “And he knew all of Charlie’s toys.

has happened to on this street in about the last year.

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“He said, ‘Did you get this for Charlie?’ And I said, ‘No.’” Soon after, Ridge learned another woman living on the block behind hers had also dealt with a dog poisoning six months earlier. A theory began to form.

About a month later, Ruth Dyck’s German Shepherd, Sprocket, came in from the backyard walking strangely.

“He was walking super stiff, all of his limbs were super rigid and his jaw was locked shut,” said Dyck, who lived not far from Ridge. “I thought it was because it was cold outside but after five or 10 minutes he wasn’t getting better.”

At the vet’s office, she was told the dog had either ingested poison or another substance which was disagreeing with him. Though Sprocket’s stomach was pumped, by the next morning he was dead.

Dyck said she doesn’t know exactly why her dog died — an autopsy can cost several thousand dollars and, she notes, wouldn’t bring back her dog — but said it’s possible he was poisoned deliberately. She’s since moved out of the neighbourhood.

Bryan Sherrard, is the most recent Holt Street resident to lose his dog to a likely poisoning.

Last week, Sherrard said, he and his fiancée became concerned about their oneyear-old German Shepherd, Raven.

Again, the pup had been sick all over the house, and by the time Sherrard came home from work she was in bad shape.

“I found her in the back yard pretty much lifeless,” he said. “She could barely even walk.”

Again, the dog was rushed to the veterinarian, who said rat poison was likely behind the symptoms. Raven was put down a day later.

Over the past few days, Sherrard said, he has noticed something in his yard he hasn’t seen before — small blue pellets which look like a variety of rat poison, scattered in an area Raven liked to dig.

“There’s somebody doing this,” he said. “I think we’re number five that this has happened to on this street in about the past year.”

Veterenarian Anil Sharma at the Tranquille Road Animal

Hospital, which treated Raven, also believes there could be someone specifically targeting big dogs in the Holt Street area.

“If we talk about one solitary case, then anything is a possibility, but if quite a few concerns are there in a small area, that needs to be addressed in a different way,” he said. “To me, personally, I’m more inclined towards someone doing it.”

Sharma said it’s also possible other homeowners could genuinely be trying to poison rats, which are crawling away to die elsewhere and being eaten by dogs, but given the volume of cases he thinks it is less likely.

Sharma said dog owners who are concerned should monitor their pets while outside, and check for any foreign objects in their yards.

Kent Kokoska, a senior animal protection officer with the BC SPCA, said deliberate poisoning cases are rare, but if residents are concerned they should contact the SPCA’s animal cruelty division, which can fund tests, autopsies and conduct further investigations.

Residents on Holt Street say they want other dog owners in the area to stay alert.

“The more people that know about it, we can watch out for each other,” said Ridge.

“Maybe we can put the scare into whoever’s doing it.”

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The slow, steady rise of local lakes could be accelerated in the next few days as warm weather causes creeks to swell with snow melt.

Temperatures are expected to swell to highs of 31 C by Monday with wind, rain, sun — any one of which in excess can cause its own unique problems for Central Okanagan properties this spring.

“Strong winds create damaging waves on already overfilled lakes. Too much rain adds to the creek flows and further saturates soggy slopes,” Central Okanagan Regional District emergency officials said in a release.

“Sunny conditions cause rapid snowpack melt, filling creeks and flowing into local lakes.”

This alternating state of weather patterns is expected to last for weeks and, with lakes this full, it will be weeks before they peak and begin to drain.

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Sandbagging stations are stocked and replenished daily at several locations.

Beaches remain closed as emergency crews maintain flood protection barriers.

Okanagan Lake rose 4.5 centimetres overnight Wednesday to a new level of 342.95 metres, five centimetres below its highest recorded level of 343 metres in 1948.

A break in the weather on Thursday offered residents a chance to fortify protections.

Trailblazing politician McCarthy dead at 90 THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Grace McCarthy, a former Social Credit cabinet minister in British Columbia who blazed a trail for women in politics and business, has died. She was 89.

A statement issued by her family says McCarthy died peacefully at her Vancouver home Wednesday night after a lengthy battle with a brain tumor.

The statement says McCarthy died surrounded by her family.

Called “Amazing Grace’’ by her fellow politicians, McCarthy entered the political arena in 1966 after a highly successful career as a florist and an elected Vancouver park board representative.

She began her career in the flower business in 1946, when she opened her first store and later expanded her business to several stores.

Man pleads guilty in crash that killed Vancouver Island Mountie THE CANADIAN PRESS

COLWOOD, B.C. — A man whose truck slammed into an RCMP officer’s cruiser killing a 32-year-old constable has pleaded guilty to two charges in a Victoria-area court.

Kenneth Fenton pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and dangerous driv-

ing causing death in court on Thursday in Colwood, B.C. Const. Sarah Beckett’s vehicle was hit by a truck in April 2016 at an intersection in Langford.

Fenton originally faced six charges in connection with the crash but Dan McLaughlin of the Crown prosecution office says the remaining charges will be stayed.

Fenton left the court without commenting and will appear in court to fix a date for a sentencing hearing on June 6.

Beckett, a married mother of two young boys, was a Mountie for 11 years and had just returned to her job in the West Shore RCMP detachment from maternity leave shortly before her death.

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“The track record has shown that collaboration and cooperation between allies, friends and partners has saved lives and keeps all of our citizens safe,’’ Trudeau said at the outset of a day-long NATO meeting in Brussels.

“We are going to continue to collaborate and to work together to ensure we’re doing everything we can to keep citizens and our communities safe.’’

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The White House has come under fire in recent days over revelations that Trump shared Israeli intelligence in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. And the British government assailed U.S. officials for leaking sensitive details and crime-scene photos from the investigation into Monday’s deadly terrorist attack in Manchester.

Trump issued a statement Thursday saying the White House intends to get to the bottom of what he called “deeply troubling’’ leaks.

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders spent Thursday hunkered down inside the sparkling new Brussels headquarters to discuss how they can better co-ordinate efforts in the fight against terrorism — and better share the cost of defence.

Their main motivation, though, was to woo Trump, whose country is a driving force behind the military alliance — a body he described as “obsolete’’ during last year’s election campaign.

To that end, NATO Sec.-Gen. Jens Stoltenberg announced the alliance would be formally joining the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, albeit without a role in combat operations.

Calgary playground closed for renos after hot slide burns bum THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — A popular Calgary playground has been forced to close for improvements because the sun is making metal slides too hot for kids to handle.

Slides on the south-facing side of the playground are getting so heated that they reportedly singed a child.

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BERLIN — The suspected bomber in the concert attack in Britain passed through Germany and Turkey before the attack, authorities said Thursday.

Salman Abedi spent only a short time at Duesseldorf airport’s transit area four days before the bombing at Manchester Arena, Duesseldorf police said, confirming an earlier report in German magazine Focus.

“According to the current state of the investigations, the suspect transferred in Duesseldorf on his travels to Manchester. Therefore he spent a short time in the transit area,’’ police said in a statement. Police didn’t provide any further information or say where Abedi was coming from when he landed in Duesseldorf.

A Turkish official told The Associated Press that the 22-yearold suspect travelled through Istanbul and Duesseldorf on his way to Britain.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of government rules that bar civil servants from speaking to reporters without prior authorization, wouldn’t say which country Abedi had arrived from to

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However, the official added that the attacker had on several occasions in the ABEDI past used Istanbul as a transit for flights between Libya and Europe.

A German security official told The Associated Press on Thursday the report was accurate. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information hadn’t been cleared for public release.

Focus reported that Abedi previously flew from Frankfurt to Britain in 2015. The magazine also wrote that German authorities are trying to determine whether Abedi had contact with Islamic extremists in Germany.

The report said that British police informed their German counterparts that Abedi had received paramilitary training in Syria beforehand.

The Czech Republic’s interior minister, meanwhile, said a report by German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel claiming Abedi had travelled to Germany via Prague, wasn’t correct.

Milan Chovanec tweeted that “I can confirm that information that this person was flying through Prague isn’t true.’’

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SEOUL — North Korea on Thursday accused South Korea of firing 450 machine-gun rounds at a flock of birds earlier this week, dismissing as a fabrication Seoul’s claim that it had fired warning shots because of an object flying across their border.

The North’s General Staff said the South’s firing is a “reckless military provocation’’ aimed at promoting hostility toward Pyongyang and maintaining a confrontation on the Korean Peninsula.

It was also a “stopgap measure to check the war-weariness sweeping the puppet army in the face of the rapidly developing nuclear and ballistic rocket technology’’ of North Korea, the General Staff said in a statement carried by state media. It said North Korea will closely watch how South Korea’s “confrontation hysteria’’ would develop.

South Korea said its military fired an unspecified number of warning shots on Tuesday after detecting an object flying across the border. They later said it was probably a balloon carrying propaganda and that North Korean leaflets were subsequently found at the border.

The Koreas face off across the world’s most heavily armed border, and their militaries occasionally trade gunfire and accuse each other of provoking first.

Appeals court deals blow to Trump’s revised travel ban JESSICA GRESKO

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban “speaks with vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination,’’ a federal appeals court said Thursday in ruling against the ban that targets six Muslimmajority countries.

The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that blocks the Republican administration from temporarily suspending new visas for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

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In all, 10 of the 13 judges who heard the case voted against the Trump administration.

The Supreme Court almost certainly would step into the case if asked.

The justices almost always have the final say when a lower court strikes down a federal law or presidential action.

Trump could try to persuade the Supreme Court to allow the policy to take effect, even while the justices weigh whether to hear the case, by arguing that the court orders blocking the ban make the country less safe.

If the administration does ask the court to step in, the justices’ first vote could signal the court’s ultimate decision.

A central question in the case before the Fourth Circuit was whether courts should consider Trump’s past statements about wanting to bar Muslims from entering the country as evidence that the policy was primarily motivated by the religion.

Trump’s administration argued the court should not look beyond the text of the executive order, which doesn’t mention religion.

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David Foucault was happy to answer questions about joining the B.C. Lions on Day 1 of mini-camp on Thursday at Hillside Stadium.

Trish Hall (left) and the Valleyview Vikings brought an injury-riddled squad to the Coast for the B.C. High School Girls’ Rugby Championships, which kicked off on Thursday.

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It wasn’t the easiest of starts for the South Kamloops Titans.

Opening the 2017 B.C. High School Girls’ Rugby Championships on Thursday in Abbotsford, the No. 8 Titans found themselves scrumming against the No. 1 team in the province, North Vancouver’s Carson Graham Eagles.

Action got underway after KTW’s press deadline. Teams play once a day at Exhibition Park’s Rotary Stadium from Thursday through Saturday.

Despite starting off the tournament against the defending provincial champions, the Titans have lofty goals for 2017.

The AAA club placed fifth at the tournament when it was held in Kamloops last year and was expecting an improved finish when they left the Tournament Capital for the Lower Mainland.

