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From all of us at Kamloops This Week. Enjoy the holidays, along with some Christmas drawings and stories. They come from our readers, young and old alike, and are interspersed throughout the newspaper.

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KTW’s Dale Bass accepts a cheque for $10,000 from Jim Doan of Western Karate Academy. Doan’s students raised a record-breaking amount for the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund during their annual kickathon.

They kicked Cheer into gear DALE BASS

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ell, here it is — three days to Christmas as we get close to formally wrapping up this year’s KTW Christmas Cheer Fund campaign.

We’ll still accept donations into January, as we have done in the past, and it’s likely there will be one more instalment of this Friday coverage about some of the wonderful moments that are part of this amazing annual event.

What matters most in our coverage of the campaign is the evergrowing list of Kamloopsians who contribute, our Cheer team, one that changes and grows annually, but is always infused with so much caring about others.

Today, we share with you some moments we experience every year during the Cheer campaign.

First up are all those karate kids who learn their waza, their dachi and

gather pledges for their kicks.

Jim and wife Laura are firm believers in giving, in helping others and in contributing to their community, something that instructs their lives and flows from them to their students.

Laura is also a teacher, educating young minds at Thompson Rivers University who are studying early childhood education.

The Doans gather up a large colKTW PHOTO lection of prizes to be handed out The $10,000 gift from Western Karate to the students after the kickathon.

Academy has helped make this year’s They gathered so many from sponKTW Christmas Cheer Fund campaign sors and supporters this year that it the most successful ever — and there took some time for them to be allois still plenty of time to donate. cated to the right student.

Jim came into the office recently their kata from sensei Jim Doan. with a cheque for $10,000 from Canada Resort Series As part of The their training through him and his students.

It took some Homes — actually, editor his Western Karate Academy, stu- Park Model arm-twisting Christopher Foulds just told him dents are required to participate in — to get Jim to agree to pose for a an annual kickathon — yes, they photo. Like I said, it’s about the givhave to do 1,000 kicks of any kind, a ing for him and his students. feat that leaves me feeling exhausted Closer to work, I must say somejust thinking about it. thing about reporter Jessica Wallace.

Years ago, Jim turned that into a fundraiser for Cheer, encouraging — but not requiring — his students See DINNER AND A MOVIE, A6 Proudly made in to Canadian Standards

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Charities being supported again this year include the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Family Tree Family Resource Centre, Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre, Sensational Soups and New Life Community Kamloops.

To donate, go online to kamloopsthisweek. com and look for the Christmas Cheer logo or drop into the KTW office, 1365B Dalhousie Dr. in Southgate.

Office hours are Mondays to Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

All donations collected will be held by the United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo for distribution in January.

Online receipts will be issued immediately by the United Way; cash donations will generate receipts in January.

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CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING Recycled trees save landfill space and produce compost material that can be used in parks and gardens. Kamloops has recycled close to 150,000 trees to date.

Between December 27 and January 15, drop your Christmas tree off at a location near you.

Please ensure your tree is clean of any wires, tinsel, decorations, and plastic.

SEEKING SNOW ANGELS Volunteers Wanted

January 24, 2017 5:00 pm - Social Planning Council DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street

Are you looking to give back this winter? Volunteer to help clear snow and help seniors or residents with limited mobility continue to live independently in their own homes.

Notice to Motorists

To join this city-wide effort, call 250-372-8313 or visit volunteerkamloops.org.

Expect delays, and please use caution and obey all traffic control devices and traffic control people in work zones. For traffic details, follow #kammute on Facebook and Twitter.

For project details, call 250-828-3774 or email publicworks@kamloops.ca.

Winter Driving, Please Use Caution As the weather changes and daylight hours decrease, follow these simple safety tips to stay safe when walking: •

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A TRUENTH THANK YOU A great big thank you goes out to Sun Life Financial and the Continental Barber Shop.

Sun Life started raising funds to support the TRUENTH program for men with cancer. The Continental Barber Shop came on board as one of the big sponsors.

Together, they raised $1,800 to directly support the TRUENTH program.

Money raised will support exercise programming for men with cancer in our community.

COLLECTION ZONE CHANGES As residential growth has occurred more extensively in certain areas of Kamloops over recent years (particularly in Zones 4 and 5), the City is adjusting the boundaries of the five designated collection zones effective January 1, 2018. The new collection zones will be outlined in the City’s 2018 Annual Calendar and are available online at kamloops.ca/garbage.

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These zone adjustments may change the time of day the collection trucks will be in your area. To ensure garbage and recycling is collected, residents are reminded that under the City’s Solid Waste and Recyclables Bylaw No.40-59, garbage and recycling carts are to be placed at the curb by 7:00 am on designated collection days.

Street parking throughout all of the downtown area will be FREE every Saturday in the month of December.

Check out the free Waste Wise Kamloops app to receive collection day reminders.

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Residents are reminded that all outstanding utility payments are due on December 29 to avoid having them transferred to taxes on January 1.

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Athlete of Influence - Finalist (No v 2 0 1 7)

Our Personal Injury Team is delighted to announce our Nov. Finalist, Mitchell Kopytko.

Mitchell (grd 11, SKSS) began curling in 2011 and is working to qualify for Provincial U18s and 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.

In the off-season, Mitchell attends curling camps and competes with his SKSS Golf Team.

He volunteers at the Kamloops Curling Club and acts as a mentor/coach helper to younger athletes. Mitchell is an Honour Roll with Distinction student and received the Top Power Mechanic Award - he plans to pursue a career in engineering after high school.

Mitchell receives a $50.00 Kamloops Curling Club GC and he is our third of ten finalists for the 2017-2018 "Athlete of Influence" $1000.00 Scholarship. Well-deserved Mitchell and congratulations from us all!

Ten-year-old Eboni Samaha incorporated a dolphin into her Christmas drawing, with the highly intelligent animal looking to connect people during the Yuletide season.

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With more snow falling on the Tournament Capital on Thursday, the city’s head of streets is asking for patience from homeowners and motorists heading into the Christmas long weekend.

“With what we’re seeing now, do not expect trucks in your local residential streets and expect for icy conditions,” said streets and environmental services manager Glen Farrow.

“So slow down, leave space between you and the car in front of you, leave extra time to get around and do your Christmas shopping.

And, if you don’t need to travel, don’t travel.”

Farrow said the city had moved into “cleanup mode” after Tuesday’s snowfall, noting crews were in the process of cleaning residential streets in Aberdeen, Sahali and

Pineview Valley when the flakes began falling on Thursday.

“Those same crews in those same trucks now shift from clean-up mode back to arterials, collectors, bus routes,” Farrow said, noting city policy is to tackle main roads first and clear residential roads about 36 hours after the end of a snowfall.

The new snow means homeowners who haven’t yet seen a truck on their road will wait a bit longer for snow-clearing service.

But once the snow is cleared on main roads and sand has been applied, Farrow said motorists should continue to prepare for slick conditions.

Several drivers have called KTW, complaining the city doesn’t appear to have put down sand or otherwise treated its main roads, leading to slick conditions for vehicles.

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three to five minutes in order to stay on top of that. Often we hear people saying, ‘You’ve never been here’ when we’ve been there.

“Do we need to come back? Yes, but we only have one truck in the area.

We will get back there, we are on our routes, we know the hot spots.”

Farrow said the city’s 30-member snowclearing crew will be working through the holiday weekend, but added motorists will have to contend with snow and ice.

“The amount of sand or calcium chloride or salt that we would need to put down on every square foot of asphalt in order to have everything not slippery — it’s not possible,” he said.

Homeowners who want to know when their roads may be cleared can find the city’s plowing schedule at kamloops. ca/city-services/roadmaintenance.

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Because temperatures are dipping into the -10 C range, Farrow said the calcium chloride that would be applied in warmer weather won’t work on the roads and can add to problems by creating a layer of ice on top of packed snow.

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• Investors Group with another cheque, $650 • Leah Briault, $50 • Jacques Lam, $50 • Teri and Randy Young, $200 • Liana Shaw, $50 • Sharon Lestage, $90 • Dean and Debbie Nicholson, $200 • Syd and Vivian Barrie, $50 • Linda and Richard Cameron, $75 • Sue and Tony Hopkins, $50 • Daniel and Catherine Dallaire, $200 • Anonymous, $300 • Surander Singh and Jas Rai, $50 • Stephanie Griffin, $75 • Kelsy and Bryan Boudreau, $50 • Marilyn Giesbrecht, $60 • Nathaniel and Chantelle Jackson, $50 • Cameron and Jen Rauschenberger, $20 • In memory of Harry and Mary Lidster, $100 • Muckers Boot Covers, $100 • Judy and Tom Edwards, $50 • Daniel Fitch, $100 • Anonymous, $100 • Anonymous, $500 • Mary Kowalchuk, $50 • Anonymous, $100 • Sandy and Mary MacDonald, $100 • Julie Manville, $35 • In memory of George McIntosh, $100 • Anonymous, $500 • Rick and Eileen Sevigny, $100 • Larry and Brenda Sill, $100 • Dave and Maryanne Whiting, $200 • Anonymous, $100 • In memory of Sharon and David Frampton, $100 • In memory of Brian Rintoul, P. Eng., $100 • Marg Holley, $25 • Mike and Helen McBride, $100 • In memory of Fred and Sandra, $50 • Hudson Bay employees, $317 • Preceptor Delta Beta Signma Phi, $100 • Sharon Elvers, $50 • Ray and Lynda Austin, $100 • Bev Wilson in memory of Doug Wilson, $50 • Anonymous, $20 • Anonymous, $300 • Chris and Angela deHaan, $500 • JoAnn and Peter Hall, $100 • Phyllis Ring, $100 • Ed and Brenda Russell, $50 • Donna Sharpe, $91 • Anonymous, $200 • In memory of Pat Rezek from the family, $100 • Anonymous, $20 • K-40 Kinsmen Club of Kamloops, $200

