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Confession time — I wasn’t expecting the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund to come close to the $54,000 and change raised last year.

There were plenty of good reasons for my doubt, ranging from a belief people must be feeling exhausted from giving during the summer’s wildfires to my predilection to assume that if something can go wrong, it will.

My husband, however, showing an overabundance of optimism, declared from the get-go the Cheer Fund would surpass last year’s total.

“You’ll hit 60,” he declared.

And he has been quietly crowing at his foresight since this year’s campaign — the fourth spearheaded by KTW — will exceed $60,000 in donations.

Actually, it will be over $70,000 if the calculator hasn’t failed me in the past several weeks, making the 2017 KTW Christmas Cheer Fund the most successful since this newspaper adopted the endeavour that used to be managed by the Kamloops Daily News.

It’s thanks to that long list of people

and businesses that accompanies this article that we’ve seen such success.

(The online donation link will remain open into January for those who wish to give to the five charities the fund helps, and I’m pretty sure the front-office staff at KTW won’t turn anyone away who might want to drop off a donation in person.)

This year, I’ve missed my partnerin-Cheer-worry Cindi Hamoline.

Our former office manager/ human-resources wizard has many times during past campaigns fretted with me about how things were going — only to be energized by true cheer when things got going well. She helped us get the template in place that has led to the fund’s success.

It’s been quite an amazing campaign, with more OMG moments than can be counted.

They include everything from the Mah children, who busk during the holiday season to raise money for Cheer, to the Free Radicals, who chase pucks year-round to help the cause.

The Bay employees, led by store manager Jim Marcenko, celebrated 24 days of Christmas to help Cheer, with raffle contests each day and three

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grand prizes awarded at the end.

The staff also had Christmas Sweater Fridays that added to the $371 they donated.

The employees at the local BC Hydro office and folks at Nia Kamloops and Kam Tech Consulting also added to the total, along with Muckers Boot Covers, BNI Platinum and D&M Pattern.

Then there are all those anonymous donors and the ones who give to honour a loss in their lives.

In early 2018, we will invite representatives of the five charities the fund helps — Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Sensational Soups, Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre, Family Tree Family Centre and New Life Community Kamloops — to come up to the KTW office for the formal presentation of cheques.

Our partner in collecting, the United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo will look after that detail and be part of the annual group photo, too.

We’ll all say thank you to each other — but the biggest thank you goes to each and every one of you who helped make magnificent Cheer once again this year.

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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.

Thank you, donors!

RUNNING TOTAL: $70,776.75 • Lynn Littlejohns, in memory of Ken Littlejohns, $100 • Anonymous, $1,000 • Naomi Geczi, in memory of son David Geczi, $20 • Dr. Tracey Smillie, $100 • Taya Berkhout, $100 • Mike and Maureen Carr, $75 • Anonymous, $50 • Anonymous, $150 CONTINUES ON A6

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CITYpage Council Calendar January 9, 2018 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing Council Chambers, 7 Victoria Street West January 10, 2018 4:45 pm - Heritage Commission DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street January 15, 2018 4:45 pm - Arts Commission Corporate Boardroom, 7 Victoria Street West

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WARMEST WISHES It has been another busy year here at City Hall, where we have seen many of our goals accomplished and major projects completed. Our sincerest thanks for your co-operation and patience throughout the busy construction season.

As I look toward the new year, I am optimistic about our economy and measured growth. There is much to be thankful for as we strive to make Kamloops the best place to live, work, and play.

January 16, 2018 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting Council Chamber, 7 Victoria Street West

While we celebrate the holiday season, I hope that you are able to spend time with family and friends.

January 23, 2018 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting Council Chamber, 7 Victoria Street West

On behalf of my family, my fellow City Councillors, and City staff, I wish you a safe and joyous holiday season.

May 2018 bring you good health, compassion, and prosperity.

January 24, 2018 5:00 pm - Social Planning Council DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street

Mayor Ken Christian

Notice to Motorists

CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING

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.

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

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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• Albert McGowan Park - 2025 Summit Drive (before 9:00 pm) • Barnhartvale Yard Waste Depot - end of Eliza Road • Brocklehurst Park - 2470 Fleetwood Avenue • Cinnamon Ridge Compost Facility - 4.5 km past the Airport on Tranquille Road • Dallas Fire Station No. 6 - 5300 Dallas Drive • Juniper Park - Qu'Appelle Boulevard • Len Haughton Park - Lister Road, Heffley Creek • McArthur Island - 1665 Island Parkway, east of the Sport and Event Centre • McGill Road Yard Waste Depot - Bunker Road • Rae-Mor Park - Arab Run Road, Rayleigh • Westsyde Park - Franklin Road • Yacht Club - 1140 River Street Please ensure your tree is clean of any wires, tinsel, decorations, and plastic.