“This year, we’ve made a team goal of being in at least the game to play for third and fourth,” said Erin Connelly-Reed, the head coach of the Titans.

“We’re feeling pretty strong. We’ve got a good, solid crew of senior members, Grade 11s and 12s, and some young exciting talent in the Grade 9 and 10 levels.”

South Kamloops heads to its third straight provincials having lost only twice this season — once to the NorKam Saints and a second time to West Kelowna’s Mount Boucherie Bears.

The club is headlined by the pair of Lizzy Gotuaco and Talor Mintz, both of whom also played women’s rugby for the Kamloops Rugby Club this year, for Team

Thompson-Okanagan in the Provincial Regional Championships and for Team B.C. at the under-17 level.

Also in Abbotsford this week are the No. 2 Yale Lions of Abbotsford, the No. 3 Shawnigan Lake Stags, the No. 4 Mission Roadrunners, the No. 5 Cowichan Thunderbirds of Duncan, the No. 6 Semiahmoo Totems of Surrey and the No. 7 GP Vanier Towhees of Courtenay.

Meanwhile, Kamloops is also represented by two clubs in the AA Division in Abbotsford.

The Westsyde Whundas enter the provincial championship ranked fourth in the province, while the Valleyview Vikes are sixth.

Merritt’s Panthers are ranked seventh in a bracket that also includes the No. 1 Abbotsford Collegiate Panthers, the No. 2 Lake City Stags of Williams Lake, No. 3 Brentwood College of Mill Bay, the No. 5 Robert Bateman Timberwolves of Abbotsford and the No. 8 Houston Wolverines.

Valleyview got action underway against Brentwood College on Thursday, while Westsyde battled Robert Bateman.

The Whundas entered the championship led by an experienced group, including scrumhalf Caleigh Silversides, prop Sadie Masson, No. 8 Reece Newman, fly-half Taylor Johnson and Emily Pendlebury, each of whom have prior provincial play under their belts.

The group finished in the bottom half of the tournament in 2016. Plagued by injuries from sevens provincial competition earlier this year, the Whundas enter the 15-man tournament lacking depth,

but hope to maintain their ranking in the top half of the AA Division, nonetheless.

“It’s a good place to be, in the middle,” Westsyde coach Janet Bernes said. “It’s definitely the strongest team we’ve had and the best ranking that we have had, ever. So, very happy for that.

“We need to be a first-half team and not wait for the half. We need to dominate right at the beginning.”

The Vikes, too, are battling the injury bug and will start the tournament as they did in 2016, taking on Brentwood College.

Last year, Valleyview nearly stunned Brentwood — the heavy underdogs as play got underway, the Vikes didn’t surrender the lead until the final minute of the match.

“They’re always fast and they’ve always been a good team. They’re an Island team,” Vikes’ coach Andy Van Kuyk said of Brentwood. “I’m assuming they’re going to be the same.

“I think we’ll give them a good run for their money — we did last year. . . . I’m hoping we can have a big upset in the first game.”

Van Kuyk lost five players earlier this week, dropping from 21 to 16 on Wednesday as injuries and illness hit the Vikes hard.

Already expected to carry much of the load for Valleyview, Trish Hall, Emily Konkin and Hailey Chambers will be leaned on heavily in the club’s aim to replicate its fifth-place finish of 2016.

“It’s a small team but it’s pretty powerful,” Van Kuyk said of the Vikes.

“Its more of a forward power team with a little bit of speed in the back.”

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Spending a few years down south doesn’t seem to have weakened David Foucault’s French accent.

The B.C. Lions are hoping his memory of playing offensive line up north will surface equally unscathed.

“The yards between the O-line and D-line is the big difference,” said Foucault, who spent much of the 2014 and 2015 seasons on the Carolina Panthers’ practice roster.

“The D-end [in the NFL] is bigger and we have to kick-set more vertical to get the guy [in the CFL]. I have to get used to this and be more patient. It’s going to be good. I just need to practise and get experience and it will come back soon.”

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In March, B.C. acquired the playing rights to Foucault and international offensive lineman Vincent Brown from the Als in exchange for international offensive lineman Jovan Olafioye and future considerations.

Lions’ general manager and head coach Wally Buono said nabbing Foucault allows the team to develop a plan to play four Canadians on the offensive line, while ensuring depth at the position.

“He’s a former firstround draft choice with two years of NFL development, so we expect him to come in and compete at a very high level,” Buono said.

Foucault was all smiles at Hillside Stadium on Thursday on Day 1 of mini-camp for first-year Lions, but his tone changed when asked about being charged with protecting the blindside of quarterback Jonathon Jennings.

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Mental hurdles, errors and poor execution were too much to overcome for the midget AAA Kamloops Kal Tire RiverDogs last weekend.

The Dogs fell one win short of a championship in the inaugural River City Classic on McArthur Island, losing 7-5 to the Victoria Eagles in the goldmedal game on Sunday afternoon.

And it was their round-robin loss to the very same Eagles, a lopsided defeat, that outfielder Hayden Bennett focused on when he reflected on the tournament Tuesday.

“A lot of it was mental,” the 17-year-old said. “Coming into the final, we’d already lost to them 8-0. It was a lot to take in and a lot to get yourself up to the challenge, especially when you’ve already lost to them.

“For the most part, I think we battled hard

against that team.

They’re a good ball team. Very respectable.

In the end, they put up a better score with less errors.”

Kamloops got off to an early lead in the final, pulling ahead 2-0 in the first inning. But the Eagles scored three in the second inning and another three in the sixth to take a 6-2 lead.

The RiverDogs added a trio of runs in the bottom of the seventh, but couldn’t pull even with Victoria.

Kamloops returns to College Prep League play this weekend, heading out on the road to face the TriCity Indians and the Ridge Meadows Royals.

Executing with runners in scoring position and cutting down on errors will be the focus in

practice this week.

“After a tournament like that, there’s definitely some improvement that we need to make and lots of work we need to put in but, in the end, that’s just a learning opportunity,” Bennett said.

“The real challenge is provincials and focusing on that. We just need to keep working at what we need to do.”

The Classic was a little kinder to two other Kamloops teams. The midget AA Kamloops Riverdogs Team 1 captured gold, winning the championship game against the Comox Valley Cardinals 8-0. The Riverdogs’ Team 2 finished 1-3 in midget AA play.

In bantam action, the Riverdogs won bronze with a 6-1 vic-

tory over the Nanaimo Pirates and, in peewee play, the Riverdogs Team 1 defeated the Prince George Knights 6-1 to capture gold.

“It’s always nice when two of our teams can walk away with division championships,” said Sean Wandler, the executive director of the Kamloops Minor Baseball Association.

“They [the peewees] played excellent. In the semifinal game, they faced a very, very strong, tough team from Victoria — I think many could argue they were the underdogs coming in. . . . They started doing a lot of things right and they made it through that semi quite handily.

“I think that really just built their confidence heading into the final. There, again, it was never really in doubt. They took the lead early and never looked back. They were in complete control.”

In mosquito action, neither Kamloops team qualified for the playoffs.

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“It’s a big role to be on the back side of the quarterback,” said Foucault, who signed a three-year deal with the Leos in April.

“You know he’s alone if my guy passes me, but I know this is a good pressure.”

The Metallica-loving behemoth is versatile, able to play guard and tackle on both sides, and was well-drilled in Carolina under position coach John Matsko, who has a longstanding relationship with Lions’ offensive line coach Dan Dorazio.

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the CFL, such as rolling out more often to protect the quarterback, should not

be a long process for Foucault.

He grew up with the Canadian game and starred for four Canadian Interuniversity Sports (now U Sports) seasons at the University of Montreal, where he became acquainted with Carabins’ teammate David Menard.

Foucault, 28, will square off in training camp against Menard, the fourth-year Lions’ defensive lineman from Chicoutimi, Que, and look to his French-speaking friend for advice.

“I’m not alone with this process,” Foucault said. “It’s going to be nice to see a familiar friend going against me.”

The Lions sent a proven stud in Olafioye to Montreal in exchange for Foucault, who has zero CFL experience, and Brown, who has a single game on his resume.

Foucault, who knows it’s up to him to make Buono look good, said the transition should be smooth — two-and-a-half seasons locking horns with the likes of former Panthers’ defensive end Greg Hardy would boost anyone’s confidence.

“When I was back down south, I grew up a lot, with all the experience,” Foucault said.

“To be back in Canada with a good football team like the Lions is a good opportunity for me to show what I’m capable of.”

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Colby Henkel proved he is worthy of playing in the B.C. Football Conference last season, but he and the Kamloops Broncos could use more protection from their offensive line. In his first column with KTW, Evan Mutrie takes a look at the hogs and other areas of the team, with the season just around the corner.

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Most clubs will hold main camp around the first week of July, meaning the regularseason countdown is on.

The Kamloops Broncos’ home-andseason opener is slated for July 29, when the Valley Huskers of Chilliwack come to town. Game time is 6 p.m. at Hillside Stadium.

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Connor Thornewell, defensive linemen Kurtis Mutschmann, Tevin McCarty and Robby Filice, along with linebacker Ryan Fries, are among the fifth-year Broncos who would like to pursue football beyond the junior ranks.

With U Sports scholarships on the line, they should empty their tanks, aiming to jumpstart a Kamloops defence that gave up the second-most points in the conference in 2016.

Returning to the offensive side of the ball are three big pieces from 2016 — quarterback Colby Henkel, receiver Brody Bernier and running back Trent Price.

The Broncos’ offence, which last year finished second in yards passing and tied for first with 19 passing touchdowns, will be relying on rookies at wideout to augment what should be a banner season for Bernier.

Receivers Luke Warren, Timmy Solypa and Nick Hykawy are among the new recruits expected to be offered contracts on June 1, helping to fill holes left by graduating pass-catchers Colin Mather and Broden Romanovitch.

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running backs will struggle to find holes without a strong offensive line — and that may be an issue for Kamloops.

Derek Walde and Kamloops product Tristan Murray will be back to lead the hogs, but Kamloops had only eight offensive linemen at spring camp and will be looking to fill spots up front before the Huskers show up for the season opener.

There were about 20 players who no-showed at spring camp.

General manager Jan Antons and head coach Brad Yamaoka plan to track some of them down (hopefully, there’s an offensive lineman or two among the absentees) and reel them into the Tournament Capital.

With a group of talented starters at most positions and plenty to like on the depth chart, expect the Broncos to improve on last year’s 2-8 campaign.

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SENSELESS VANDALISM The RCMP need your help in solving this senseless act of Vandalism that took place in the Brocklehurst area sometime overnight on Thursday, May 18th. There had been 12 incidents of tires being slashed on Windbreak, Ponderosas and Laroque. It appears that none of the victims were targeted, it was just senseless vandalism.