• Joan Lyons, $125 • Anonymous, $300 • Kamloops Community Corrections and Kamloops Courthouse, $240 • Western Karate Academy, $10,000 • The Golden Gals, $780 • Anonymous, $500 • Laurie and Dave Royce, $100 • M.J. Cameron and K. Elliott, $100 • Ed and Dianne Barker, $500 • Anonymous, $100 • Anonymous, $100 • Robbie and Sandy Osborne, $100 • In memory of Christopher Seguin, $250 • Dr. Dan Wotton, Summit Dental Clinic, $210 • Kim and Hayden Healy in memory of John Healy, $25 • Kim, Hayden and Wendy in memory of Peter Basson, $25 • N.D. McGowan, $100 • Tom and Sharon Moore, $100 • Kamloops Afternoon Ladies Curling Club, $225 • In memory of Patricia and Chris Swain, $100 • Snuffy the Seal, $50 • Ben Dover, $50 • Dearborn Ford, $1,000 • Sandra Dever, $50 • Daryl and Jacquie Shinkewski, $100 • Anonymous, $200 • Kay Prichard, $25 • Kathleen Ayotte, $200 • Shirley Rowland, $200 • St. John Vianney Friday Afternoon Bridge Club, $101 • D. Anne Wade, $25 • Our parents Gloria and Tom Stout and Muriel and Norman Cooper, $100 • From the business group BNI Platinum, $570 • Barry Manderson and Kathy Bassett, $100 • Anonymous, $25 • For family and friends, $600 • Rachel Long, $100 • In memory of Alice Haynes from Pat and Tom Fair, $100 • Gerrianne and Mike Clare, $100 • Anonymous, $100 • Anonymous, $25 • Gordon Harris and Gwen Watson, $400 • Anonymous, $100 • Margaret Sandulak, $50 • Don and Debby Erickson, $100 • Paula Gardner in memory of Brad Gardner, $500 • Kamloops Seniors Village, $350 • Gerald and Wendy Patrick, $100 • Anonymous, $100 • Rosemary Anderson, $75 • Anthony and Marlene Freeman, $100

• Heather Palmer, $50 • Len and Sheila Knight, $50 • Anonymous, $20 • Gail Cameron and Don Whyte, $100 • Marg and Terry Bangen, $100 • Anonymous, $100 • B. Siracky, $50 • Anonymous, $100 • In memory of Allan Radies, $100 • Bev Turner, $35 • Diana Hauser, $100 • A. and G. Morrissette, $200 • Ken and Judy Zutz, $100 • Tony and Kaz Dufficy, $100 • Anonymous, $25 • Alvin and Sonia Hickey, $100 • Bev and Barrie Wells, $50 • Beth, Craig, Todd Shishido in memory of Terry Chishido, $50 • Anonymous, $10 • Mel and Wilda, $100 • Anonymous, $10 • Anonymous, $20 • In memory of Harm and Jean Fransen, Paul and Rose Routeaus, $40 • Linda Jackson in memory of George Wilmot, $100 • Anonymous, $20 • Sharon and Fred Persello, $40 • Anonymous, $50 • Al and Bonnie Michel, $100 • In memory of Quintin Wagler, $100 • Gary and Diane Edstrom, $50 • Joan Hughes, $100 • Kathleen Kendall in memory of my sister Gail, $100 • D& M Pattern, $50 • Anonymous, $50 • Anonymous, $50 • Terry and Dick Taylor, $100 • Interior Savings Tranquille Branch, $500 • Calvin and Patricia Moulton, $100 • Anonymous, $200 • Jerry Neigel, $300 • Sandra Blakely, $100 • Anonymous $50 • Wesley, Vanessa and Christina Mah, $75 • In memory of Bob and Brett, $100 • A. Staley, $100 • Wayne and Twink Murphy, $50 • Brenda and Ken Christian, $100 • In memory of Robert (Dicey) Robinson, $1,000 • Anonymous, $100 • In memory of Mike Jules, $100 • Lynn Totten, $100 • Richard and Shirley Holmes, $100 • Doreen Tevely, in memory of my son Dean Rosenau, $100 • In memory of Sandy, $100 • Dale and Noeline Kerr, $100 • In memory of Teresa and Sam Bruno, $100 • Anonymous, $20

• Anonymous, $100 • Anonymous, $30 • Dolly Lowe, in memory of son Warren Lowe, $50 • Anna Evenrude, $50 • Ron and Susan Durant, $100 • Judy and Ross Dickson, $100 • Gary and Carol Bacon, $100 • Ken and Randine Desjardine, $25 • Marianne Forrest, in memory of husband Bob Madden, $50 • Anonymous, $500 • Elaine Bonderud, $50 • Evelyn Meyer, $60 • Linda Inglis, $50 • Phil and Verne Churchill and family, $100 • Jane and Buzz Osterloh, $100 • Jean Tash and family, in memory of Stanley J. Tash, $50 • Anonymous, $20 • In memory of Noel Kirby from the family, $100 • Kathy Mason, $100 • Evelyn Vipond-Schmidt, in memory of Wilf Schmidt, $200 • Ted and Leigh Moore, $100 • Frank and Chris Amon, $300 • Joan and Jim Moffat, $100 • Shirley Brown, $100 • Kim Giffen, $25 • Colleen Stainton, $200 • Har and Lil Francis, $50 • Marg Clements, $100 • Anonymous, $92 • Darren, Sharlene and Kyle McIlwain, $100 • Anonymous, $50 • John and Val Kemp, $100 • Libby Denbigh, in memory of David and Rachel, $50 • The Posse of Kamloops, $100 • Phil and Cathy Holman, $100 • William Fisher, $100 • MJB Lawyers employee charity fund, $250 • Amy Regen, $100 • Brenda Fennell, $100 • Bob and Jo-Mary Hunter, $200 • Lucy Hicks, $50 • In memory of Ruth Cooley, $25 • Rick Bennett, $50 • John Coyne, $200 • Spencer and Janet Bryson, $200 • David and Anna Smith, $300 • The Blairs, $100 • Anonymous, $75 • Kamloops Dentistry, $50 • KTW Social Fund, $22 • Jess & Jer’s Wedding, $70 • Nel Sarrasin, $50 • Anonymous, $100 • In memory of Julianne Lion, $50 • Irene Anderson, $20 • Kamloops This Week, $3,960 • Investors Group, $1,310 • Danalee Baker, $20 • Tim Shoults, $100

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Investors Group in Kamloops has long been a supporter of the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund, donating tens of thousands of dollars over the years. During this campaign, the team at Investors Group managed to raise $3,580, money that will go toward helping the five charities targeted by the fund: Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre, Family Tree Family Resource Centre, Sensational Soups, New Life Community Kamloops and the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter.

Dinner and a movie added to Christmas Cheer Fund total From A3

First, some background: On Jessica’s first day here at KTW, she was being introduced to everyone and, when they arrived at my desk, she threw her arms around me and gave me a huge hug.

I did not know her at that point. She wasn’t anything more than a name on emails, the way I communicated with Jessica when she was a journalism student at Thompson Rivers University and was freelancing for KTW.

I’m really not the huggy type.

Anyway, it was quite the auspicious beginning of our friendship and her enthusiasm has taken hold in the office.

Again this year, Jessica and her family pulled together a dinner at the Commodore Grand Cafe and Lounge that sold out. The Wallace/Bosch family also booked the Kamloops Art Gallery for a Christmas movie screening after the dinner. The event raised more than $2,500 for the Cheer Fund.

Thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign

again this year. You epitomize the Kamloops Way. And, most importantly, thanks to the five charities the Cheer Fund helps: Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre, Family Tree Family Resource Centre, Sensational Soups, New Life Community Kamloops and the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter.

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YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS STILL A SANTA CLAUS — 120 YEARS AFTER THE QUERY We at Kamloops This Week take pleasure in publishing this famous editorial that first appeared in the New York Sun in 1897.

One hundred and 20 years later, the message still resonates.

Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.

Papa says, “If you see it in the Sun, it’s so.”

Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon 115 West NinetyFifth Street Virginia, your little friends are wrong.

They have been affected by the scepticism of a sceptical age.

They do not believe except what they see.

They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds.

All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little.

In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect,

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as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.

Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus!

It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias.

There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.

We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight.

The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!

You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove?

Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.

Robert W. Doull President Aberdeen Publishing Inc.

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The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.

Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn?

Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there.

Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart.

Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond.

Is it all real?

Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus!

Thank God he lives!

And he lives forever.

A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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Eight-year-old Kasha Johnson sent us her drawing that gives us a glimpse of the North Pole, where elves are busy working in Santa’s Shop to create the many toys that will be loaded onto Santa’s sleigh and delivered to children around the world. Did you know you can follow Santa’s progress as his reindeer fly him across the globe on Christmas Eve? Go online to noradsanta.org, where precise military technology has managed to follow St. Nick as he begins his deliveries. Just make sure you are fast asleep before Santa arrives in Kamloops!

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YOUR OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

MY WISH, CANADA ALLOWS RELIGIOUS A HOLIDAY EVENTS TO BE CELEBRATED POEM FOR KAMLOOPS Editor: Well there’s carols and concerts, Decorations and trees.

Baking and feasting, And spend what you please.

Family and friends, And celebrations galore.

Then a tiny voice queries, What’s it all for?

For there’s stress and anxiety, Grieving and loss.

Deprivation and loneliness, All at such a cost.

So be ever so grateful, What you take and you bring.

To this mystery of Christmas, And may your heart sing.

Joanne Mazzotta Kamloops

KTW Dear readers: A note to inform you the Tuesday, Dec. 26, edition of Kamloops This Week will be delivered to doorsteps on Sunday, Dec. 24. Thank you for reading KTW this year and have a great Christmas long weekend.

Editor: Re: Rev. Helen McFadyen’s letter of Dec. 14 (‘Happy holidays, Kamloops’), in which she complained about a transit bus featuring a Christmas scene, but having no artwork to mark other religious holidays.

Once again, someone, (this time a reverend who is an atheist) is bleating about the

majority of Canada celebrating Christmas.

Canada, for the most part, is a Christian country. We celebrate Christmas and Easter as our most important Christian times, regardless of commercial oversell.

