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JUNE 15, 2017 | Volume 30 No. 71
LEAD LEVELS PROMPT DAILY FLUSHING IN SCHOOLS CAM FORTEMS STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com
All schools, with the exception of Pacific Way elementary, in the KamloopsThompson school district will immediately begin to flush hallway fountains and classroom taps to ensure that drinking water does not contain elevated levels of lead.
An extra measure of caution is being taken at Twin Rivers Education Centre on the North Shore, which tested the highest of any of the schools. Bottled water will continue to be provided at the school. “Just because there’s a problem, piping may be repaired in that school,” said Michelle Marginet, the district’s
manager of health and safety. Interior Health conducted testing and results were sent to a lab for analysis. Testing was done at the behest of the Ministry of Education following random testing that found elevated levels of lead at some schools in the Lower Mainland. Marginet said Kamloops’ water is more alkaline than drinking water on the Coast,
thus the problem locally is less severe. Under the new protocol, custodians will be responsible for flushing taps and drinking fountains for 30 seconds to a minute. Teachers and other staff will flush in classrooms, for example. The flushing must be logged and reported. See PACIFIC WAY, A10
O Canada! Quilting through generations ANDREA KLASSEN
STAFF REPORTER
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Though her birthplace was in Scotland, Elisabeth Bevan lived her life as a proud and patriotic Canadian. That may be what inspired her, back in the 1970s, to embroider the crest of every Canadian province, along with a provincial flower, animal or wellknown symbol. That’s her daughter Jean Howes’ theory after finding the long-forgotten projects in a box. “She was a very staunch Canadian and always was very proud to be here and proud to be a part of the British Empire, of course — Scots, you know,” Howes said. “I think she always thought she’d do something with them.” When Bevan died in 1980, the embroidery went into a box, where it stayed until last fall, when Howes rediscovered the pieces. Jean Howes (left) and daughter Pat Owen with the intergenerational quilt started by Howes’ mom back in the 1970s. DAVE EAGLES/KTW
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With Canada’s 150th birthday on the horizon, Howes said it seemed like a good time to finally use the pieces, “And I’m 81, so I thought, if I’m going to do anything with this, this would be the year.” Using special Canada-themed fabrics produced for the anniversary, Howes rounded out the panels to make a full quilt. Her daughter, Pat Owen, chipped in to help blind-stitch the binding around the edge of the quilt. Howes hopes the piece will become a family heirloom. She also plans to display it at Katja’s Quilt Shoppe, 1011967 Trans Canada Highway East in Valleyview, ahead of Canada Day to inspire other patriotically minded quilters.
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