Although this occurrence took place late at night, someone may have seen somebody walking on the street that could have caused the damage to the vehicles. If you do see someone that may seemed suspicious or does not belong in the area, contact the police right away they will determine who the people are and why they are in the neighbourhood. This is your opportunity to do the right thing and contact Crime Stoppers with your information, you will remain anonymous and will never have to give a statement or go to court.

DAY RIDER, Anthony Clement B: 1998-09-15 Age 18 First Nations male 165 cm (5’05”) 59 kg (130 lbs) Black Hair Brown Eyes

WANTED FOR: Breach of Probation

JOLY, Jory Maxine B: 1981-02-18 Age 28 Caucasian male 168 cm (5’06”) 65 kg (143 lbs) Blonde Hair Hazel Eyes

WANTED FOR: Fraud Under $5000 X 3

SUTHERLAND, Damiond Rain B: 1998-03-04 Age 19 Caucasian male 168 cm (5’06”) 73 kg (161 lbs) Blonde Hair Blue Eyes

WANTED FOR: Fail to Comply with Sentence X 3

If you know where any of these people are, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). The tip line pays up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest of fugitives. Remember, Crime Stoppers just wants your information, not your name. Crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does.

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People featured are wanted on arrest warrants not vacated as of 3 p.m. on May 24, 2017

SHOE THIEF This thief had a plan and did not care who was around. On Thursday, May 11th, a lone male entered the Shoe Warehouse in the Colombia square. The male walked around the store for a couple of minutes until the staff was busy, then he grabbed two pairs of Nike Running shoes and calmly walked out of the store. The male was caught on the security camera system. In the photo, he was wearing a blue hoodie, which he left behind. The male is described as Caucasian, early 30’s,

5 foot 3 inches tall, with short brown hair.

The store staff did get a licence plate of the vehicle he was driving; a 2010 Toyota Matrix with tinted windows, licence plate 840 MXN. The vehicle had been stolen out of Penticton and to date has not been recovered.

If you have any information on this theft or may have seen this vehicle, please contact Crime Stoppers, you will remain anonymous and will never have to go to court.

KUBOTA SIDE BY SIDE STOLEN Sometime between Sunday, May 21st and Monday, May 22nd someone broke into the Tk’emlups Water Treatment plant on East Shuswap Road. These thieves knew what they wanted, once inside the compound the thieves went directly to the side by side, nothing else was touched or damaged at all.

The suspects drove out of the yard and onto some type of truck that was waiting near by The Kubota is described as a side by side unit orange and black, enclosed cab, tire

mount on the top side of the roof, the value is over $30,000. It also had a commercial sprayer in the box of the vehicle. The Kubota was taken at night and someone may have seen this vehicle been driven away or even the possible truck used to transport the stolen side by side.

If you have any information of this theft or know the whereabouts of the vehicle, please contact Crime Stoppers, you may a cash reward upon the arrest of the suspect.

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Milos Raonic will play in a semifinal match against Tomas Berdych today at the Lyon Open in France.

Raonic into semifinal today THE CANADIAN PRESS

LYON, France — Topseeded Milos Raonic of Canada eased into the semifinals of the Lyon Open with a straight sets victory over Portuguese qualifier Gastao Elias on Thursday.

Elias had defeated Juan Martin del Potro the previous day, but Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., was never in difficulty as he won 6-4, 6-3. He

will next play thirdseeded Tomas Berdych after the Czech player beat No. 5 Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-0.

French secondseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga remained on course for a third ATP World Tour title of the season with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Karen Khachanov of Russia.

Tsonga will face Nikoloz Basilashvili after the Georgian beat Argentine qualifier Nicolas Kicker 6-3, 6-1.

In doubles quarter-final play, Adil Shamasdin of Pickering, Ont., and Andres Molteni of Argentina posted a 6-2, 6-3 win over Carlos Berlocq of Argentina and Andreas Seppi of Italy.

Lyon has been added to the calendar as a replacement for the Nice Open, a traditional warmup for the French Open, which starts on Sunday in Paris.

RAPTORS GET COMPENSATORY PICK THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors acquired a future second-round draft pick from the Orlando Magic on Thursday in exchange for the con-

tractual release of Jeff Weltman.

The Magic named Weltman as president of basketball operations last Tuesday.

Weltman, 52, had worked in the Raptors’ front office since 2013

and was promoted to general manager last September.

He will guide a Magic club that went 29-53 this season but has four draft selections in the top 35 next month.

LeBron: Chase about motivation THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — LeBron James says his chase of Michael Jordan’s accomplishments is simply personal motivation. It’s not about wanting to establish himself as the NBA’s greatest player.

James spoke Thursday during the

morning shootaround before the Cavaliers played the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals after KTW’s press deadline.

He says his goal is not about passing Jordan in titles, points or MVP awards.

James is 28 points shy of overtaking Jordan

as the post-season’s leading scorer. But the Cavaliers superstar says his pursuit is about leaving a legacy to motivate the next generation of players.

If the Cavaliers advance Thursday, James would be making a seventh consecutive trip to the NBA Finals.

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inning, Carter’s bat shattered on a 3-1 fastball from Matt Strahm.

Much of the bat hit the boy, who was sitting about seven rows back on the third-base side, behind the Royals’ dugout.

Fans around the boy waved frantically for assistance, and play stopped for two min-

utes as players looked to the seats.

Medical personnel carried out the boy, who appeared to have a leg that was in a brace. Yankees spokesman Jason Zillo said the fan was given first aid at the ballpark and was receiving medical attention elsewhere after the game.

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PREDS REAPING REWARDS OF SWEDISH BOON TERESA WALKER

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NASHVILLE — Filip Forsberg is having quite the spring for the Nashville Predators, setting franchise records with his eight goals and 15 points. He has tied the team mark with at least a point in seven straight games.

Pontus Aberg scored the game-winning goal to put Nashville up 3-2 in the Western Conference finals, while defenceman Mattias Ekholm, has been smothering top lines all post-season. Viktor Arvidsson has 10 points, and his plus-13 rating ties him with Anaheim’s Rickard Rakell for second-best this post-season — behind Forsberg (plus-17).

All five of these players are Swedish. It has been a sweet post-season for players from a nation whose players once were derided for being soft and not able to handle the rigours of the NHL. In all, general manager David Poile has six Swedes on Nashville’s playoff roster as the Predators reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in their 19-year history.

“I must admit we haven’t gone out of the way necessar-

ily to get them to this point, but I’m thinking maybe we should,’’ Poile said. “They’ve certainly been key parts of our team.’’

The Predators have lots of company in mining Sweden for talent. Defenceman Erik Karlsson is one of four Swedes playing for Ottawa in the Eastern Conference finals, while former Nashville forward Patric Hornqvist is one of three for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

A check of NHL rosters shows 79 skaters and 10 goalies from Sweden played during the regular season, with 40 appearing in at least one playoff game.

Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said Sweden has become a hockey power for a small country. Teammates with Borje Salming and Inge Hammarstrom in 1976 in Toronto, Carlyle saw the abuse directed at both.

“That was a little bit more barbaric or archaic times of hockey,’’ Carlyle said. “But that’s how much the game has grown, and it has become a world-class game. And these players are world-class players and now you’re looking at their contribution and the numbers that are in the NHL, it’s all a tribute back to those

two players.’’

Because of the time zone difference, Rakell said, it was pretty tough to watch NHL games when he was growing up. The best chance to watch hockey stars came during national team tournaments in Europe. Rakell, now 24, started watching more of the NHL when he got to junior hockey, though he also had a favourite.

“I was growing up in the same hometown as Mats Sundin and he was pretty big in that small town I grew up in,’’ Rakell said of the 18-year NHL centre. “So he was one of the guys I was looking up to and watching highlight videos.’’

Pittsburgh forward Carl Hagelin said Thursday that it’s a very good time to be a Swedish hockey player, noting Sweden beat Canada 2-1 in a shootout Sunday night for the world hockey championship.

Each NHL team seems have two or three Swedes on the roster.

Yes, they do keep track of their countrymen during the regular season. In the playoffs, all friendships are put aside.

“In the playoffs, you just play to win games,’’ Hagelin said.

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Milestones Darryl Davies and Yeen Ten Hwang of Regina announce the birth of their second son Kian Arthur Davies

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He was welcomed to the world by brother Kai Ren, grandparents Marion and Clint Price of Kamloops, Bee Len Lee of Saskatoon and great-grama Adele Wolske from Vernon.

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Seek to envision the glory of the cross

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ur province and Canada has just celebrated another birthday of Queen Victoria, conceded by all and sundry as a great queen.

I recall hearing in my boyhood a story about the Queen. It is familiar, no doubt, to every Englishman, but it stirred my childish heart at this.

I was told that in her coronation week, she sat in the royal box while Handel’s Messiah was being played.

The lady-in-waiting went to her and said: “Everyone in the audience will rise and stand when the hallelujah chorus is reached, except the Queen. It is the royal etiquette that the Queen should keep her seat.”

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reached, the people rose and stood with bowed heads.

It was noticed the Queen was deeply moved. Her lip quivered, her eyes filled with tears and her body trembled until they came to that burst of melody: “King of kings and lord of lords.”

Then, in spite of royal etiquette, the young Queen stood up and, with bowed head, remained standing until the music died down.

A nobler, queenlier thing she never did.

Today, a believing Christian can enter the holy of holies by seeking to envision the glory of the cross.

The tragedy of the crucifixion is one thing; the deeper meaning of the cross is quite another. In its tragedy, the cross is repulsive; in its deeper meaning, it is the most attractive thing in all of God’s universe.

The cross of Christ is a prayer to heaven for the forgiveness of a lost world, even for those who killed him.

Today, we look at the cross with our eyes of faith and learn something, just as in Jesus’ time “the people stood beholding.”

They included some of the religious — priests — wagging their heads and mocking. Today, those who wag their heads and mock at the cross of Jesus are sometimes the most religious.

There was a group of women with just

enough religion to make them miserable. They had come along, following Jesus on his way to Calvary.

After faith has failed, their love held out and it brought them near the cross.

It is better to have enough faith and love to make us miserable than to have none at all. If we keep near the cross, we are near the Lord. I love to read of and to look at the sturdy Roman centurion, as strong a man perhaps as Roman civilization produced.

He had a duty to perform. He had papers in his pocket. And, as an army offer, he had to perform that duty.

He was intellectually convinced: “Surely this is a righteous man,” and by-and-by, “This is the son of a god.”

But he kept right on with the crucifixion.

I know men of clear intellect who are intellectually convinced of

the deity of Christ, but they keep right on with the crucifixion. They do not join with those who worship and praise him.

On the way to Damascus, with the intent to persecute Christians, Paul had a vision of the glorified Christ, his first view of Jesus. But he never gloried in the glorified. He came back in the light of the glorified to the crucified and said, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross.”

The story is told that when Leonardo de Vinci finished his great painting of the Last Supper, he took a friend with him to criticise it.

As the friend looked at the painting, he said: “The most beautiful thing in your picture is the cup.”