Canada allows and invites all religious and cultural events to be celebrated openly.

We enjoy the events brought to us with great joy and learn of many differences in our evershrinking world.

But it inevitably leads to someone decrying our right to celebrate our culture.

To all, and especially Rev. McFadyen — Merry Christmas.

D. and A. Rutledge Kamloops

NDP GIFTED TAXPAYERS LUMP OF COAL Editor: Kamloops and the province can thank the B.C. NDP for the lump of coal that is the rejection of the Ajax mine application.

For a happy new year, we can look for-

ward to more retail vacancies, more unemployment and more taxes.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Janos Nem Moonka Kamloops

For a happy new year, “we can look forward to

more retail vacancies, more unemployment and more taxes.

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MARIJUANA MUST BE SEALED WHEN SOLD Editor: With marijuana about to be legalized, it is time government started letting the public know what type of sealed packaging will be used.

As with liquor and cigarettes, marijuana must be sold

in sealed packages.

Under no circumstances should an individual buy it any other way. Without being sealed, we run the risk contamination of the product.

In addition, there should be no unsealed product in vehicles and

no smoking the product on city streets or in parks.

The same rules surrounding alcohol use should apply to marijuana consumption.

Let’s do it right the first time, with posted do’s and don’ts of handling and distribution.

Lastly, can television stations and newspapers stop displaying full facial shots of some show-off thinking he or she is cool with a 10-pound doobie hanging from their lips?

Should city council allow existing marijuana dispensaries to stay open pending the legalization of pot?

Results:

Yes: 332 votes No: 259 votes 591 VOTES

What’s your take?

44% 56% NO YES

What is your opinion of the provincial and federal governments’ decision to not issue a permit for the Ajax mine?

Vote online:

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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: DESPITE COMPLAINTS, CITY SAYS KAMLOOPS STREETS ARE BEING SALTED, SANDED:

“If the city buys enough equipment and hires enough staff to clean the streets quickly, the costs would be horrendous as the need is not often enough to justify it.

“It’s a balancing act of priorities and demand, and it’s a no-win for the city. Someone will always live in an area that’s a lower priority.

“Schools, high-risk hills and ambulance routes will always come first. The city bosses might be strange, but the crews do a decent and under-appreciated job.”

— posted by JP Winston “Properly equipped, the roads in Kamloops are not a problem.

Winter tires that are in good shape (preferably studded), the right vehicle (Smart cars can stay home) and some patience will lead you to wherever you need to go.

“We live in a city with substantial elevation changes combined with winter driving conditions — just prepare for it.”

— posted by Al

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Payton Shields, 9, envisions a starry night this Christmas as she awaits Santa’s arrival. Turn to page D1 for more Christmas-related coverage.

RIH lost its lifts from lobby level DALE BASS STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

What goes up must come down — except in the case of a couple of elevators at Royal Inland Hospital earlier this month.

Two of the hospital’s bank of people movers couldn’t be called to the lobby when the requisite button was pushed, said Sue Gardner-Clark, health-services director at RIH. The problem began late on Dec. 8 and

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Hearing for seniors’ housing proposal Kamloops council will hear from the public as it decides whether to allow a modular development on the North Shore to be built with a higher density of units.

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Parole denied, but Alec to be released in 2018 TIM PETRUK

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tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

A Kamloops man who stabbed his close friend to death in 2012 during a drunken fight outside a Columbia Street house party has been denied parole and labelled “a high risk to reoffend violently.”

Despite that assessment from the Parole Board of Canada, Torbin Alec will be released from federal prison next summer.

By then, he will have served a sixyear sentence after pleading guilty

to manslaughter.

Alec, now 34, stabbed Jesse Seymour six times, including twice in the heart, during an altercation outside a friend’s house on July 15, 2012.

Alec was originally charged with seconddegree murder, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge midway through his trial in 2013.

According to parole documents obtained by KTW, Alec has turned down counselling and programming while behind bars and been labelled “an untreated violent offender.”

Alec filed an appeal following his guilty plea, calling his conviction a miscarriage of justice.

He also argued he should have had more time to apply to strike his plea prior to sentencing due to “Aboriginal fatalism” — a notion that First Nations offenders often try to speed up court proceedings, including entering guilty pleas, due to a perceived powerlessness.

Both appeals were dismissed last year.

At the time of his sentencing, Alec

claimed he was acting in self-defence.

In a bizarre and emotionally charged hearing, he took the witness stand in a Kamloops courtroom and explained in graphic detail his actions on the night of Seymour’s death.

The courtroom was packed with Seymour’s friends and family.

At times during the hearing, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Dev Dley allowed members of the gallery to question Alec.

Alec’s sentence ends on July 3, 2018.

Man shot by police awaits report A man who survived being shot in the head by a Salmon Arm Mountie after allegedly breaking into a car wash is in legal limbo while lawyers wait for a report from B.C.’s police watchdog.

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LOCAL NEWS FUTURE IS FRIENDLY ON TELUS MOUNTAIN

The Telus Thompson Okanagan Community Board donated $15,000 to the Kamloops Child Development Centre, money that will be used to fund a special climbing mountain in the centre’s nature-based playground.

Positioned in the centre of the playground, Telus Mountain will stand seven feet tall and be surrounded by boulders and logs and a meandering path to the top. The mountain will have hairpin turns at every foot of height and will be accessible on foot or by wheelchair.

The donation will allow the centre to start construction of the initial phase of the playground in the spring.

For the past three years, director of education Helen Blair, the board, staff and management of the Kamloops Child Development Centre have been fundraising to create a completely redesigned playground, an outdoor classroom that would offer natural play spaces designed for different ages. Designed to mimic the childhood experience of friends playing in a forest, the new outdoor classroom will provide their early childhood educators another way to focus on learning and growth objectives.

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fatal stabbing of uncle TIM PETRUK

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A Lytton man who admitted to stabbing his uncle to death during a drunken fight nearly two years ago has been handed a prison sentence of just over three years.

Colton Smith pleaded guilty to manslaughter after initially being charged with seconddegree murder.

He was sentenced on Thursday in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops.

Smith, 22, admitted to having stabbed his uncle, Jeremiah Johnson Smith, on Jan. 22, 2016.

Crown prosecutor Camille Cook said the two began fighting after being kicked out of a house party at a home on Two Mile Road near Lytton.

“The accused and the deceased started to argue and they became involved in a physical fight with each other,” Cook said, noting neighbours described the frenzied scene as “a ruckus.”

During the altercation, Cook said, Smith entered a neighbouring home and grabbed a steak knife off the kitchen table before resuming the fight with his uncle, stabbing him in the stomach.

“He was in a rage,” Cook said.

A neighbour drove Smith and his uncle to a health centre in Lytton, where the elder Smith was pronounced dead.

Colton Smith was arrested a short time later.

An autopsy found the cause of death to be blood loss.

Cook asked B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan to impose a prison sentence in the range of four to six years.

He has served the equivalent of two years behind bars awaiting trial.

Smith’s relatives sat in the first row of the courtroom while Cook outlined the slaying. She acknowledged it is particularly troubling for the family.

“On one hand, Mr. Colton Smith is a beloved family member,” Cook said. “But, of course, he is also now the one who took the life of another beloved family member.”

Cook urged Donegan to impose a sentence of four to six years in federal prison, while defence lawyer Richard Kaiser pitched a sentence of less than two new years behind bars.

“I think a better way to deal with this is to figure out how to integrate him back into the community,” he said, noting Smith hopes to seek treatment for addictions upon his release from custody.

“He wants to do the things.

It’s hard to gauge the sincerity of it, but I’ve met with him countless times and it seems this is not the path down which he wants to lead his life.”

Smith delivered an emotional statement to the courtroom on Wednesday, moving some of his family members to tears.

“I can never take back what I’ve done,” he said.

“To this day, I have a hard time thinking this is real — waking up every morning in an institution, in a room no bigger than the holding cells here, it’s really hard to get reminded of why I’m being held in jail.

“Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my uncle. I love him. He’s like a father to me.”

Smith also acknowledged the emotions are likely to be longlasting.

“It’s not the days in jail that are a punishment for me,” he said. “It’s the days that will have to go by living the rest of my life that I’m worried about.”

Calling the incident “one of many tragic chapters in the Smith family story,” Donegan sentenced Smith to a prison sentence of three years and two months, followed by three years of probation.

After being given credit for time served, Smith has one year left to serve in custody.

He will also be required to supply a sample of his DNA to a national criminal database.

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INSIDE: KYSA president returns| A20

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BOSTON — Kelly Olynyk was honoured by the Boston Celtics and showered with cheers by their fans.

Then he went out and beat his old team.

Olynyk scored a career-high 32 points in his rousing return to Boston and the undermanned Miami Heat hung on Wednesday for a 90-89 victory over the Celtics.

On a night when the Celtics celebrated their former forward in his first game back, the popular Olynyk received a standing ovation from the Boston crowd and led the Heat (16-15) to another win against the top team in the Eastern Conference.

When it was over, he took photos with fans.

“It’s special. Just all the love and support they’ve given me, from the organization, from the team, to the city, to the fans,” said Olynyk, who signed with Miami as a free agent in the off-season.

“It’s special to come back here and play in front of them. It’s something that’s special. For them to recognize you and honour you like that, that’s something that doesn’t always happen.”

Josh Richardson had 19 points and six assists for Miami, which took two of three in the season series.

The Heat ended Boston’s 16-game winning streak earlier this season with a

victory at home.

Kyrie Irving paced the Celtics (26-8) with 33 points, but missed a jumper from the right wing that bounced off the rim at the buzzer.

Jaylen Brown scored 16 and Marcus Smart had 15.

“We still had a chance to steal one tonight,” Irving said.

“Just came up short.”

Miami led 87-76 with 2 1/2 minutes left before Irving sparked a 13-3 run with nine points.

Miami pulled out to a 71-60 lead when Olynyk drained consecutive 3-pointers in front of Boston’s bench with just under 10 minutes to go.

The Celtics sliced it to 79-75, but Richardson converted a three-point play and Olynyk nailed a 3 on consecutive possessions with less than five minutes left.