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

Consider a Career With Us Join our team of 650 employees, who work in a variety of fulfilling and challenging careers. Visit www.kamloops.ca/jobs.

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

YEAR-END UTILITY REMINDER 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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Assessment notices ready to be sent out ANDREA KLASSEN

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Property-assessment notices are headed to Kamloops mailboxes next week.

While BC Assessment isn’t indicating what residents in the Tournament Capital should expect to see, the Crown corporation has indicated detached single-family homes in some areas of the province, including the Okanagan and Fraser Valley, could see increases in value between 10 and 20 per cent. Condo owners in the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Okanagan could see increases between 10 and 30 per cent.

Once assessment numbers are in, the City of Kamloops will be able to begin calculations on this year’s mill rate, said finance director Kathy Humphrey.

A mill rate is the dol-

lar figure per $1,000 of assessed property value charged to taxpayers.

Once the city has determined its tax requirement for the year — which at this point is about 1.8 per cent higher than in 2017 — the city calculates what it must charge properties in various rate classes to balance the budget.

“The actual mill rate can go up or down depending on how property values change,” Humphrey said.

“So last year, even though there was a property-tax increase, the mill rate didn’t go up.

It was pretty flat because assessments went up a lot.”

Last year, most properties in Kamloops saw five to 10 per cent increases in assessed value, pushing the average home value in the city to about $400,000.

At the time, Juniper Ridge had the city’s

highest average values, followed by Aberdeen/ Dufferin and South Sahali.

While she hadn’t heard details of what Tuesday’s mailouts will include, Humphrey said residents who see an increase this year should look at how other properties in their area are performing before becoming concerned with a higher value.

“If your house goes up or down about the same as everyone else’s, there’s really no impact to you,” Humphrey said.

“It’s when your house differs from the rest of the community.”

Kamloops’ heavyindustrial ratepayers likely won’t see much change to their tax rate after new propertyvalue numbers from B.C. Assessment are released.

Humphrey said the city is expecting the Lafarge Canada Inc. cement plant, which

stopped producing cement at the end of 2016, to be reclassified as light industrial.

Humphrey said the change will see the property’s assessment drop by around $300,000, leaving the Domtar pulp mill and Tolko Industries largely on their own in the heavy-industrial rate class.

Last year, council permanently capped the mill rate for heavyindustry ratepayers, with the goal of bringing the rate down further in the long term through gains from utility ratepayers.

Humphrey said Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion will be one major offset source in the coming years, but added it is not clear if enough work has begun to have an effect on 2018 rates.

“I’m guessing the rate for 2018 is going to be flat,” she said.

“Obviously, they

won’t get the increase because the policy says they won’t be increased, but I suspect they won’t be coming down significantly.”

Representatives from

the city’s heavy industries, including Lafarge, have complained the city’s rate for their class is far higher than what their counterparts pay in other B.C. communities.

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Last year, almost $33,000 was raised.

The money goes to PacificSport Interior BC to support amateur athletes and coaches in Kamloops. Money also goes to the Canucks

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To volunteer, pick up an application from the Tournament Capital Centre, the ICBC Claim Centre, Volunteer Kamloops, Desert Gardens Community Centre or online at operationrednose.com.

For more information, call Klassen at 250-320-0650 or email kklassen@pacificsport. com.

A police check is also required this year for volunteers.

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Last weekend for Red Nose Operation Red Nose needs volunteers as it closes out this season of making sure revellers and their vehicles get home safely.

Co-ordinator Katie Klassen said that, as of Boxing Day, more than 1,000 rides had been given in Kamloops and about $28,000 had been collected.

There are three nights of service left — Dec. 29 through Dec. 31 — and the need is greatest for New Year’s Eve, when Klassen expects there will be plenty of calls to the Operation Red Nose number,

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

NOT: The weather, from one side of the continent to the other.

We’re not sure if the deep freeze that has gripped Kamloops and much of the rest of North America is the result of a polar vortex (when a persistent mass of Arctic air overstays its welcome, as it did in 2014 for nearly four months) or simply winter weather we had forgotten occurs.

Whatever the cause, it is really cold outside and snow is creating havoc everywhere. Vehicles were skidding off roads in the Kamloops area yesterday, while five feet of snow in three days in Erie, Pa., led to rescue missions involving firefighters shovelling their way to front doors.

Ah, spring is a mere 80 days away.

OUR

HOT: Three members of the Kamloops Blazers, who are representing Canada at the 2018 World Junior Hockey Championship in Buffalo.

Blazers’ defenceman Ondrej Vala is playing for the Czech Republic and forward Justin Sigrist is on the ice for Switzerland. Blazers’ director of hockey and media administration Tim O’Donovan is handling video coaching duties for Team Canada.