The artist took a brush and wiped out the cup immediately, saying: “Nothing in my picture shall attract more attention than the

face of my master.”

That was the religion of the Apostle Paul.

Nothing in his preaching, character or mission, if he could help it, attracted more attention than the cross of Christ.

He said: “God forbid that I should glory save in the cross.”

In Christ and in his cross, there is the glory of sacrificial love. Love sometimes just enjoys itself. It may not be sinful under certain circumstances, but love enjoying itself is not glory.

It is love, giving itself in sacrifice for others, that has about it the halo of glory.

When we behold Christ on the cross, we have seen God. If we would have a clear vision of God in the glory of his love, we must see him in Jesus Christ on the cross. He is more glorious there than even in the power of the resurrection,

important as that is.

Many years ago, two little girls in a western state, overtaken in a blizzard and blinded, lost their way. The parents looked for them all day and night.

The next evening they were found frozen to death. It was discovered the elder child, about 11 years of age, had taken off her outer coat and wrapped it around her little sister, trying to keep her warm, forgetful of herself.

Oh the beauty of the cross. First the repulsion of it, then the beauty.

Jesus Christ on the cross is the most beautiful picture in the most repulsive frame this world can ever see.

In its tragedy, it is repulsive. In its deeper meaning, it is attractive.

No wonder we can echo even today: “Jesus keep me near the cross.” ryanmitra225@gmail. com

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EMPLOYMENT

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Based on 3 lines

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

ALL ADS MUST BE PREPAID. No refunds on classified ads.

1 Issue . . . . . . . . . $1300 1 Week . . . . . . . . . $3000 1 Month . . . . . . . . $9600 ADD COLOUR . . $2500 to your classified add Tax not included

Announcements

Announcements

Employment

Anniversaries

Personals

Help Wanted

Word Classified Deadlines •

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Gentleman 77 years, honest, caring, N/S, warm and friendly likes to drive and travel, go for coffee. Would like to meet a saved Christian lady. Reply to Box 1445 Kamloops This Week, 1365B Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops V2C 5P6.

11:00am Thursday for Friday’s Paper.

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

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

Coming Events

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Looking For Love?

Try your luck with 1x1 boxed ad $35 plus tax for 2 weeks.

Price includes box number.

Call 250-371-4949 to place your ad and for more details.

Building Maintenance and Commercial Janitorial Business. Includes equipment, vehicle, training and existing contracts with 30 hours per week. Administrative support provided for Accounts Receivable & Sales. Gross income of approx. $3,100 per month plus. Asking $19,500. or best offer. Contact Darrell 250-319-1394. ~ 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.

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

Information

PERFECT Part-Time Opportunity

3 Days Per Week call 250-374-0462

Get the best results! classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com

Education/Trade Schools

EARN EXTRA $$$

KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city.

Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 Hecate Strait Employment Development Society

WorkBC Client Service Lead HSEDS is seeking a mission-driven & motivated individual to join our team as a Client Service Lead. The successful candidate will lead a team to deliver high quality and client-centered employment services to residents in Prince Rupert & surrounding communities.

For full details visit: www.hseds.ca Submit a cover letter and resume to: shannon@hseds.ca

by June 9, 2017 I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

Bill

250-376-7970

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training!

Funding & Housing Avail!

Job Aid! Already a HEO? Get certification proof.

Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to: iheschool.com

Tax not included Some restrictions apply

Scheduled for one month at a time.

Customer must call to reschedule.

Tax not included. Some restrictions apply

• 2 large Garage Sale Signs • Instructions • FREE 6” Sub compliments of Tax not included

Tax not included

Employment

Employment

Merchandise for Sale

Medical/Dental

Trades, Technical

$500 & Under

Furniture

We are looking for a full-time and part-time Dental Hygienist to join our fun and energetic practice in Kamloops! Our practice is looking for a positive and enthusiastic Hygienist who can provide exceptional hygiene services to our patients. We are open to both new grads and experienced hygienists.

What you benefit from: Free laser training, scrubs, and TERRIFIC team environment! please email resume to: cedardc@shawcable.com or drop off at clinic 3122 Westsyde Rd, Kamloops

Specialty Wood Consultant Sawyer-10years + experience in sawing musical, door, window products for Asian market, speak English & Mandarin preferred. Email resume to: fsk8120@gmail.com

Do you have an item for sale under $750?

Couch, loveseat & chair, 2 end table, coffee table, kitchen table w/4chairs, 40” Panasonic TV, bed, 2 dressers. $1000/all.

250-682-5720.

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.

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

HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774.

Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Office Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate.

Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills.

Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match.

Gene Wirchenko 250-8281474. genew@telus.net

Pets & Livestock

Pets

one week for FREE?

Call our Classified Department for details!

250-371-4949

*some restrictions apply

Firearms 1939 Winchester Mod. 94 30:30. $900. Exec cond. 250372-5489.

Free Items FREE: 2-8 ft x 18 ins Cedar logs ideal for wood carving 250-374-6092

Firewood/Fuel ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine.

Stock up now. Campfire wood.

(250) 377-3457.

Furniture

PETS For Sale?

Career Opportunities

TRI-CITY SPECIAL! for only $46.81/week, we will place your classified ad into Kamloops, Vernon & Salmon Arm. classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com

Career Opportunities

your item in our classifieds for

8ft Antique Couch $900.

Round dining room table w/4chairs & 2 bar stools. $700.

Couch & matching chairs $149. 250-374-1541.

(250)371-4949

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

*some restrictions apply.

Career Opportunities

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TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING Funding available for those who qualify!

Merchandise for Sale

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

Medical Supplies 2015 M300 power wheel chair w/charger Roho air seat, ext arm like new asking $6000obo (250) 554-1257

Misc. for Sale 2 - Honda 4” Volume Trash Pumps Used approx 10 hrs.

Model WT40XK2C. Pumps 506 gals/min. $1995.00/each.

250-554-0030.

3.6HP Chyrsler outboard motor $125 Coleman Rd trip propane stove BBQ series 9949 used 2x $125 (250) 374-0501

Career Opportunities

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

No experience necessary, will train the right candidate.

LAMPLIGHTER MOTEL 1901 East Trans-Canada Highway, Kamloops Phone: 250.372.3386 • Fax: 250.372.8740

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries.

Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the Circulation Department at

PIPELAYER

250-374-0462

Kootenay & Kelowna Divisions

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

HUNTER & FIREARMS

Courses. A Great Gift. Next C.O.R.E. June 3rd & 4th, Saturday and Sunday.

P.A.L. June 11th. Sunday.

Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

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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 (BCCSA/WCB Certified) Kamloops: May 18 & 19 Williams Lake June 13 & 14 $225 1-866-737-2389 roadsafetytcs.com

May 27-28 • June 10-11

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

Tasks include but not limited to: laying and joining concrete, plastic and cast-iron pipes, rigging for hoisting, preparing and grading trenches, participating in toolbox meetings, ensuring work is within specifications, communicating with crew, and following supervisor direction.

Require minimum of 2 years in civil construction, valid BC driver’s license, first aid an asset, and participation in training courses Please send your cover letter and/or resume to info@copcan.ca.

PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS.

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Real Estate

Misc. for Sale

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Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

Misc. Wanted

Houses For Sale

Anniversary Historic Pin Collection NHL. 70 pins. $250/all.

250-372-7238.

Casting Table 10x24. $100.

3-drawer Tool Stand. $60.

8x12 Wool Rug. $200. 3-drawer Wood Cab 18x22. $25. 250851-7687.

Duvet cover queen size w/ 2 shams, mushroom colour brand new. $40. 250-5725914.

Black & Decker workmate folding table $60. Craftsman Router 25000RPM 1/4� shaft $50. Makita Two Tool Cordless Kit 1/2� 18V $105. Makita 1 1/4� Circular saw 15amp. $80. Porter/Cable 3hp 4 gal/oil free air compressor $150.

250-851-6195.

Lincoln welder 200 amp.

Stubby $2000. Lister light plant 12 KVA/elec panel. $4000. 7’ Delta table saw 220V. $400. 250-573-3872.

$$$ All coin & Paper money collections wanted. BIG & small. U.S. Foreign & Canada Todd 1- 250- 864-3521

Ariens Riding Lawnmower. 3 yrs/old. $1200. 250-573-5646.

Help Wanted

Vita-pure water softener new. $350. 250-256-0084.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

SOME SHOES NEED FILLING Looking for Door to Door Carriers.

Kids and Adults needed!

ABERDEEN Rte 501 – Fleming Dr, Fleming Pl. – 53 p.

Rte 503 – Fleming Circ, Hampshire Dr, Hampshire Pl, Hector Dr. – 50 p.

Rte 527 – Hunter Pl, Huntleigh Cres. – 26 p.

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

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

Rte 590 – 1387 Copperhead Dr, Saskatoon Pl. – 36 p.

Rte 593 – Avens Way, 18001899 Foxtail Dr, 1800-1899 Primrose Cres. – 59 p.

DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 750 – 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 30 papers DOWNTOWN/LOWER SAHALI Rte 308 – 355 9th Ave, 703-977 St Paul St. - 38 p.

Rte 327 – 1103-1459 Columbia St, 1203-1296 Dominion St. – 39 p.

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

Rte 334 – 975 13th Ave, 1104-1276 Pine St, 1201-

1274 Pleasant St. – 44 p.

Rte 380 – Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 60 papers Rte 405 – Anvil Cres, Bestwick Dr & Crts, Mahood Pl, Morrisey Pl. – 86 p.

Rte 406 – 108-492 Mcgill Rd. – 62 p.

Rte 410 – 56-203 Arrowstone Dr, Silverthrone Cres. – 47 p.

Rte 411 – 206-384 Arrowstone Dr, Gibraltar Dr & Crt, Eagle Pl. – 50 p.

RAYLEIGH Rte 834 – Armour Pl, Mattoch-McKeague Rd, Saviston Crt & Rd, 4205-4435 Spurraway Rd–64 p.

Rte 838 – 4556-4797 Cammeray Dr, Strawberry Lane. – 66 p.

SAHALI Rte 456 – Springhaven Pl, Springridge Pl, Springview Pl. – 47 p.

VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER Rte 611 – 2106-2196 Crescent Dr, 1112-162 Highland Rd, 2004-2194 Valleyview Dr. – 59 p.

Rte 617 – 2401-2515 Valleyview Dr, Valleyview Pl. – 50 p.

Rte 619 – 2710-2797 Sunset Dr, Sunset Lane, 115-159 Tanager Dr, 2583-2799 Valleyview Dr. – 51 p.

Rte 620 – MacAdam Rd, McKay Pl, Pyper Way, 25162580 Valleyview Dr. – 62 p.

Rte 621 – Duck Rd, Skelly Rd, 96 Tanager Dr, 2606-2876 Thompson Dr. – 54 p.