The Heat went on a 15-2 run midway through the third quarter, taking their first lead and building a 58-51 advantage on Bam

Adebayo’s one-handed flip in the lane.

Olynyk’s previous high was 30 points on Dec. 15, 2014.

The Heat will play host to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday in the opener of a fourgame homestand.

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The Celtics honoured Olynyk as the “Hero Among Us” for doing more than 100 community appearances and helping raise thousands of dollars for their charity when he was with the team.

“I think it’s a fun way to honour. It’s bigger than what you do on the court,” Boston coach Brad Stevens said before the game.

“He embraced that and I thought he lived that out well. It wasn’t just talk when the cameras were on. He was out all the time.”

There was a brief video of Olynyk at events and he was given a standing ovation early in the second quarter.

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STOLEN CREDIT CARD USED AT GAS STATION STORE Police are looking for a thief who used a stolen credit card in Kamloops.

Overnight on Nov. 23/24 a a vehicle was broken into and a wallet stolen. The next morning, Nov. 24, a man used a credit card that was in the wallet to buy items at the Petro-Canada store on Rogers Way in Aberdeen.

The suspect is in his 20’s and has dark hair. He was wearing a black T-shirt over a green/brown hoodie, denim jeans, black and white high top Nike running shoes and a red backpack If you recognize the suspect in the attached photo, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Remember, we just want your information, not your name.

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JEFF, Darrian Arthur Daniel B: 1997-11-23 Age 20 First Nation male 163 cm (5’04”) 64 kg (141 lbs) Black Hair Brown Eyes

WANTED FOR: Fail to Comply with WANTED FOR: Probation, Assault, Fail to Comply with Breach of Recognizance, Probation.

Obstruct a Peace Officer, Personation with Intent, Operation of Motor Vehicle While Suspended, Driving Over .08 and Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle.

KING, Shane Thomas B: 1998-11-11 Age 29 Caucasian male 178 cm (5’10”) 82 kg (181 lbs) Brown Hair Brown Eyes WANTED FOR: Fail to Comply with Probation.

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THEFT OF HIGH-END BIKES On Wednesday, Dec. 13, a residential garage in the downtown area was burglarized, with three high-end mountain/trail bikes worth a total of $15,000 stolen.

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KYSA president returns The Kamloops Youth Soccer Association (KYSA) held a regularly scheduled board of directors meeting on McArthur Island on Monday.

Chosen to preside over the association (by the seven-person board of directors) is Candace DodsonWillis. She will be entering her fifth year on the board and her second year as president. Re-elected as vice-president was Rod Gurnsey.

Newly elected director Dennis Piva was chosen to act as

treasurer. Piva is a chartered accountant.

Chris Balison, a lawyer, was assigned the role of updating the organization’s constitution.

Both Piva and Balison were elected to the board — both for two-year terms — at the association’s recent AGM. Board members Tony Cuzzetto, Brock Freathy and Colin Guise were assigned various operational responsibilities.

The KYSA has a paid staff consisting of full-time employees Keith Liddiard (execu-

tive director), Ciaran McMahon (technical director) and Mark Bell (senior staff coach).

Part-time employees include Clive Lovett (program coordinator), Carolyn Birch (office administrator) and Donna Marshall (office assistant). Justine Rinaldi is the organization’s contracted bookkeeper.

The KYSA bid adieu to former president Graham Cope, whose two-year term was up at the AGM. He served on the board for six consecutive two-year terms.

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Olympics to be chilly again FOSTER KLUG

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — The cold is back for the Winter Games.

After two straight balmy Olympics where some might have wondered if it was even winter, let alone the world’s pre-eminent freeze-dependent sporting event, athletes and visitors alike will finally experience a serious chill in their bones during the games in mountainous Pyeongchang.

How cold is it?

So cold that tears spring to the eyes. So cold the ink in a pen grows sluggish and fades as it scribbles over a page. So cold that South Korean men sometimes flash back to being posted for hours on the frozen frontline during mandatory military service. So cold at least six people were treated for hypothermia last month after a pop concert at the open-air Olympic Stadium.

“We all hope it will be better in February, but if it’s like it is now, there will be big trouble. It’s just too cold for outsiders,’’ says Choi Jong-sik, 64, smirking in his short-sleeve shirt

as a visiting reporter removed layer after layer of thick outerwear for an interview at Choi’s Pyeongchang restaurant.

Vancouver and Sochi, where ski jumpers were landing in puddles, got complaints for being too warm, as might Beijing in 2022, but the weather in Pyeongchang will likely dazzle spectators, and confound organizers and athletes, in its bitterness.

Pyeongchang sits nearly half a mile above sea level in the northeastern corner of South Korea, not too far from the border with the North. It is one of the coldest parts of the country — wind chill in February is often in single digits (Fahrenheit) — and notorious for a powerful, biting wind that gathers force as it barrels down out of Siberia and the Manchurian Plain and then across the jagged granite peaks of North Korea.

It can be hard to get people here to

talk about, or even acknowledge, the cold.

It is simply a fact of life, and stoicism is often the rule when confronted with outsiders’ weather-related questions.

“The only thing foreigners can do is the same thing locals do: bundle up,’’ Nam Sunwoo, 60, a fishmonger in Pyeongchang, says.

“Not many outsiders understand how cold it gets here. It’s not like where they’re from.

This kind of cold is completely different.’’

The weather will be on display, and maybe a major nuisance, at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Hoenggye village. The muchcriticized 35,000-seat open-air pentagonshaped arena, which cost 118.4 billion won ($107 million), will be used only four times — during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics and Paralympics — and then torn down.

On a recent blustery day, from the top of a nearby 17-story building, the white angular stadium looks a little like a giant discarded Lego piece. It rises isolated on a wide, flat plain, muscular mountains cascading down behind it. It looks vulnerable and exposed

Kingsbury wins gold THE CANADIAN PRESS

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury captured his ninth straight World Cup moguls title on Thursday.

The skier from Deux-Montagnes, Que., one of Canada’s top medal threats at February’s Pyeongchang Olympics, finished first at Thaiwoo Ski Resort with 83.61 points, boosting his overall World Cup medal total to 44.

Kingsbury opened the World Cup season two weeks ago with a gold in Ruka, Finland.

The trip to China has not been without its problems for Kingsbury, whose luggage and skis were lost in transit and only showed up the day before training started.

“I did my best run in the super final,’’ said the 25-year-old Kingsbury. “The day started well. I had a great qualifying run this morning that put me in the lead. I made a few little mistakes in the final, but

it still put me in fourth for the super final. And that’s when I had my best run.’’

In other Canadian results, Philippe Marquis of Quebec City was eighth, Marc-Antoine Gagnon of Terrebonne, Que., was 10th, Kerrian Chunlaud of Ste-Foy, Que., was 14th, Laurent Dumais of Quebec City was 34th Simon Lemieux of Repentigny, Que., was 39th and Gabriel Dufresne, also of Repentigny, was 41st.

In women’s action, Andi Naude of Penticton won bronze with 77.64 points.

“I am really happy about today,’’ she said. “Being able to ski in the three rounds from qualification to final and super final was my goal and also to stick to the process and ski my best every single run.’’

Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal was fourth, while her sisters Chloe and Maxime were 15th and 27th, respectively. Alex-Anne Gagnon of Terrebonne was 30th.

Competition continues Friday.

— all those thousands of orange and pink seats laid bare below the wide dome of sky — but also slightly magical as the sun glitters off millions of tiny ice flakes blowing across the plain.

The wind is brutal, and it pounds the entire area, including the stadium and the rooftop, where the gusts rattling through the big AC units sound like a doomed bomber plummeting out of the sky in an old war movie.

Despite the cold, organizers have done little to protect stadium visitors. Spectators will have to sit exposed for as long as five hours in the elements during the nighttime ceremonies.

There are no built-in heating systems for the seats and the corridors, and it’s too late to build a roof and too expensive to install central heat, officials say.

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• Safeway (North Shore) • Save On Foods (Sahali) • Shoppers Drug Mart (Sahali) • Shoppers Drug Mart (Valleyview) • Smith Chevrolet Cadillac • Starbucks Coffee North Kamloops • Sugar & Spice Beauty Bar • Summit Gourmet Meats • Sun Life Financial - David DeMarchi • Surplus Herby’s • Swiss Pastries, Bakery and Café • Tenisci Piva LLP • The Big Boot Inn • The Body Shop • The Smorgasbord • Tim Hortons North Kamloops • Tips & Toes • Total Pet • Valorosa Foods (Kelowna) • Wal Mart • Wendy’s (North Shore) • Zack’s Coffees Teas & Gifts • Zak & Decker Law • Zimmer Wheaton Buick GMC

Can-Ital ladies raised over $8,000 that will go towards the Rae Fawcett Breast Health Clinic. Also a big thank you to the ladies who supported the event.

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Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have has signed defender Deklan Wynne to an Major League Soccer contract for 2018 and traded him to Colorado Rapids in exchange for US$100,000 in 2018 targeted allocation money.

The Whitecaps will also retain 20 per cent of any future transfer fees.

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The 22-year-old from New Zealand made one first team appearance, coming on as a substitute in the 2017 Canadian Championship semifinal first leg against Montreal Impact.

“We’d like to thank Deklan for his dedication to the club during his two years in Vancouver,’’ head coach Carl Robinson said in a statement.

“This move will give us additional flexibility as we continue to build our roster for the 2018 season.’’

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Mahura’s unusual path to world juniors JOHN CHIDLEY-HILL

THE CANADIAN PRESS

LONDON, Ont. — One of Josh Mahura’s top priorities after Canada’s junior team wrapped up practice on Thursday was to find a laundromat.

The Regina Pats’ defenceman was cut

from the World Junior Hockey Championship roster last Friday and returned to Saskatchewan, but was then recalled to Canada’s team base in southern Ontario on Sunday to sub in for the injured Dante Fabbro.

Zipping back and

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forth across Canada meant Mahura didn’t even get a chance to unpack, let alone do laundry.