Turn to page A17 to read what O’Donovan was experiencing as Canada prepared to play the U.S. in Friday’s outdoor game at New Era Field, home of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.

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NOT: The Canada 150 outdoor hockey rink on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, which has become a multi-million-dollar boondoggle.

The rink opened on Dec. 6 with bans on figure skating and pickup hockey — and the one peewee tourney scheduled for the slab of ice was moved indoors because the of extreme cold in the nation’s capital.

At least they will always have the Rideau Canal.

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The crystal ball sees all

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t has again fallen upon my shoulders to prepare you, dear reader, for what to expect in the Kamloops and beyond as 2018 makes its grand entrance: • Within weeks of the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine being rejected by the provincial and federal governments, Kamloops council approves Coun. Donovan Cavers’ motion to spend $125,000 on a referendum to finally determine where the public stands on the controversial proposal.

It is pointed out by others that the mine proposal is, essentially, dead, that the city had no say in the matter to begin with, that its residents have even less say and that the result of any such referendum will carry with it no weight whatsoever.

Cavers counters that such facts did not stop council from voting on Ajax with 33 per cent of council chairs empty, nor did such facts stop council from spending $200,000 of taxpayer dollars to commission a study that mirrored work already done by the province.

Cavers adds that council will ask KGHM Ajax to fund the cost of the referendum.

• Facing increased heat from taxpayers over its multi-million-dollar bike path through Peterson Creek Park and its proposed multimillion-dollar winter dome over Hillside Stadium, council decides to build the dome over

CHRISTOPHER FOULDS

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MUSINGS the bike path, arguing the efficiency that results should win over critics.

Controversy ensues upon completion, however, when cyclists complain their commute along the path is being hampered by WolfPack teams holding practices.

• Attendance at the Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre continues to rise as the winter months melt into the spring, prompting city council to commission a $75,000 study to determine exactly why the numbers are increasing.

• Following the rejection of the Ajax mine in its backyard, representatives of the Aberdeen Neighbourhood Association appear before council to demand their fair share of city services.

The association notes it was stuck with the proposed mine, while pointing out Aberdeen has been shunned by the city, with no arena, no library, no pool, no tennis courts and no golf course.

Council addresses the ineq-

uity raised by the forgotten neighbourhood by relocating the Stuart Wood homeless shelter from downtown to the West Highlands Community Centre on Links Way. • Todd Stone surprises many by winning the B.C. Liberal Party leadership in early February.

During the leadership campaign, Stone said,“In this last election, we didn’t get it all right. We didn’t speak the language that resonated with enough folks in the Lower Mainland and their issues of affordability and housing, child care and transportation.”

On that note, the new Liberal leader announces he will be moving his KamloopsSouth Thompson riding to Surrey, where he will be closer to the ears of Lower Mainlanders.

• In sports news, the Canadian Hockey League announces in August that the Kamloops Blazers have been awarded the 2020 Memorial Cup. Not wishing to get lost in the headlines, the junior B Kamloops Storm announce they are relocating from Memorial Arena to the Juniper Ridge outdoor hockey box for the 2018-2019 season, citing a desire to improve on attendance capacity percentages.

Happy New Year, Kamloops.

May 2018 bring as much wackiness as 2017 provided. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @ChrisJFoulds

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YOUR OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

CITY HALL MUST CREATE DEMAND FOR DOWNTOWN Editor: While Kamloopsians continue to debate downtown parking fees, this snowbird is enjoying complimentary parking in small towns all over the U.S. These towns attract business with themes unique to their area — and lots of parking.

Like many, I boycott downtown businesses in Kamloops. I would like to enjoy their services, but the parking is too inconvenient. Walk to the kiosk, remember my licenceplate number, find the change or credit card, etc.

Why would I not go to a shopping centre or strip mall, where parking is

free, fast and convenient?

My only stops downtown are for a dentist and a lawyer — and the lawyer provides complimentary parking. If I were to select these professionals again, all things being equal, they would not be downtown.

The city should provide free parking. That would

eliminate all sorts of costs associated with the pay parking kiosks: maintenance, enforcement, cash collecting and administration.

The lost meter revenue can be recovered by increasing property taxes.

At lease renewal time, rent rates will have to cover revised taxes. Prices

may increase so, indirectly, we will pay for parking.

This puts the merchants on equal plane with shopping centre business owners.

Supply and demand will prevail. City hall must create demand for our downtown.

Steve Barnes Frederick

AFTER ALL-TIME LOW WITH AJAX, LET’S AIM HIGHER Editor: Never again will we entertain fantasies of mining within a sprawling urban neighbourhood already fitted with elementary schools and family-oriented playgrounds — not even in the Wild West of unregulated corporate greed, where unethical multinationals and ex-Soviet state-owned corporations are encouraged to mine wherever they please.