WESTSYDE Rte 233 – Cactus Crt,

Countrysyde Pl, Dunes Dr, 3605-3783 Overlander Dr, Sagebrush Crt, Sandstone Pl. – 75 p.

Kubota AV2500 Generator. $585. 250-374-1988

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MISC4Sale: Oak Table Chairs-$400, 1-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg.

Sectional lazy boy chesterfield with end lounges, burgundy, perfect shape. $500. 2 pool side lounges with cushions. $125.00/pair. Lots of canning jars all sizes. Offers.

250-573-1736.

Sporting Goods

Misc. Wanted Actual Coin Collector Buying Coins Collections, Bills, Gold & Silver+ Chad: 250-863-3082

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

250.573.2278

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

STUMPED TREE SERVICE. Hazardous Tree & Stump Removal. Certified Faller, 25yrs experience.

Free Estimates, Fully Insured, Emergency service, WCB Coverage.

Call Stan - 250-318-5240

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:

250-376-2689 WEST END CEDARS. Cedar hedge maintenance, trimming, topping & removal and gutter cleaning too. Lorne 574-5816

for a route near you!

Misc Services

Garden & Lawn Garden rototilled, tractor mounted tiller. Seniors discount. 250-376-4163.

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

Our firm offers a positive working environment with competitive salaries, a group benefits package and an RRSP program. Nixon Wenger LLP welcomes your interest in these positions and we invite qualified applicants to submit your resumĂŠ to humanresources@nixonwenger.com by 4:00pm Friday June 16th, 2017. We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those under consideration will be contacted.

Home & Land

Call us today!

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

CONVEYANCER

Boat loader with 2500# winch, controller, battery & boat racks, $1500/obo.

250-6822845

Misc Services

INTERESTED IN A ROUTE?

Our successful candidate will have experience and must be able to complete residential and commercial deals from start to finish. The applicant will have strong communication skills, will be very detail-oriented and must be highly organized. Experience with eConveyance would be an asset. Responsibilities will also involve interacting with clients by phone and email.

Mobile Homes & Parks

Landscaping

Financial Services

call 250-374-0462

Working in our Litigation Department, the ideal applicants will have 1-2 years  experience as legal assistants. PI experience an asset. These positions require you to be highly organized, detail oriented and have the ability to multi task and prioritize. You should enjoy working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment while being able to deliver consistent and exceptional customer service. The candidates require a strong client service focus and must have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Proven organizational and time management skills are essential while maintaining a high level of confidentiality. Completion of a recognized Legal Assistant program will be an asset to the successful applicants.

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Christine is Buying Jewellery: Costume jewelry, Silver, Gold & All Jewellery. Also Buying COIN Collections, China, Art, Sterling, Estates+ Kelowna, will Travel. 1-778-281-0030

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Stucco/Siding DANIELSON SIDING Hardiplank, Canexel, SofďŹ t, Fascia, Vinyl Siding, Windows, Doors.

250-554-3379 250-319-4979

Sunset Ridge 1900 Ord Rd.

BRAND NEW HOME!

Lot 8

Call us today!

250.573.2278

For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent.

Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

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TOTAL CARPET UPHOLSTERY & VENT CLEANING LTD. Truck Mounted Steam Cleaning. Workmanship Guaranteed, Licensed, insured, bonded. 250-554-3933.

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Rentals

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

Apt/Condo for Rent

THOMPSON VILLA APARTMENTS

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

2-Bedroom Apartments $1050 1-Bedroom Apartments $910 Bachelor Apartments $720 • Seniors Orientated • Close to the Hospital • Quiet Living Space • Underground Parking • Newly Renovated Suites • No Smoking

MEN IN KILTS Window Washing, House Washing, Gutter Cleaning. Pressure Washing.

FreeEstimates1-800-777-KILT (5458) www.meninkilts.com NU-VUE Exteriors LTD. 100% Maintenance Free Aluminum Pergolas. Commercial, Residential, & Multi-Family Call: 250-376-1632 info@nvexteriors.ca.ca

Masonry & Brickwork

520 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2M2 Contact Jean: 250-372-0510

Masonry & Brickwork

Luigi’s SMALL

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BRICKS, BLOCKS, PAVERS, SIDEWALKS + PRUNING

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Your ROI is high!

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Rentals

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Commercial/ Industrial

Northland Apartments

BE YOUR OWN BOSS Restaurant/Retail for lease.

Lillooet - $3650/mo triple net + gst. A. Roehlig 250-740-3948 spaceforlease@shaw.ca

Bachelor Suite starting at $800 per month 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites Adult Oriented No Pets Elevators / Dishwashers Common Laundry $845-$1,050 per month North Shore 250-376-1427 South Shore 250-314-1135

Modular Homes Immac 14x70 home on private property 15min East of Kamloops n/s, n/p. Lots of extras ideal for seniors. $1100 util incl 250-573-4389 or 3198685

Bed & Breakfast BC Best Buy Classified’s

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Transportation

Recreation

Suites, Lower

Cars - Domestic

Commercial Vehicles

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

Call for more information.

1-250-371-1333.

Riverfront 1bdrm daylight level entry, util incl $600/mo.

Avail now. 250-579-9609.

Barriere: D.J.’s RV Park. Full service, long term sites, 2 wk minimum. $500/mth 250-3205684

for more information

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Antiques / Vintage

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We buy and sell antiques & collectables!

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Shared Accommodation Near amenities N/Shore room $400. F/S, W/D. N/S, N/P. 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020.

ROOMMATE: Working or student to share N/Shore home $500 /mo 250-376-0953

Beautiful 1bdrm, freshly painted, sep ent on S. T. River.

N/S/P. $750. 15miles east of Kamloops. 250-573-5498.

BARNHARTVALE Sat, May 27th. 9am-2pm. 14 houses on Belair Drive. Tons of stuff! Oak mantle fireplace surround, wood table/chairs, ice fishing gear, bicycles, gas BBQ/rotisserie, doors, lights, art, books. Follow signs from Dallas Drive ext.

BARNTHARTVALE Saturday, May 27th 9-3pm.

1476 Todd Rd. Large clean out, boat trailer, furniture you name it we have it.

BATCHELOR HEIGHTS Batchelor Heights Community Garage Sale. Sunday, May 28th. 9am-2pm.

DOWNTOWN Sat, May 27th. 9am-3pm. 811 St. Paul St. Construction supplies, housewares, clothes, bikes, baby items +more.

IT’S GARAGE SALE TIME

DOWNTOWN Sat, May 27th. 9am-noon.

1022 Columbia Street. NHL Hockey cards, pins etc.

ONLY $12.50 FOR 3 LINES (Plus Tax) ($1 per additional line)

DUFFERIN Multi-Family Sale. Saturday, May 27th. 8am-2pm. 1238 Copperhead Drive.

HEFFLEY CREEK Sat, May 27th. 9am-2pm. 518 Marriott Rd. Moving. Antiques, collectables, tools, furn +more.

NORTH KAMLOOPS Sat, May 27th. 8am-2pm. 931 Surrey Ave. Fishing rod/reel, antiques, collectables, lamps, Acorn Chair Rail + more.

BATCHELOR HEIGHTS Sunday, May 28th. 9am-2pm.

1904 Raven Cres. Craft supplies, quilting fabric, card making supplies, rubber stamps and stained glass.

NORTH SHORE Multi-Family. Sat, May 27th.

9-2pm 1115 & 1120 7th Street.

741 Berkley Place plus more.

No Early Birds. Weather permitted.

BROCK Multi-Family. Saturday, May 27th. 9am-2pm. Ryan Place.

Lots for Everyone.

RAYLEIGH Sun May 28th 9-3pm 407 Reighmount Drive. Motorcycle accessories, dye cast collectable toys, antiques, tools and household items.

BROCK Multi family yard sale. 1755 Ord Rd. Sat, May 27th. 9-3pm No early birds!

BROCK Sat. May 27th. 9am-2pm.

1-723 Singh St. 8ft. Sevylor Inflatable Kayak, 2 hedge trimmers, Shaw PVR, Hot plate, Organ, Xmas Dish Set etc.

BROCK Sat&Sun, May 27/28th. 9-2pm.

2585 Young Ave. Plant Sale 60+ varieties of perennials.

SAHALI Sat, May 27th. 9-1pm. 1905 Sedgewick Dr. Adirondack chairs/lamps/household items SAHALI Sat, May 27th. 9am-4pm. 155 Odin Court. Estate Sale. Lots for Everyone.

SAHALI Sunday, May 28th. 9am-1pm.

55-1435 Summit Drive. Kid’s toys. Lots for Everyone.

lilacgardens1@gmail.com NO PETS

2008 Camry SE, 4cyl, blue, immaculate, many options.

CARPROOF New summer tires. 100,000kms. $9,999.

250-376-7176.

Transportation

Antiques / Classics

2010 Nissan Maxima 4DSC, V-6, 156,000kms, loaded.

Looked after extremely well. $10,500. 250-851-1193.

Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $5,500.00/obo 250-554-0580

1965 Mercury 4dr., hardtop.

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

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

ONLY $35.00(plus Tax) (250)371-4949 *some restrictions apply call for details

16”x15” wide American Racing wheels w/t M/T Slicks. $750 or trade for mechanical work. 573-4410

Cars - Sports & Imports

250-371-4949 Garage Sale deadline is Thursday 10am for Friday

Call Wednesday before 10am for our 2 day special for $17.50 for Thursday and Friday Garage Sale Packages must be picked up Prior to the Garage Sale.

1970 Mach 1, Built by Barry Prescot, Modified car, 460 V8 w/3 phase nitrous, 9 inch diff, roll bar, racing seats 22,000 miles replacement cost $75,000 asking $35,000obo (250) 554-3240 (778) 538-3240 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid 170,000km in good cond $6900 250-372-3093

Free Items UPPER SAHALI Community Garage Sale at McKinley Gardens.

1750 McKinley Crt. Sat, May 27th.

9am-4pm. Hshld, antique furn VALLEYVIEW Sunday, May 28th. 9am-2pm.

2137 Crescent Dr. Fabric, yarn, Xmas Decor, hshld items WESTMOUNT (Below Batchelor Htgs). Sunday, May 28th. 9am-4pm. 416 Collingwood Dr. Misc items WESTSYDE Sat, May 27th.

8am-12pm.

721 Huntington Dr. Snowblower, plants, saddle, books, toys, hshld items +much more.

WESTSYDE Sunday, May 28th. 9am-6pm. #8-1680 Westsyde Rd. Patio sets, tools, BBQ, lift chair, tires, many items.

2011 Fun Finder-X 18’9” Ultra Light, 3108 lbs dry, 2 Axles, Slide Out, AC, TV/DVD, Micro, Elec.

Awning. Incl. Hitch/ sway bars and much more. Very clean. $16,500 250-3720026 2013 Keystone Fusion Toy Hauler slps 9, 41ft 12ft garage asking $69,000 250-374-4723 2014 28Ft. Sportsman Trailer.