“I got back into Regina and played that night and then after the game my head coach and GM told me they wanted me to come back up,’’ said Mahura after Canada’s 9-0 rout of the Czech Republic on Wednesday.

“Then I spoke with (Hockey Canada executives) Shawn Bullock and Joel Bouchard and they explained the situation to me and I was obviously pretty happy to come back.’’

The 19-year-old Mahura was drafted in the third round of the 2016 NHL draft by the Anaheim Ducks.

With 11 goals and 18 assists in 28 games this season for the Western Hockey League’s Pats, Anaheim was attracted to his ability with the puck.

But his team-best plus-15 rating in that span shows how capable he is defensively.

His well-rounded skillset is what earned him an invite to Canada’s selection camp, but defence is the hardest position

to crack on Canada’s junior team.

Fabbro, Jake Bean and Cale Klague returned from last year’s silver-medal squad and the Montreal Canadiens loaned Victor Mete out for the tournament.

But Fabbro’s ongoing issues with a lower-body contusion has kept him out of the lineup and opened the door for Mahura.

“Who knows what can happen? We need to prepare for everything,’’ said head coach Dominique Ducharme.

“We said it before, Josh is a great kid, a great player. We had a lot of depth at camp on defence. It’s good to have him back with us, we’ll have to see what happens in the next few days.’’

Fabbro played in an exhibition against Denmark

last Friday but left the 5-2 win early as a precautionary measure. Ducharme says Fabbro is day-to-day but hasn’t skated this week. Canada faces Switzerland in Hamilton on Friday in another exhibition before beginning the world championship tournament on Dec. 26 against Finland in Buffalo.

“With everything that’s going on, I’m not focusing on what’s going on on the outside,’’ said Mahura.

“Just taking it day by day and having fun with it. It’s a great experience to be a part of so far.’’

Fabbro, also 19, was drafted in the first round of the 2016 NHL draft by the Nashville Predators and has eight goals and 12 assists in 18 games for Boston University this season.

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Denice Evelyn Marr Denice Evelyn Marr left for her Heavenly home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 8, 2017 at the North Shore Hospice in North Vancouver, BC at the age of 51 years.

August 22, 1983 – August 1, 2009

Denice will be lovingly remembered by her parents Harry and Julia, siblings Frances (Hugh Forster), Lester (Esther), Bernice (Michael) Hills, nieces Sarah and Rachel, as well as aunt Evelyn (Randy) Enns, aunt Pamela and numerous cousins. She leaves a lifetime of fun and loving memories for her family, friends, teaching colleagues and students who will cherish the time they spent with her.

A tribute to Denice will be made at her Celebration of LIfe on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Kamloops Alliance Church from 11:00 am 12:00 pm. Light refreshments will follow.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the BC Cancer Foundation for ovarian cancer at: donate.bccancerfoundation.com/goto/ denicemarr.

August 6, 1952 – December 6, 2017

Pat Rozek

May 29, 1952 – December 22, 2016

Your 9th Christmas in Heaven

Twinkle Twinkle little star up in Heaven is where you are, flying high and twinkling bright our guiding star our shining light, Twinkle twinkle little star our perfect angel is what you are.

Barry passed away peacefully at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice at the age of 65 with his family at his side.

Barry is survived by his wife Wendy of 27 years, children Tim Cornish, Clark Cornish, Cory Hodson and Laura-Lee Hodson and his four grandchildren.

He will be missed dearly.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Kamloops SPCA.

In Loving Memory of Janet Norah Wallace March 1, 1937 – December 24, 2011

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David William Morris David William Morris was born on March 24, 1942 in Bellevue, Alberta and passed away peacefully in Kamloops, BC on December 14, 2017.

Dave was a devoted husband, father, papa and friend. He was a kind, generous and compassionate man who was always willing to lend a helping hand. He spent his time doing things he enjoyed, being with people he loved and touched many lives during his time with us.

Dave leaves a legacy of amazing memories for his family and friends and will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him.

You silently left us Christmas Eve Six long years, yet we still grieve The memories we all share with a tear Oh how we wish you could still be here.

Noreen, Nadine, Kevin, Paul, David and families.

A celebration of life will be held in the New Year.

Mum, Dad, Kyle, Char Lil’ Jesse your family and friends

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Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near.

Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Barry had a passion for trucks, vintage vehicles and Harleys.

Forever loved

Please send all correspondence and communications to denmarrcelebration@gmail.com

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Denice was born on January 18, 1966, the youngest of Harry and Julia Marr in Kamloops, BC. She graduated from Kamloops Senior Secondary and then, from the University of BC with a B.Sc. and B.Ed. Denice taught at Barriere Secondary and North Kamloops Secondary before returning to teach in her own high school, SKSS. Since childhood, Denice attended the Kamloops Alliance Church which remained an integral and active part of her life. Her love for the Lord was highly evident in the way she lived. She was very creative as shown in her love for teaching, church activities, music and crafts. Her generosity and kindness shone in all she did for those around her. Denice’s passion for the outdoors included travelling the world, skiing, biking, camping and kayaking on the lakes around her hometown.

The Wallace, Robertson, Hewitt, Craig, Leigh, Ward and Box families

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A special thank you to all the nurses and staff on 5 North at RIH for your caring support and strength.

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In celebration of Dave, an open house will be held in the summer of 2018.

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1975 Cat Loader, good condition. $30,000/obo. 250-5733165 or 250-371-7495.

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Kubota AV2500 Generator. $585. 250-374-1988 MISC4Sale: Oak Table Chairs-$400, 1-Standard 8ft truck canopy $300. Call 250851-1115 after 6pm or leave msg.

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We offer a range of benefits including RRSP contribution and a maternity EI top-up for staff members.

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Mobile Homes & Parks

Shared Accommodation North Shore $400 per/mo includes utilities. np/ns. 250554-6877 / 250-377-1020.

Suites, Lower

Proto Torque Multipliers Model J6212 1200 ft lbs $800obo, Model J6232 3200ft lbs $2000obo (250) 573-4217

2bdrm daylight. N/S, N/P, No Noise. w/d, util incl $1200/mo+DD. 250-314-0060

Real Estate

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Houses For Sale

2bdrms. $1000/mo heat, hotwater incl, n/s/p 1300 Tranquille Rd. 250-371-4801.

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Rentals

Tools

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Career Opportunities

Real Estate

Christine is Buying Vintage Jewellery, Gold, Silver, Coins, Sterling, China, Estates, etc.

1-778-281-0030 Housecalls.

Brand New in box Blanco Diamond 210 Brown granite double kitchen sink retail to $900 asking $350 (250) 571-4971

1 Computer desk. $50. 1 cloth rocking chair. $150. 1 glass top side table. $50. 250-5795696.

Must Sell LazyBoy $199 (250) 320-6308

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Merchandise for Sale

Help Wanted

3rd Generation Coin Collector Looking to Buy Coins, Collections, Silver,Gold coins, Bills+ Call Chad 250-863-3082 Little bag of old gold, broken gold,scrap gold, broken gold, unwanted gold. 250-864-3521

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF S.D. NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS School District No. 83 (North OkanaganShuswap) requires School Bus Drivers to work in All Areas. The work involves the operation of school buses used to transport students within the district and on field trips.

Applicants will have a demonstrated safe driving history as presented by a Driver’s Abstract from the Motor Vehicle Branch.

Practical working knowledge of school bus maintenance and repair requirements, along with the ability to deal in a friendly, courteous and effective manner with a variety of passenger situations is required. Drivers must also possess a good knowledge of the North Okanagan-Shuswap Area.

The successful applicant will have a valid B.C. Class 2 Driver’s license with an air brake endorsement. Work experience in the operations of passenger buses an asset.

The rate of pay is $25.49 per hour.

Interested individuals are invited to submit their resume with full supporting documents (proof of qualifications must accompany application), including three professional references and send to apply@sd83.bc.ca.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Mobile Homes & Parks

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945 W Columbia Street Kamloops

Duplex / 4 Plex 2bdrm 2bth upper duplex Lafarge $750, ac, n/p, n/s mature couple pref Avail Jan 1st. 250573-2529.

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

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

Auto Accessories/Parts 4-Eagle GTII P275/45R20 M&S $400. 2-275/40ZR17 BF Goodrich M&S $275. 2-Goodyear Eagle 245/50VR16 M&S $200. 2-P215/60R16 M&S Pacemark $200.

2P225/60R16 All Season Motomaster $175. Call 250-3198784.

4-P265/70R17 Goodyear All Seasons. $400/obo. 250-8193848.

RUN TILL

RENTED CLASSIFIEDS 250-374-7467

Rooms for Rent Furn room close to Downtown all amenities, for working person w/own transportation avail now $550 mo 250-377-3158

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Transportation

Transportation

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

Recreational/Sale

Sport Utility Vehicle

1998 Chrysler Intrepid, auto, good cond. Winters on rims, remote, air. $1,800. 376-8628.

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

2011 Lincoln Navigator like new. 106,000kms.

White, black leather interior, 3rd seat. 4X4, Navigation, sunroof. $28,800.

250-319-8784

1999 AUDI A6 All Wheel Drive Well maintained $5000obo 250-819-2532 2017 Coleman Travel Trailer 2 slides, A/C, Rear kitchen, front bedroom. $29,995.00. 250-320-7446

Trucks & Vans 1994 F150 Lariat 5L 5spd 4wd ext cab Flat deck $2500obo 250-376-7129/250-319-0046

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

Run until sold

2004 Chrysler Sebring. Auto, fully loaded, well maintained. $2,850. 250-578-7888.

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)

2013 Chev Impala, 2nd owner, auto, winter tires 86,000kms $12,000obo (250) 376-0125 Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $5,500.00/obo 250-554-0580

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

Good condition. $9,900.

250-374-1988

Call: 250-371-4949

*Some conditions & restrictions apply.

Private party only (no businesses).

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Cars - Sports & Imports

Utility Trailers .

Sport Utility Vehicle

Heavy Duty Trailer 5’8” inside 14’ long. 2x8 stud axles, elec brakes, ramps. $3000/obo.

250-577-3120.

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

242,000km no drips. Show car quality.

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

Motorcycles 2003 Harley Davidson 100th Ann. Edition Fat Boy CID 95 Stage 3 exc cond 17,000km $13,000/obo. (250) 318-2030

14ft aluminum boat w/trailer and new 9.9HP Merc O/B w/asst equip $4000.

(250) 523-6251 1985 Dodge Ram Charger.

Very good condition. $5,000/OBO 250-579-5551 2006 Equinox. 168,000kms.

Auto, 6cyl.

Good cond. $5,500/obo. 250-554-2788.

Recreational/Sale 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $16,900. 236-421-2251

Motorcycles

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

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ABERDEEN Rte 508 – 700-810 Hugh Allan Dr. – 40 p.

Rte 331 – 984-987 9th Ave, 1125 10th Ave, 901-981 Douglas St, 902-999 Munro St, 806-990 Pleasant St. – 38 p.

Rte 404 – Chapperon Dr, 108-395 Greenstone Dr, Pyramid Crt. – 58 p.

Rte 509 – 459-551 Laurier Dr, Shaughnessy Hill. – 45 p.

Rte 335 – 1175-1460 6th Ave, 1165-1185 7th Ave, Cowan St, 550-792 Munro St. – 59 p.

Rte 408 – Monashee Crt & Pl. – 37 p.

Rte 510 – 372-586 Aberdeen Dr, 402-455 Laurier Dr. 53 p.

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BATCHELOR/ NORTH SHORE Rte 183 – 2003-2085 Grasslands Blvd, 2003-2056 Saddleback Dr. - 58 p.

Rte 339 – 916-1095 Fraser St, 1265-1401 9th Ave. – 30 p.

Rte 373 – Clark St. 24-60 W. Columbia St. – 20 p.

Rte 406 – 108-492 McGill Rd. – 59 p.

Rte 410 – 56-203 Arrowstone Dr, Silverthrone Cres. – 44 p.

Rte 411 – 206-384 Arrowstone Dr, Eagle Pl, Gibraltar Crt & Wynd. – 49 p.

Rte 412 – Thor Dr. – 36 p.

DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 748 – Crawford Crt, Crawford Pl, 387-495 Todd Rd. – 38 p.

Rte 380 – 610-780 Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 61 p.

RAYLEIGH Rte 830 – Chetwynd Dr, Stevens Dr. – 58 p.

Rte 759 – Beverly Pl, 67247250 Furrer Rd, McIver Pl, Pat Rd, Stockton Rd. – 40 p.

Rte 381 – 20-128 Centre Ave, Hemlock St, 605-800 Lombard St. – 41p.

Rte 833 – 4102-4194 Cameron Rd, 3990-4152 Davie Rd. – 44 p.

Rte 382 – 114-150 Fernie Pl, Fernie Rd, 860-895 Lombard St. – 31 p.

Rte 834 – Armour Pl, 4205-4435 Spurraway Rd. – 34 p.

Rte 387 – McBeth Pl. – 23 p.

Rte 835 – Mattoch-McKeaque, Sabiston Crt & Rd. – 30 p.

Rte 761 – 6022-6686 Furrer Rd, Houston Pl, Parlow Rd, Pearse Pl, Urban Rd. – 57 p.

DOWNTOWN Rte 311 - 423-676 1st Ave, 440533 2nd Ave, 107-237 Battle St. 135-173 St Paul St. – 31 p.

Rte 313 – 430-566 4th Ave, 520-577 5th Ave, 435-559 Battle St, 506 Columbia St, 406-576 Nicola St, 418-478 St Paul St. – 42 p.

Rte 319 – 545 6th Ave, 604690 Columbia St (even side), 604-692 Nicola St. – 15 p.

Rte 323 – 755-783 6th Ave, 763884 7th Ave, 744-878 8th Ave, 603-783 Columbia St (odd Side), 605-793 Dominion St. – 48 p.

Rte 325 – 764-825 9th Ave, 805979 Columbia St (odd), 804-987 Dominion St, 805-986 Pine St. – 65 p.

Rte 388 – 455, 460 & 580 Dalgleish Dr. – 46 p.

Rte 389 – 390 Centre Ave, 242416 W. Columbia St (even side), Bluff Pl, Dufferin Terr, Garden Terr, Grandeview Terr. – 67 p.

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

LOGAN LAKE Rte 910 – 308-397 Basalt Dr, 202-217 Basalt Pl, 132-197 Jasper Dr, Jasper Pl. – 68 p.

LOWER SAHALI Rte 402 – 14-94 Bestwick Dr, Mahood Pl. – 31 p.

Rte 403 – 405-482 Greenstone Dr, Tod Cres. – 29 p.

SAHALI Rte 470 – Farnham Wynd, 102298 Waddington Dr. – 63 p.

VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER Rte 605 – 1770-1919 Glenwood Dr, Knollwood Dr, Vicars Rd. – 61 p.

Rte 620 – MacAdam Rd, McKay Pl, Pyper Way, 25302580 Valleyview Dr. – 69 p.

Rte 652 – Coldwater Crt, 16162212 Coldwater Dr, 1921-1999 Skeena Dr (odd side). – 58 p.

Rte 657 – 1913, 1918-2195 Skeena Dr, Skeena Pl, Iskut Pl. – 49 p.

WESTSYDE Rte 226 – 3330-3345 Bank Rd, McCurrach Pl, McCurrach Rd. – 48 p.

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From left, clockwise: KTW editor Christopher Foulds gets in the spirit with reporters Marty Hastings, Tim Petruk, Andrea Klassen, photographer Dave Eagles, associate editor Dale Bass and reporters Jessica Wallace and Sean Brady.

A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS

Once again, KTW’s newsroom offers a personal take on the holidays.

Read who we would give gifts to on B3 and find our New Year’s resolutions in next Friday’s Arts section.

B2 FRIDAY, December 22, 2017

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Correction Notice In the ad beginning December 26, 2017, the two Gift with Purchase offers on page 2 were printed with incorrect valid dates. The correct valid dates are 12/26 – 12/28/17. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Newly Opened HAIR SALON Karen invites you to her newly opened salon!

Karen has successfully owned and operated various hair salons and schools throughout British Columbia. She has continuously upgraded her skills through hair shows, training, and conventions, to provide her clients with the latest fashions and trends.

Karen is excited to be starting this new venture with her partner, Bill, and aims to make Soft Touch Hair Design a place where people can come to revitalize themselves at an affordable price.

“After being in the business for 45 years, my passion still burns bright. “I love what I do and I love working with people.”

KAREN Owner/Operator

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As part of our continued series of Christmas drawings throughout the paper, Andon Smith sent in this picture of Rudolph’s bright red nose helping to guide Santa’s sleigh to Kamloops on Christmas Eve.

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Q: If you could give anyone a gift, what would KTW’s newsroom staff shares it be, for whom and why? their answers with you

Marty Hastings:

Several years ago, KTW sales guru Don Levasseur had special hair — more volume than an ACDC concert.

He became known as Donnie Volume.

Well, the decibel level has dropped in recent years, the poofy life extracted from a once-proud pompadour.

If I could give anyone a gift, I would hand Donnie Volume the world’s best hair mousse. The present would restore a hop in his step and perhaps lead to a few more ad sales.

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Andrea Klassen:

Let’s be real: 2017 was a bummer year a lot of the time, domestically and abroad.

If there’s one gift I’d like to give us in 2018, it’s a day where the news cycle isn’t filled with trauma, death, injustice, threats of nuclear war and Trump tweets.

It may mean my colleagues in the media have to spend a day writing about people holding bake sales and giving hugs to kittens, but I think we could all use the psychic break.

Sean Brady:

If I could give anyone a gift, I’d turn my parents into world travellers and send them off wherever they wanted — likely Ireland to

explore some family history and Mexico to relive some past adventures.

Jessica Wallace:

I would gift bicycles to all Kamloops residents. The city has historically been a car town, but I am excited about a new multipurpose pathway connecting Sahali and downtown.

It’s a step in the right direction to encourage alternative transportation and healthy living.

Naysayers have criticized the price tag. Bah Humbug!

It will be enjoyed for years to come by TRU students, young families, commuters and all those people who are frankly just tired of driving.

Bikes for all!

Christopher Foulds:

If I could hand one gift to anybody, I would give various presents to myriad politicians who otherwise deserve a lump of coal.

I would gift Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with the ability to follow up on massive campaign promises, such as electoral reform, rather than break such vows once elected.

I would also gift Trudeau my Air Miles points so he can visit obscenely wealthy friends on something other than the taxpayers’ dime.

I would gift the entire B.C. Liberal caucus with the ability to stand before the electorate and admit that stealing the B.C. NDP’s platform and using it in the desperate throne speech back in the spring was simply a crass, cringeworthy ploy to hang on to power at any cost.

I would gift city councils across the land with a dose of common sense on the marijuana legalization issue, whereby they would realize the coming sale of pot in public and/or private stores is not akin to Armageddon and will not send municipal budgets into the flaming red depths of fiscal hell.

I would gift the B.C. New Democratic Party with the ability to think twice before tweeting nonsense such as was posted this

Our annual holiday feature series, A Few of Our Favourite Things, will conclude on Friday, Dec. 29. KTW newsroom staff will weigh in on New Year’s resolutions heading into 2018. Merry Christmas! week, a party tweet claiming the “B.C. Liberals ignored the overdose crisis until it was too late.”

I would also deliver to the NDP a plate overflowing with good taste, since the New Democrats seem to have exhausted their supply.

Dave Eagles:

This might sound cornball, but I’d have to say I would choose

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That’s all I’m saying about that.

Tim Petruk:

If I could give any gift to anyone, I would get my entire family and some friends together for Christmas at an all-inclusive somewhere hot.

My son has never been able to spend Christmas with my parents,

who live in Edmonton. He would love it and so would they.

Also, no cooking, no dishes, no hosting obligations and all the food and merriment you could ask for.

I’ve celebrated each of my 34 Christmases to this point in cold weather and would be fine passing up the postcard snowscape in favour of palm trees, golf clubs and umbrella drinks.