Like new. Slide, queenbed, slps6. $23,500. 250-572-1113.

Find the car of your dreams

Run until sold

New Price $56.00+tax

Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one flat rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* • $56.00 (boxed ad with photo) • $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)

Call: 250-371-4949

*Some conditions & restrictions apply.

Private party only (no businesses).

Scrap Car Removal

Trucks & Vans

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

Good condition. $9,900.

250-374-1988

Free Items

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TIME TO DECLUTTER? ask us about our

RUN TILL SOLD SPECIAL

Packages start at $35 Non-business ads only • Some restrictions apply

1365 DALHOUSIE DRIVE

250-371-4949

2003 Ford Winstar Van. w/2 sets of tires on rims summer & winter $2500/obo. 250-8194231.

Boats 10FT Kam Glass 2hp rated w/oars $400 (778) 470-4483 11Ft Saturn HD inflatable boat new cond. incl elec motor, launching wheels adjustable 12 volt pump c/w boat cover $2700/obo 250-3153626 12ft Lund like new fully equipped, canopy elec motor $2500 remote boat loader $1800 all $4000 250-378-1860 12ft. Used Harbourcraft grey boat. $450. 250-682-7383.

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

242,000km no drips. Show car quality.

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

2002 Dodge 3500 Laramie SLT. Diesel 4x4, 8ft. Flat Deck, 200 gal tank/elec pump. $10,000. 250-573-3872.

Heavy Duty Trailer 5’8” inside 14’ long. 2x8 stud axles, elec brakes, ramps. $3500/obo.

250-577-3120.

Camaro 1994 Z-28, LT1-V8, 6spd. T-tops, cruise, a/c 125,000km good cond $5,500 obo (250) 554-3240 or (778) 538-3240

RUN UNTIL SOLD

2000 Dodge Dakota. Full load.

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

Utility Trailers

2015 Lance Travel Trailer 15ft slide out, awning, slps 6, $25000obo (250) 372-9957

Auto Accessories/Parts

Call and ask us about our GARAGE SALE SPECIAL

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2009 Triple E Regency GT 28 DB. 55,000Km. New Rubber, Towbar/Rock Shield, Shaw Dish. $65,000. 250-573-3872.

2009 Pontiac GT5. Black, winter/summer tires, good cond. $5,500. 236-425-3301.

Leer truck cap fits 2000-2006 GMC shortbox. $800/obo.

250-573-2793.

DOWNTOWN Sat, May 27th. 9am-3pm.

1138 Douglas St. Hshld items and much more.

DOWNTOWN Sat, May 27th. 9am-noon. 624 Cowan St. Lots of Flea Market Items.

318-4321

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

BROCK Sat & Sun, May 27/28th. 9am3pm. 2318 Young Ave. 2 Families. Lots for Everyone.

ABERDEEN Multi-Family. Saturday, May 27th. 9:00am-3:00pm. Sierra Vista Estates, 2080 Pacific Way. No Early Birds!

NORTH SHORE *Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms

PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

2013 Hyundai Elantra GL. Excellent condition.

28,000kms. Extended warranty to 2019. Bluetooth, heated seats, auto. $12,995.

250-554-7020

2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $14,900. 236-421-2251

Best Value In Town

*Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop

1997 Ford 1/2Ton 4X4.

233,000kms.

Good shape. $2500/Firm. 250-682-3943.

Recreational/Sale

TOWNHOUSES

1bdrm Juniper prvt ent, prk, w/d util incl n/s, n/p $900 250299-4005 / 250-459-2258 Aberdeen 1 bdrm 1/person, n/s/pets, close to TRU/bus, util/cab/int $700 250-374-8228

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

Townhouses

Suites, Lower

GarageSale DIRECTORY ABERDEEN Garage/Moving Sale. Saturday, May 27th. 9am-1pm.

2174 Shaughnessy Hill. Various house hold items.

Westsyde 1bdrm semi-furn.

F/P. Lndry, util/cable incld.

N/S, N/P. 950. 250-579-0193.

Trucks & Vans 1996 GMC Suburban 4x4 good shape runs great $3800obo Call (250) 571-2107

Sahali, 1bdrm spacious suite for female. N/S/NP. Sep. entr. $1000 inclds utils. 828-2112.

Valleyview pref working person. 1bdrm + den w/d, n/s/p. $950 util incl (250) 374-6406

Transportation

Legal Notices NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT By the virtue of the Warehouse’s Lien Act, contents of the storage unit, belonging to Taylor Chamings, 217 Nelson Avenue, Kamloops, BC. The goods will be sold on or after June 9, 2017.

Central RV Mini Storage, 1236 Salish Rd, Kamloops, BC, V2H 1K1. 250-3149522.

NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT By the virtue of the Warehouse’s Lien Act, contents of the storage unit, belonging to Michael Bunyak, Blk 153 Ang.Mo Kio Ave 5 #12-3084, Singapore. The goods will be sold on or after June 9, 2017.

Central RV Mini Storage, 1236 Salish Rd, Kamloops, BC, V2H 1K1. 250-3149522.

NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT TAKE NOTICE that Storage For Your Life Solutions Inc. intends to sell the following vehicles.

1980 Dodge white Van VIN# B11APAK105635 owner Emerald Asawnee amount of debt $1315.45.

2002 Dodge Ram red crew cab pickup VIN# 3B7KF23692M245026 owner Jesse Shipowick/Tamara Ashley Jillian Walsh amount of debt $718.25.

2003 GMC Sierra red pickup truck VIN# 1GTEK19T73Z183979 owner Rebecca Setah/Twila Dawn Annis-Bowe amount of debt $1182.75.

The Sale will be held on or after June 13, 2017 at 1021 Ricardo Road, Kamloops, BC V2H 1G8.

Small Ads, BIG Deals!

250.374.7467

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Douglas John Day April 29th, 1930 – Kamloops, BC May 17, 2017- Calgary, Alberta

It is with sadness that we announce the quiet passing of Douglas John Day after a long and fruitful life. Doug was born in Kamloops, BC in 1930 to Wesley and Doris Day. As a young man, Doug joined the RCAF and served Canada between 1951 and 1956 as a corporal in the Korean and Cold Wars by maintaining aircraft at CFB St Hubert, Quebec, North Bay, Ontario and Cold Lake, Alberta.

Doug spent his life being a good husband, father and grandfather and throughout his life he taught us all the value of hard work, respectability and honesty.

His love of sailing, model railways and travel were pursuits that gave him enormous satisfaction and were welcome respites from a life well lived. Doug spent most of his adult life in Kamloops and finished as a weigh master at the South Kamloops station. After retiring, he and second wife Louise (m. 1976) moved to Sorrento where they made their home on Gillespie Road open to all visitors. It was a busy family place full of activity and love and Doug worked hard to maintain the gardens for all the grandkids to enjoy. He called Gillespie his favorite home – where he could walk up to the pub to play snooker or down to the beach for a sail on Shuswap Lake.

In retirement Doug and Louise travelled and cruised, visiting Europe, North America, South America and parts of the Pacific and Asia. After Louise’s passing Doug struck-up a special friendship with Inge Klahm and they shared three years together filled with dancing, laughter and love before Inge passed on.

Doug completed his life close to his stepchildren and grandchildren in Calgary, Alberta where “Grumps” was a frequent visitor to his grandchildren’s dance recitals, and hockey, lacrosse and ringette games. It was a good day when he could dance in the morning, watch a child play in the afternoon and win a game of cribbage in the evening.

The family is thankful to the staff and management at Amica at Aspen Woods who gave him a comfortable and supportive environment to live out his life.

Doug is pre-deceased by his parents and second wife Louise and siblings Laurie, Terry and Ronnie. He is survived by his siblings Gwen, Diana (Ron), Michael and Glenn (Judy), his children Wilfred, Valerie and Debra, by his stepchildren Gerald, David, Richard (Jeanette), Susan, Linda (Ed), Diane, Peter (Veronica), Shirley, Jennifer and Rita and by over fifty grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In keeping with Doug’s wishes cremation has taken place and will be followed by a Celebration of Doug’s Life later this summer at Shuswap Lake.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Doug’s name to a charity of your choice.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.edenbrookcemetery.ca.

Arrangements entrusted to EDEN BROOK FUNERAL HOME AND RECEPTION CENTRE, 24223 Twp Rd 242, Calgary, AB, T3Z 3K2. 403-240-4032

250-374-1454

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22nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of

Evaggelos Vaggeli Moutsos April 18, 1970 - May 29, 1995

There was not time to say Goodbye The day you went away You left us so suddenly

Vaggeli, You Are With Us Always & Will Remain In Our Hearts Forever!

Twenty-two years ago.

We are trying to live – day by day.

How can we do this?

We wish it weren’t this way.

This love for you is ours to keep; Pain is the price for love so deep.

You’re with us everyday – you lie in our hearts, And none of this will ever depart.

We look at your pictures, and remember with love, Because you’re at peace now ... with God above.

We love & miss you, Vaggeli You are in our hearts forever

Love Mom, Dad,

brother George, sister Sophia, nieces Adrianna & Alissa and his many friends XOXOX

Leo Alex Schmidt Leo passed away peacefully in Kamloops on May 22, 2017 surrounded by his family.

Chris Fredin passed away on May 20th, 2017 after a lengthy battle with cancer in Maple Ridge, BC at the age of 38 years.

Predeceased by his brother Shawn.

Survived by his wife Lori, son Shay, parents Wayne and Lorraine, in-laws Mel and Diane Lytle, sister-in-law LeighAnne and numerous other relatives and friends.

A Service to be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations to SAINTS Rescue Society, 33860 Dlugosh Ave., Mission, BC V2V6B2, would be appreciated.

Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

Leo was born on January 19, 1930 in Leonburg, Poland to Bertha and Reinholt Schmidt; he was one of eight children: Hilda, Bruno, Traute, Leona, Paul, Loetre and Horst.

He grew up on a family farm and worked as a carpenter.

In 1956, he married Inge Krause and immigrated to Canada the following year, settling in Kamloops.

Together they had three children Günter (Susanne), Rita (Darren) and Monica (Leon), along with seven grandchildren Kia, Erik, Roland, Quinn, Tristan, Jared and Liam. Leo worked for Agriculture Canada for 33 years, as well as at various other jobs and built their family home. Leo loved fishing, gardening, wrestling, camping, dancing and getting together with family.

He was predeceased by his wife Inge (1998) and son Günter (2002). Leo married a longtime friend Margo Woloski in 2003, with whom he enjoyed his remaining years.

Our two families would like to thank Dr. Howie and the nurses and staff at Ponderosa Lodge and Ridgeview Lodge for the loving care they provided for Leo. As requested by Leo, a funeral service will not take place, but a memorial will be held by his family in his name at a later date (to be announced).

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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Thomas Gordon Taylor 1923 - 2017

With heavy hearts we say goodbye to Thomas Gordon Taylor.