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This is easy.

I’d buy a whole lot of Thank You For Being A Friend coffee mugs and give them to all the people — many of whom I’ve never met — who sent emails, phoned or dropped off cards with such warm and touching wishes during the months I was off dealing with cancer.

There were people I don’t know who offered to drive me to the Kelowna clinic and cook meals — so many wonderful and truly touching moments.

So this is a super-great way to say thank you to them all.

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The Laughing Stock Theatre Society’s annual panto returns from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Eve. This year’s production, The Little Mermaid A Panto Under the Sea, tells the story of the young mermaid princess Ariel, who longs to leave the ocean and her fins behind to live in the human world.

Pantos are interactive performances geared at families.

The Little Mermaid is at Sagebrush Theatre for matinee and evening showings.

It is produced and directed by Vance Schneider, with Carlo Sia as assistant director and Jennelle Young as stage manager.

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year in which Laughing Stock has produced a holiday panto.

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Music will be provided by Aaron James MacInnis, head brewer at Iron Road Brewing and a Capilano College jazz program graduate.

Common Initiatives will provide a bar for those 19 and older.

Admission is free.

Vendors include Factotum CO, Iron Road Brewing, Kapture Photography, Leon John’s Deli and Supply Co., Jun by Naomi, Monica McGarry, NakedGypsy Designs, Red Collar Brewing and Zachary Abnet.

Deeds Well Done runs through Dec. 31 Mr. Mike’s is once again showcasing the people who make their communities a better place through the Deeds Well Done program.

The fifth annual Deeds Well Done will run until Dec. 31, during which time guests can nominate a registered charity in their community.

One registered charity from each Mr. Mike’s community — including Kamloops — will receive $500 from the franchise, resulting in more than $18,000 being donated to charities throughout Canada.

Deeds Well Done was launched in 2013.

Last year, $16,000 was donated to local charities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with 253 nominations collected from 32 communities.

Since launching in 2013, Mr. Mike’s has donated more than $40,000 to local charities through the program.

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Keep your cameras ready on the left side!”

A minute later, we see a fish come flying out of the boat and splash into the ocean.

Seconds later, the eagle swoops down and grabs it in its talons, soaring off quickly to devour its treat.

Just a few minutes out on our two-hour tour northeast, down a narrow inlet toward the North Atlantic Ocean and we’ve already seen our first bird.

While bird and wildlife watchers always seem to enjoy seeing bald eagles, on this trip we aren’t here to see just eagles.

Venturing out with Donelda’s Puffin Tours, we hope to see Atlantic puffins. These comical-looking birds — sometimes referred to as “sea-parrots” — nest and live on a small group of islands named, appropriately enough, the Bird Islands, off the coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

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A pair of puffins (above) stand guard outside their rocky nest. A cormorant dries its wings on a rock while a great black-backed gull watches.

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south of Maine due to rising temperatures affecting the fish which is their main food source. For now though, the puffins off the Atlantic coast of Canada are safe.

While making our way to the islands, our tour guide — a former lobster fisher with her husband John, the boat’s captain — gives us a brief history of the area and tells us what it was like working in the lobster trade.

The small port in Englishtown where we put out traces its roots back to 1597.

As we cruise down the inlet on the Highland Lass enjoying the sea breeze and the dark green forested shores on either side,

we spot a double crested cormorant zipping by, flying just a few feet above the water’s surface.

A few minutes later, another pair float by, bobbing on the waves, quite unconcerned about the boat chugging past in the opposite direction.

In 45 minutes, we see the islands at the mouth of the inlet so we start scanning the water for puffins and other seabirds.

As we get close, we spot dozens of cormorants on the rocks surrounding the large islands, many of them spreading their wings out to dry as all cormorants must do.

There are also a few great black-headed gulls among them — the main predator of puffin eggs and chicks in this part of the world.

As we cruise slowly toward the island which is home to the puffins, we encounter several razorbills, often referred as the “Cape Breton penguins” due to their physical resemblance to those other aquatic birds.

Then — we see one!

A puffin floats on the ocean between the boat and the shore, bobbing placidly on the water, calmly grooming its wing and tail feathers.

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their nest cavities that are dug into the cliffsides.On these tours, it’s not always about the birds.

Occasionally you can spot a whale, although we don’t see any during our tour.

However, we do see several seals basking on rocks and swimming around in the waters surrounding the islands.

As we round the last island and turn our bow back to start the journey home, we spot several black guillemots, another species of sea-going bird.

We cruise past the islands’ other side and spy several more puffins both on the shore and in the water.

Then before long, we’re past the islands and heading home for good. We haven’t seen the last birds, however.

About halfway home, along the southeast shore of the inlet right by a waterfall, sits a bald eagle on a rock, basking in the sunlight.

While it probably isn’t the same eagle we began our tour with, it seems fitting to be closing out the adventure accompanied by another avian guide for our journey along the inlet.

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Christmas: a time to enhance the credible king

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y host opined during my visit to India quite a few years ago, “Our country needs a credible monarch.”

He was referring to a neighbouring nation in the Middle East where he had been moiling and toiling for several years.

“Would you explain?” I pumped him.

“The country is divided into royalty and citizenry. The royal family has no contact with citizens outside the palace gates, he said.

“The fear, the fetters and the fret of their citizenry are unimaginable.

“Citizens, when permitted, visit neighbouring countries for a taste of freedom. They go to visit restaurants, party, buy things, wear decent clothes.”

Seeing an illustration develop, I egged him on:“How does the royal family live?”

He replied: “The citizens have never seen what happens in the royal city.

“We know that their sheik is one of the 10 richest men in the world. The king’s private city is

built on a magnifilates limits from his cent man-made lake omnipotent throne. where he docks his What this world multi-million dollar needs today, howyacht. ever, is more than a “Citizens gawk as caring king. It needs the royal family takes a credible monarch. royal jets on day trips If the king who to shop in Europe. If cares must become only the king knew credible among the how his citizens live. people for whom he NARYAN . .” cares, he must know MITRA “What would it and feel what the You Gotta Have take for the king to people experience.

FAITH be credible? I asked.

How would he “That’s easy. The know and feel, king must know what unless he becomes happens outside the palace. But one of them? knowing isn’t enough. He must That is the question King Jesus also feel what his citizens feel. answers. He cares for what hap“But the king’s credibility also pens outside the palace gates. depends on whether the people But he went beyond care. He know the king knows and feels cared so much he didn’t grasp what they experience,” I counon to his splendorous royalty. He tered. became man.

What a swell guy for a host. He Jesus made the impossible had unveiled a superb illustrapossible. He gave up the priortion for a Christmas message. ity, prerogatives and privileges of In the Old Testament, an ideal Godhood, made himself nothing king reigning in glory took pity and submitted to the full range of on the weak and delivered the our experiences. needy (Psalms 72:13).

He took on a human nature Certainly, a compassionate, in his external appearance and benevolent king is better than internal existence. God didn’t a hardened autocrat who legisbecome a ghost on earth, He

became flesh (John 1:14).

He didn’t take on the virtual reality of humanness, He became flesh. Identifiable as a human being, He was thirsty, hungry, wept and died. Indeed, His becoming human was so complete that people took Him to be a human only.

God’s strategy for a credible monarchy was drastic and complete. Jesus was made like his ‘brothers’ in every way (Hebrews 2:17). He was tested in every way (Heb. 4:15).

Therefore, he is able to empathize with our experiences and sympathize with our weaknesses. No longer can humans excuse the king for overlooking His subjects, accuse the king of absenteeism, or abuse the king for apathy.

He knows and feels what His subjects experience.

There is a problem, however.

People still think that the king has no idea of the real world of his subjects.

King Jesus still lacks credibility in the eyes of many people simply because they have not heard about him with their ears of faith.

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and gods who are at worst, cold, or, at best, distant.

God became flesh. The king became a citizen. The sheikh became a serf.

The credibility of the king depends on people’s knowledge of what He has done.

Those in the know — believers — become the variable in enhancing the credible monarchy of King Jesus.

This Christmas, think of your entire life as an investment in making the credibility of the king known around your neighbourhood and the world.

The credible monarchy of the Lord Jesus is staked on your spiritual life, so be godly.

The credible monarchy of the Lord Jesus must get known, so participate in communicating Christ this Christmas. After all, Jesus is the only credible monarch.

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A Cowboy and Christmas “Well, another Christmas is rollin’ round,” thought Ed — and here he was saddlin’ his horse on Christmas Eve. If the cows just came home like they’re supposed to, he’d be spendin’ the day sittin’ in front of the fire. Lucky that trucker had called him about seein’ the cows in Lac du Bois before the snow got even worse.

He loaded up his horse, threw some hay bales in the back of the truck and headed out. As he rode through the whirlin’ snow, he was thinkin’ back over the years.

He had learned the hard way that it might be easier chasin’ cows in a snow storm than findin’ the right gift for his wife. Why, one year he spent days tryin’ to find her some new fryin’ pans.

Then he found out right before Christmas that you don’t take what the little lady says to heart. If she says fryin’ pans, she means somethin’ else that‘s pretty — like earrings. And after Christmas we still had to go buy those fryin’ pans.

His wife was probably checkin’ her email or Facebook.

He didn’t understand what she was doing half the time. A while back, she had trouble with her hard drive. As far as Ed was concerned, a hard drive was gettin’ cows home in the winter.

He finally found some tracks headin’ into Hangin’ Valley.

Not 20 minutes later he saw them. Huddled up together were two old mama cows, each with a scrawny calf. Where they had hid on the last gather was a mystery. He chased them to the corral, where he had left the truck and trailer.

They were eatin’ that hay before he could get the gate closed.

One of the other hands could pick up those cows tomorrow. He was headin’ home.