Born in Winnipeg on November 25, 1923, Gordon enjoyed playing tennis and basketball. As a young man, he met the love of his life Kay Rogers.

After finishing university with a degree in chemistry, Gordon worked as a chemist in Trail, BC. In the early 1950s, he returned to Winnipeg to marry Kay and bring her out west where he was living.

From Trail, he and Kay moved to Port Mellon, BC where Gordon worked at the pulp mill for 14 years. The couple started their family in Port Mellon, having their son Doug in 1957 and daughter Donna in 1961.

In 1968, the family moved to Kamloops, BC where Gordon worked as Technical Director of Weyerhaeuser Pulp Mill. From Kamloops, he and Kay moved to Vancouver Island. Donna remained in Kamloops, marrying Frank Cordonier and Doug went on to school at UBC in Vancouver.

On Vancouver Island, the couple lived in Gold River where Gordon finished the last years of his professional career for Tahsis Pulp Mill, moving to Qualicum Beach after he retired.

Donna and Frank began their family in Kamloops, prompting Gordon and Kay to return, so they could live close to their grandchildren. Several years later, Kay developed Alzheimer’s and passed away in December of 2006.

Gordon missed Kay greatly, finding joy seeing his family in Kamloops and having Doug visit from the coast. He lived 11 years after Kay’s death, with full mental

capacity and good spirit.

Unfortunately balance issues brought a series of injuries.

Still he showed great resilience coming through these setbacks. Even in the days before his death on May 23, 2017, his support workers and family members found him cheerful and quick witted.

The family would like to thank the staff at Kamloops Seniors Village for their care these last few years. We all miss him very much.

Gord was predeceased by sister Bernice Sproule, brother-in-law Ted Sproule, brother George Taylor, sister-in-law Lenore Taylor and brother Edwin Taylor.

He is survived by his children Douglas Taylor and Donna Cordonier, son-in-law Frank Cordonier, grandchildren Kirsten and Taylor Cordonier and his sister-in-law Lillian Taylor (married to Edwin). Also he will be missed by his many nephews and nieces.

He was a patient, quiet and intelligent man, making life easy and enjoyable for those around him. He will be missed and we trust he is in a better place.

A Celebration of Life to be held on Friday, May 26, 2017 from 1:30- 4:00 pm at 660 Klahanie Dr., Kamloops, BC. Contact Donna at 250-371-7108 for more information.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Cathy Irene Hewitt

Mabe (Mabel) Charlotte Taylor August 17, 1929 – May 14, 2017

Cathy Irene Hewitt, 55, of Knutsford, BC died at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops on Friday, May 19, 2017. Cathy is a much loved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend to many. She has left us early after battling cancer with grace and dignity over the past 10 years. She will be deeply missed and her beautiful spirit will remain in our hearts and lives.

It is with sadness that we have said goodbye to our wonderful Mom. We are comforted that she no longer suffers and has joined our Dad, brother Cam, sisters Marie and Lois. Mom was born in Blaeberry, BC and raised in Enderby, spent most of her married life in Westwold. It was there that she raised eight children, often doing without so we would have what we needed.

Every fall our Mom would work for local farmers gathering potatoes or asparagus so she could give us an extra special Xmas. Never did we want for love or a full belly. Mom always welcomed our friends to our house, often there was an extra kid, or two or three at the table.

Our Mom suffered from dementia which developed soon after the loss of our sister Lois and was compounded by the loss of our brother Cam. We are thankful that she knew us up to the end and seeing us put a smile on her face. Mom’s happy time during her struggle with dementia was talking about her younger years that included her Mom and Dad, her siblings and her special nieces and nephews Pat, Deanna, Vic and Harold. For that we are thankful, it was always a place we could share with her.

Mom spent three years in Chartwell on the North Shore. We are so grateful to the staff for their care and love they gave to Mom. She loved you girls…thank you from the bottom of our hearts. It saddens us that she had to leave your wonderful care.

As a part of the family, we were fortunate to have Tracy at Chartwell, she was a great support to our family and to Mom. A special thanks to the nurses on 6 North and Jamie on 3 West at RIH, you were so kind to our Mom. Thank you to Dr. Montgomery, your kindness and support is appreciated.

We will miss Mom and always be grateful for her love and support through the years. Always remembered by her children Mal (Carole), Sandi (Val), Bob (Bonnie), Debi (Don), Heather (Jim), Kel (Jackie), son-in-law Brad, daughter-in-law and dear friend Kathy, dear friend Gina, who was like a daughter. Many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nieces and nephews.

It was our Mom’s wish that there be no public service.

Rest in Peace Mom!! We will love you forever and ever!!

Cathy was born on November 5, 1961 in Vancouver and grew up surrounded by her family in Richmond, BC. Her family moved to South Surrey in 1971 and Cathy graduated from Earl Marriot Secondary School in 1979. Cathy married Terry Hewitt in 1982 and they moved to the Kamloops area. In 1988, with their first child Luke a one-year old, they purchased an acreage on Long Lake Road in Knutsford where they enjoyed the next 29 years raising their family, more recently welcoming their grandchildren to the property.

Cathy precedes her husband of 35 years Terry Hewitt, her children Luke and wife Marella of Vancouver, BC, Jill and husband Bryn of Airdrie, Alberta, Cara and husband Jayden and their children Ashton and Hazel of Weyburn, Saskatchewan and Austin of Knutsford. Cathy leaves behind her parents Harold and Eileen Good, four siblings Marilyn VanBatavia, Gary Good, Ron Good and Carol Brotherston and a large extended family and many friends.

All are welcome to join the family in a Memorial of Cathy’s Life at 3:00 pm, on Friday, May 26, 2017 at Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers Way, Kamloops. A tea will follow.

Memorial gifts can be made in Cathy’s name to the Royal Inland Hospital, Cancer Care at rihfoundation.ca.

Carol Nishida Carol Nishida died unexpectedly in Cambridge, UK on May 19, 2017, at the age of 65. Carol was born in Creston, BC to Lilian and George Dodd. She grew up in Creston and Oliver along with her brother George and sister Elaine. Carol attended Simon Fraser University where she met her future husband Harold. Carol and Harold taught in Quesnel before moving to Kamloops where they raised their three children Alan, Jill and Robert. Carol is also survived by her children’s spouses Hanna, Daniel and Rachel and four endearing grandchildren.

Carol will be remembered as a loving and cherished wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend. The next time you jump in a lake or ocean, think of Carol enjoying a swim.

If you find yourself on a chairlift, think of Carol skiing on a bluebird day. In a quiet moment, think of Carol lost in a book or tending to her flower garden. Her thoughtful presence and quick laugh will be missed by all who knew her.

A Memorial will take place at St. Andrews on the Square, Kamloops, BC, on Sunday, May 28th, 2017 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill When funds are low and debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.

Success is failure turned inside out – The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far, So, stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit –

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It’s when things seem worst that You must not quit!

THE LITTLE UNICORN

by Peggy Kociscin,Albuquerque, New Mexico

Margaret Crozier (Gustafson) Ask DRAKE Drake Smith, MSW Funeral Director

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Celebration Of Life

Margaret’s family warmly invites friends, neighbours, caregivers and family to join in a Celebration of Margaret’s Life on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 2:00 pm, 986 Pine Street, Kamloops.

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There lived a little unicorn (From when the earth was new), His coat so white it glistened, His eyes a sparkling blue.

To love meant to be happy, And yet it also brought him pain; For those he loved could hurt him Again.. and yet again.

In innocence and beauty, He danced through woods and streams.

The animals danced with him, His heart aglow with dreams.

His mother held him lovingly And tried to ease his fears About the sadness life could bring...

The lonely, bitter tears.

He laughed and played with rainbows, So happy all day through, He loved to kiss the flowers As their petals shone with dew.

She said, “Life is like a mountain, (And surely this is true) That we must climb as best we can.

There’s no ‘around or ‘through.’”

The unicorn tried tirelessly, And gave the climb his best; But he felt it was not good enough, He felt he’d failed the test.

He wandered through the meadows In the moon’s soft, silver light.

He loved to gaze at all the stars That lightened up the night.

He listened to the music Of the birds that graced the trees.

He frolicked with the butterflies And raced the gentle breeze.

But, as he grew and learned of life, The sparkle in his eye Grew misty as he realized Just what it means to cry.

He learned that there are shadows In spite of shining sun.

The more he grew, he found that life Was never always fun.

For now he’d learn of feelings That come from deep within; No longer in the “dream world” Where (for so long) he’d been.

His gentle heart desired But to know the pleasure of To give and to receive The very precious gift of love.

He could not understand it When he felt himself rejected – When all his gentle being asked Was but to be accepted.

All this was just too much for him, He knew not what to do.

That he was special as himself, Somehow, he never knew.

His spirit crushed, he felt defeated, And lonely tears would start.

Not understanding how to love, It simply broke his heart.

But now he’s in a loving place Where all his pain has ceased, Where all accepted him and his love, Where all he knows is peace.

A loving Being tells him, “You’re delightful as you are.”

His spirit free, his brilliance now Outshines the brightest star!

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THIS SATURDAY, THIS SUNDAY!

OUTDOOR / INDOOR

PARKING LOT - GARAGE SALE at 1289 dalhousie drive, kamloops

brinG your truck, van or trailer: delivery is not available on parkinG lot sale items. *Instant financing available. All clearance items sold “as-is”. NO HOLDS OR EXCHANGES. Any premiums, promos or special offers are not applicable on parking lot sale items. All merchandise must be picked up by 4PM on DAY OF SALE.

many, many items below cost! up to

75% oFF!

ALL CLEARANCE, AS-IS, ONE-OF-A-KIND ITEMS SCRATCHES & DENTS, DISCONTINUED, OVERSTOCKED AND FLOOR MODELS MUST GO! oFF the

parkinG lot - outdoor

500 area ruGs

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2000

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299 dininG chairs

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300 wall art pictures $

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500 coFFee & end tables

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showroom savinGs - indoor

50% OFF

rocker/recliners

39900

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ALL LAMPS & ACCESSORIES

800 dininG sets

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90 accent pillows

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3000 eurotop kinG mattress

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Festival to showcase B.C.’s top youth performers Winners will compete in Ottawa ANDREA KLASSEN

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early 600 of B.C.’s most talented young musicians, dancers and speakers will converge on Kamloops this Sunday, when the Performing Arts B.C. Provincial Festival comes to town.

The festival, which runs from May 28 to June 1, will see top performers from 34 local festivals across the province compete in a range of musical, dance and speech arts competitions.

Performers range in age from 12-year-olds to young adults who may be working on, or have completed, performance degrees.

Winners here will have the opportunity to attend the national festival in Ottawa this August.

Carol Edwards, chair of Kamloops’ host committee, said runners-up from many of the festivals are also in town for the event on an observer track, which allows them to attend workshops and sit in on competition sessions — and even get in some performing of their own.