— Linda Robson Kamloops

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Christmas Morning Coming Down She sits on the sidewalk early Christmas morn The streets hailing the birthday Of the Christ child who was born She has seen many a Christmas day go by This is her first without a home And though she is sad she does not cry She picks up papers strewn on the deserted street Imagining them as presents A Christmas angel drops at her feet She sips an ice-cold coffee, that she found yesterday She imagines it is eggnog And though it’s not, that’s okay She doesn’t mind too much that she doesn’t have a tree For in a twinkling she can imagine The way it used to be She has no family and home is this lonely town And though she wishes it was different It’s just another Christmas morning coming down

— Eileen Beaton Kamloops

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Today, this Toyland Santa stands safe and sound in an antique shop in Hamlin, Penn.

It had been positioned in the Silvers Savemore Toyland store in Jersey City, N.J., when reader Mike Trainor was a kid in the 1960s.

have always had fond memories of growing up in Jersey City, N.J., and, to this very day, I hold those memories dear to my heart, especially those of when I was a kid in the 60s.

My family and I lived on Hancock Avenue between Griffith and Hutton streets for a few years. Though our family did not have much at the time, as a kid, I had it all.

What I mean by having it all is that I have a great family and lived only a block or two from #8 school, so that was a big plus. Having a cool five-speed Stingray bicycle with a 42-inch sissy bar, a short ride

would get me to any one of the best parks around.

There was Pershing Field, Riverview Park (Bowers Street Park), Washington Park (North Street Park), and Leonard Gordon Park (Mosquito Park).

But one of the best places to go and have a great time was Central Avenue, which was a way of life for me as a kid.

Up early in the morning on a Saturday with a stick-ball bat and piece of gum in hand would get a kid like me rich back then (give or take a dollar or so).

I would hit every sidewalk grate from one end of Central Avenue to the other. At the bot-

tom of those grates was loose change (somehow fallen from the pockets of the shoppers). A piece of gum stuck to the end of my stick-ball bat would haul up pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and, if I was really lucky, a half-dollar. Yes, life was good on Central Avenue.

At the time, we had all the good stores: Tom McAnn, where mom would take us for our sneakers and shoes, and F.W. Woolworth, where I bought my first Beatles record.

There was Myers Ice Cream Parlor. I can still smell the distinctive, pleasant aroma that came from the store and taste the Italian ices they sold.

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brings back Christmas magic of years gone by Let us not forget Texas Hot Wieners, where there was a cat that sat in the window.

But the best store of all was Silvers Savemore Toyland, which for me was another world. I spent more time in that store as a kid than you could imagine. There wasn’t a Saturday or Sunday I wasn’t in that store and, to boot, a stop or two after school.

I was always buying baseball cards — not to save or trade, but for the gum and for my bike. The fastest way to make your bike sound cool back in the day was with a clothespin and a baseball card.

Sometimes I would buy a bag of balloons and tie them to the forks for that really cool flutter sound. And, of course, you always had to buy another pink Spalding ball to add to your collection for the big stick-ball game.

The summers in Jersey City were great and always seemed to last forever.

But then came winter and with it the best holiday of all — Christmas.

Christmastime on Central Avenue was the place to be and, thinking back, there was something magical about it.

From one end of the avenue to the other, every pole, street lamp and store was decorated with wreaths, garland and lights. The smell of Christmas trees sold on the corners and the crowded snow-covered sidewalks full of Christmas shoppers buying gifts for loved ones

added to the Christmas spirit.

And, yes, there was Silvers Savemore Toyland.

At Christmastime, the windows of the Toyland became a wonderland and glimmered with silver and gold. The windows sparkled with trains, bicycles, roller skates and every toy you could imagine.

But there in the Toyland window, for me, stood a big part of the Christmas magic — Santa.

Each Christmas you would find me at one time or another gazing through the glass, watching the mechanical Santa as he waved to everyone from inside the window.

It has been many years since I last saw this jolly old soul and I really never thought about what had become of him. Well, I can tell you that the miracle of Christmas and its magic is alive and well.

You see the Santa in the picture? That is a photo of the Santa from Silvers Savemore Toyland.

After posting a short story about one of my childhood Christmas memories on Facebook, a man by the name of Junior Regelsky, who grew up in Jersey City, posted that picture in a comment on my story.

He was so kind to tell the story of our beloved Toyland Santa and how he made a fascinating discovery.

Regelsky said he owns a summer home in Pennsylvania and walked into an antique shop one day — and there he stood, bigger than life, a

mechanical life-size Santa.

While inspecting the jolly old soul, Regelsky found a label inside Santa’s jacket that read “Silvers Dept Store, Jersey City, NJ.” The owner told Regelsky the story of how she acquired the famous Santa.

Apparently, our Santa was sold to a bar owner in New York City long ago and was put on display at Christmastime for years, until the antique shop owner bought St. Nick.

The antique shop owner had him cleaned and restored.

Today, our beloved Toyland Santa stands safe and sound in an antique shop in Hamlin, Penn.

The Christmas story I posted on Facebook has brought me more enjoyment than I could ever imagine, thanks to my family, friends and the kind people of Jersey City.

I hope one day to meet Junior Regelsky so I can thank him in person for restoring a cherished Christmas memory of mine and the Christmas magic that filled my heart as a kid.

It is a reminder of how, to this day, I am still fascinated by the Santa in the window.

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From left: Chace, Nya and Macie McLellan had visions of sugarplums dancing through their heads during a recent visit to Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist on the Halston Connector. The outlet is outfitted in all things Christmas as the big day approaches.

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We hope every moment of your holiday season shines with happiness.

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Wishing you a happy holiday season and all the best for 2018, from our family to yours.

December dinners Various agencies are offering dinners in December. They include: • Saturday, Dec. 23, New Life Community Kamloops’ annual Turkey and Trimmings, 181 West Victoria St. downtown, 1 p.m.

• Sunday, Dec. 24, PIT Stop regular dinner, Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St. downtown, 3:30 p.m.

• Monday, Dec. 25, JUMP Christmas dinner, 185 Tranquille Rd. on the North Shore, 1 p.m.

• Wednesday, Dec. 27, Hope for the Holidays dinner at the Odd Fellows and Rebekah Hall, 423 Tranquille Rd. on the North Shore, 2 p.m.

Christmas season fire-safety tips Each year, fires during the holiday season injure British Columbians and cause thousands of dollars in property damage.

Kamloops Fire Rescue has some basic fire safety tips for a safe holiday season:

COOKING SAFETY

A stove top fire can start in a flash. Stay in the kitchen when something is cooking on the stove or in the microwave.

Keep all combustible items a safe distance away from the stove. These include tea towels, wooden or plastic spoons and paper towels. Keep a pot lid near the stove to smother flames if a fire starts in a pot.

TREE SAFETY

Pick a tree that has fresh, green needles and keep it moist by it watering daily.

Make sure your tree is at least three feet away from fireplaces, heat vents, candles and lighting fixtures. Always replace strings of lights that are worn out, have broken cords or have loose bulb connections.

Keep your real Christmas tree fresh by watering it often. Consider a fire-resistant artificial tree as an alternative.

Always turn your tree lights off before leaving home or going to sleep. Consider using approved timers to preset the on and off times.

Keep Christmas trees, wrapping and deco-

rations away from heat sources.

Only use lights that have been tested and labelled by an approved testing laboratory (CSA, ULC, etc.).

CANDLE SAFETY AND HOLIDAY DECORATING

Use non-combustible containers for tea lights and candles. Battery-operated candles are an excellent alternative.

Place candles in a location where they can’t be knocked over or come into contact with combustible items, such as curtains.

Blow out all candles before leaving the room or going to bed. Decorate with flameretardant or non-combustible materials.

It is recommended residents have working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on every level in your home and in each sleeping area.

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Spend more time on time this Christmas season To accompany Christmas stories from our loyal readers, KTW editor Christopher Foulds has reached into the archives and retrieved this Christmas column from 2014. Its message resonates still. ach year, there is a call for all of us to spend time with people during this Christmas season.

It joins a burgeoning call for society to be less materialistic, to spend less time on buying gifts and more time on time.

While I heartily concur with that sentiment — as does my malnourished wallet — I realize the paradox in which I reside.

This very newspaper exists and provides employment to hundreds of Kamloopsians by asking our readers to perhaps buy something from our advertisers.

Three times a week, this newspaper invites you to catch up on the news of the day and, if you have time, check out

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MUSINGS those deals and visit a merchant or two.

We aren’t alone in that specific business model.

Every medium exists because of advertising.

There would be no newspaper, no radio station (save for publicly funded entities like the CBC) and no television stations if not for advertising.

However, there is room for messages to spend more time and less money during the festive season.

We must spend to keep the

economy humming along. But do we need to lose all sense of purpose during Christmas and other times of the year and surrender our “needs” side of rational thinking to the ravenous thoughts of the “wants”?

It may sound saccharine and trite, but Christmas really should be about time — time spent with your family, your friends, your co-workers.

That isn’t to say we should eliminate gift-giving.

It’s a part of Christmas, a crucial part, but it need not be the orgy of hedonistic consumerism that it has become.

A gift that takes much thought will always trump a gift obtained with all the deliberation that involves whipping out a credit card in an electronics store.

If you are of my generation, think back to Christmases of your childhood and retrieve from your memory the most memorable gifts.

Chances are the presents that dominate will be ones without

the big price tag.

I have found under the tree a bike, an Intellivision console, a watch and various other treasures.

But, to this day, when I think of Christmas, I think of the year a trio of brothers were given identical flashlights — simple, plastic flashlights.

We spent most of Christmas Day in the windowless basement of our little townhouse, using those flashlights in the inky blackness until the batteries died.

I would bet those same flashlights could be had for a buck at the local dollar store.

My mom used to love telling us of celebrating Christmas in east Vancouver during the Second World War. She was five when the war began and was 11 when it ended.

In that half-decade, she swore Christmas for the six kids in her family consisted of a Mandarin orange and a bag of marbles.

A bountiful Christmas during those war years would have included a hand-me-down doll.

I suspect mom was embellishing as we opened gifts that would have been unheard of in her youth, but the message was clear — cherish what you have because, to somebody somewhere, you are rich regardless of how little you have.

You may have spent money on the latest must-have gadget now sitting under your tree, but remember to spend more time on time spent with those around you.

Merry Christmas.

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