While the competition winners will perform in three evening concerts, the observer participants will run noon-hour concerts May 29 to May 31.

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KTW FILE PHOTO Kamloops Thompson Honour Choir members rehearse for their adjudication at last year’s Kamloops Festival of Performing Arts. Singing O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi (clockwise from top left), Morgan Androlick, Maddie Boutry, Natasha Adams, Darby MacPherson, Sophia MacDonald and Claire Nevin.

arts students — whose areas of expertise can range from musical theatre to classical guitar — will hold concerts at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St., from noon to 1 p.m. all three days, while a dance concert (featuring ballet, modern and other disciplines) runs at the Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave., at 11:15 a.m. on May 31. Admission to each show is $2 at the door.

“The kids who are third and fourth in the festival are every bit as good, but of course everyone can’t be number one,” Edwards said.

In addition to the workshops open to competitors, the concerts and the competitions, observers have extra classes designed just for them.

“They start performing or competing at nine in the morning and they’re not done until 9:30 or 10 at night,” Edwards said.

“It’s 12 hours a day to see adjudicated sessions, concerts and workshops and the public can go to everything.”

Performers competing at the festival have their own concert lineup. On May 30, top picks for the music

and speech arts competitions will be on display at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 1136 Sixth Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15.

On May 31, dance finalists and the winners of the music competitions will be at Sagebrush at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is $22.

The festival wraps up with a final National Concert featuring a variety of performers on June 1 at the TRU Alumni Theatre in the Clocktower Building at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15.

Tickets for all three evening shows

are available from Kamloops Live box office, at 1025 Lorne St., by calling 250-3745483 or online at kamloopslive.ca.

Also featured during the festival is Salmon Arm pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, who won the grand award for piano at last year’s national competition.

A special recital runs Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in TRU’s Irving K. Barber Centre.

Tickets are $20 and are available at Long and McQuade, 955 Lorne St. For a full schedule of events, go online to bcprovincials.com.

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esponse to last month’s column (‘What happened to the performing arts centre?’) came in at a steady clip — by phone, post, email and in person.

Some were in KATHY favour of revisiting SINCLAIR the idea of a PAC In the art and some were OF THE CITY not.

“The arts make life worth living,” said one online commenter.

“I will not pay for your PAC and never will . . . this is a cow town,” proclaimed another.

(I like cows as much as the next person, but why they can’t coexist peaceably with the arts is a puzzle.)

Differing opinions on the PAC aside, there’s no denying the Tournament Capital boasts artistic talent.

Starting this Sunday and into next week, watch tomorrow’s stars in action as Kamloops plays host to the Performing Arts B.C. Provincial Festival — or “the provincials,” as they’re known.

Think of it as a tournament of the arts.

From May 28 to June 1, nearly 600 singers, dancers, actors and musicians ages 10 to 18 who excelled in stage one of the competitions — local festivals in their hometowns around the province (including our own Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts) — will compete in categories that include piano, classical voice, musical theatre, strings, speech arts, dramatic arts and dance.

They are judged by experts in the field.

Those who excel at provincials may go on to compete at the national level, like young Salmon Arm pianist (and past nationals winner) Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, who performs on Sunday, at TRU. See THE COMPETITION, B4

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The third annual Gala Evening Music Concert will feature local choir River Harmony, along with Vernon’s Valley Harmony.

It will also include Peter Ernst, Sylvain Vallee and Doc and the Disorderlies. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at amazingsinging.ca. Some tickets will be available at the door.

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Barnhartvale will host more than a dozen yard sales on Saturday, May 27. Houses will be set up on Belair Drive, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

GALA MUSIC CONCERT Saturday, May 27, doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

“There’s nothing like sitting on a stool surrounded by natural forms,” said Mark Brzustowski, one of three landscape painters whose works featuring Wells Gray Provincial Park and the Kamloops area are on display at Thompson Rivers University. The show, A Brush With Nature, celebrates painting outdoors in all its uncontrolled elements (look closely at one or two works to see a few insects still embedded in the paint.) Works from longtime Kamloops landscape painters Lloyd Bennett and Terry Thompson are also on display.

An all-ages gallery reception runs May 31 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the TRU Visual Arts Gallery in the Old Main Building.

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Nature’s Fare is hosting a free wellness talk. Essential Oils for Well-Being will teach people how to use essential oils to enhance wellness, tranquility and inspiration. Sign up at the vitamin desk or online at naturesfare.com. Nature’s Fare is at 1350 Summit Dr. Email events to listings@kamloopsthisweek.com.

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DAVE EAGLES/KTW Kamloops Christian School students prepare for the upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz on Thursday in the school theatre. From left: actors Alex Casey, Alyssa Binney as the Wicked Witch of the West, Rufina Baek, Olivia Verity-Kryger, Jenna Rutsatz, as Dorothy, Luke Lindsay as the Tin Man and Caden Nickel as the Scarecrow.

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t’s been three months of preparation, but the Kamloops Christian School players are ready to put on a show.

The Wizard of Oz’s two-night run in the North Kamloops school’s theatre kicks off Tuesday and wraps up the next night.

“We started working on it in February,” drama teacher Rod Simmons said.

“It’s been good. This is our fifth year running

IF YOU GO Kamloops Christian School’s production of The Wizard of Oz runs on Tuesday and Wednesday in the school’s theatre, 750 Cottonwood Ave. Showtime is 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and youth. Tickets are available at the school office or at the door.

with musicals.”

Simmons said he includes students in the selection of each year’s production.

“Basically, the students will suggest things,” he said.

“Everything we’ve done has actually come from students.

“A couple of kids

suggested The Wizard of Oz just because it’s such a classic and it would be well-known to the public. It’s just a matter of something classic that they could re-visit.”

The Wizard of Oz features a cast and crew of 25 Kamloops Christian School stu-

dents, including seven actors from grades 4 and 5 — something Simmons said is a unique benefit for productions at the K-12 school.

Simmons said the production will look somewhat familiar to anyone who grew up watching The Wizard of Oz. “We are doing the original Royal Shakespeare Company version, which basically models itself after the classic movie,” he said.

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According to Simmons, there has also been a bit of a buzz among Kamloops Christian School parents and grandparents.

“We’ve been hearing a lot of the parents and grandparents remember seeing the movie as children years ago,” he said.

“So, a lot of our older people associated with the school are excited about getting a look at something from their childhood.”

Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music (KISSM) has changed its name to the Kamloops Music Collective.

The new moniker will give the organization flexibility in offering programs throughout the year, not just in summer months.

“It just didn’t make sense,” said executive director Kim Mangan. “It was basically one program running other programs, instead of a society running four programs.”

The summer music school, which has been around for almost four decades, expanded its programming in the last year.

Whole Note launched in October of 2016, providing students in grades 7 to 9 private lessons, scholarships and opportunities to perform with local groups. Band Together launched in April, an instrument-lending library that operates out of the Boys and Girls Club and provides students who can’t afford instruments the opportunity to borrow them.

Both programs are geared at youth who face financial barriers to learning, playing and performing music.

“We just wanted to make sure kids who want to participate in music, all kids, have that benefit,” Mangan said.

Mangan has been with the organization for a decade and said she noticed a divide. Kids who come from families with money to afford them access to a private music education were playing at higher levels than those who weren’t as privileged.

“One of my main goals was to ensure that the lower economic kids have that same benefit,” Mangan said.

She said the programs have been well-received and have led to an increased number of students playing music.

“It’s been going really well,” Mangan said. “The response from kids has been amazing.”

Kamloops Music Collective is accepting registration to its summer music camp, which begins July 10.

Mangan said the program grows by about five per cent each year and this year’s goal is to reach 260 students.

“We’re seeing second-generation kids,” Mangan said. “Kids who came to KISSM back in the 80s are registering their kids. They want to give that to their kids.”

This year’s musical production will be The Little Shop of Horrors, which will be at Sagebrush Theatre on July 27.

For more information about Kamloops Music Collective, go online to kamloopsmusiccollective. ca.

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“The competition is a good motivation, but it’s not the reason I do it,” Krushel said.

Fifteen-year-old Alex Mittelsteadt is a classical voice soloist who is also a first-timer at provincials. He’s been singing for as long as he can remember, starting out in Grade 3 with the Kamloops Thompson Children’s Choir and going on to study with operatic tenor Tomas Bijok.

Mittelsteadt said he’s honoured to be chosen to represent Kamloops in the provincial festival, but his passion for singing overrides everything else.

“All other thoughts fly away and I can get lost in the music and become present in the moment,” he said.

So how do the festivals like these prepare young people for further successes?

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“The friendships, inspiration and experience I gathered from these festivals gave me the courage to pursue the arts after high school and continue to do so today,” Kearsley said.

Catch B.C.’s future stars by taking in any of the adjudicated sessions.

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hil’s plan is simple: sell everything he owns in a garage sale and move his wife and two teenaged children to the desert.

There’s just one small hitch — no one else in Phil’s family knows what’s going on.

The Garage Sale, the latest offering from Kamloops Players Community Theatre, is a day-in-the-life comedy about what happens when one man reacts — perhaps drastically — to feeling stuck.

Director and treasurer Sharon Huuha said the script, written by Vancouverite David King, is one she’s been considering for a while.

“I think it’s meaningful for today,” she said. “Phil, the dad, is feeling stuck in life, he’s going through a mid-life crisis and I think we all get to that place where we’re looking at ‘what am I doing and why am I here?’”

Huuha was also drawn in by the friendship Phil strikes up with Billy Boyce, who shows up to the garage sale in the early morning.

“He is trying to look for stability, it’s almost like he’s looking for the opposite of Phil,” Huuha said. “He’s got some mental illness issues and he’s looking to recognize the world around him and feel safe. So they bond because they’re both in a place that’s kind of transitional.”

Now in its 50th year, Kamloops Players is a chance for local amateur actors to get a taste of being on stage.

“The fun thing about community theatre is you can come in and watch a show and it’s your mailman on stage,” Huuha said.

While the cast members aren’t professionals, Huuha said the Players pride themselves on putting on quality shows. The Players spend about three months preparing their productions, with rehearsals at least twice a week.

The Garage Sale runs at the Stage House Theatre, 422 Tranquille Rd., on Friday and Saturday and Friday, June 2 and and Saturday, June 3, with a 7:30 p.m. showtime. There’s also a 2 p.m. matinee on June 3.

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Ever dreamed of starring in a soap opera?

The Kamloops Players are looking for amateur actors to take on roles in The Young and Restless Days of Our Lives, a soap opera send up written by Kamloops playwright Matthew Alexander.

Director Sharon Huuha said the community theatre group plans to workshop the play through the summer, with performances in September to raise money for Jessie Simpson, a Savona teen who was severely beaten in Brocklehurst last summer and spent the better part of a year in a coma.

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The crisp mountain scents of the South Island remind one of The Rockies, just as the musty rainy autumn days of old Christchurch with its Victorian architecture bring on memories of old London.

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