Yes, we did in fact reach this all-time low possibility, inspired in part by a federal and provincial partnership that unashamedly tampered with an already tried and true assessment process to favour mining interests.

Thank God common sense

WE DON’T NEED TO SPEND ON STUDIES

and decency prevailed. A disaster has been averted. Most importantly, the balance of power is now allowing us to challenge the neolithic maxim in this province that believes mining interests should trump health and ethical business interests. That said, let us fortify this initial victory with some of the following actions: • elect morally upright politicians who will enact (and enforce) legislation that bans mining within distances that impact established communities; • annul the current assessment process and revert to the historically credible version that predates the Cult of Harper; • having recreated an environ-

Editor: Re: The story in the Dec. 26 edition of KTW on rising attendance at the Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre and the possibility of the city spending $50,000 on a study of the facility’s mechanical system (‘Renovated Westsyde Pool popular with guests,

ment free of intimidation, let us allow enterprising entrepreneurs to flourish in a city that presupposes public health and sustainable economies consistent with the branding of Kamloops as an outdoor haven and a healthy Tournament Capital that values the health and well-being of all its citizens.

• drown out the small-minded fear-mongering of vested monopolies that would have us believe we have just lost 400 or 500 (or maybe even 800) jobs.

Such claims obscure the inevitable job losses that would have ensued from displaced and disgruntled existing employers, let alone the loss of potential

but council still deciding its fate’): Wow, here we go again with the recreation department Grinch. Staff is asking council for $50,000 to fund a study? If the mechanical system needs replacing, put that money toward the cost to fix it.

Council cannot make a decision

businesses repulsed by the spectacle of a heavily polluted city ready to implode upon maximum resource extraction or abandonment of the mine upon unfavourable commodity prices.

Kamloops finally has a chance to breathe the fresh air, to grow the economy and to experience the blessings of gradual and sustainable growth that always accompanies ethical and creative minds willing to work within a health-comes-first ethic.

And, like Ajax FC of Amsterdam fame, Kamloops can envision becoming a city of champions.

Philip Snyman Kamloops

without spending thousands of our tax dollars on studies. We pay these people wages to run the various departments of our city. We, the citizens, fought hard to keep the Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre open and the city now tells us it may close? Shame on them.

Trudy Olsson, Kamloops

TALK BACK Q&A: kamloopsthisweek.com We asked: What is your opinion of the provincial and federal governments’ decision to not issue a permit for the Ajax mine?

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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: FOULDS COLUMN: TWO YEARS IN, TRUDEAU’S FANS MUST BE FEELING CONFLICTED:

“It’s abhorrent to even hint of a pay for play in Canadian politics. Trudeau should resign.

“His party has not been in power very long, but between his unethical finance minister, Trudeau’s breach of rules with his vacation at the Aga Khan’s island, broken campaign promise regarding election reform and more, he should be gone.

“Anyone but the Regressive Preservatives should replace him.

“Sadly, that leaves only the NDP.” — posted by JP Winston

RE: STORY: TRU STUDENTS’ UNION WANTS FUNDING EQUALITY:

“The funding inequality has resulted in a culture of cheap sessional faculty and auxiliary staff to make ends meet.

“Victoria fails to recognize this and has not paid its fair share to fund TRU.” — posted by Joe Blow

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The final wave of residents is expected to move into the Maverick Manor, a new affordable housing project in Aberdeen, by New Year’s Day. In April, the pro-

vincial government gave the ASK Wellness Centre $6.5 million to buy the former Maverick Motor Inn — at 1250 West Trans Canada Highway across from Aberdeen Mall — to create 42 units for people who are homeless, at risk of being homeless or

struggling with mental-health challenges.

People began moving in on Dec. 1.

“The focus is on people who are not active in their addictions or have other behavioural issues,” ASK Wellness executive director Bob Hughes told KTW via email.

“It is a form of third-stage housing.

“We believe that the area where the Maverick is located is ideal for people who want to get to work in the service industry or in a light industrial work site.

“People can stay for up to two years to get on their feet and gain economic independence so they can move into market housing.”

Maverick Manor is the result of $10.4 million in provincial funding for two housing projects in Kamloops.

Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services received $3.9 million to build about 30 units at 975 Singh St. in Brocklehurst that will be used to provide housing for aboriginal youth and, in particular, those aging out of government care, along with elders.

Maverick Manor was expected to be completed in July, but Hughes said it was delayed for multiple reasons: the addition of cooking equipment in the suites, fire suppression work and conversion of the pool and hot tub room into a community kitchen

and common space that required extensive design and system upgrades.

“As well, I am always way too optimistic when it comes to construction/renovation,” Hughes said.

“And repurposing a building from a motel to supportive housing is a monumental task.”

The conversion also required adding heating and air conditioning systems to the suites.

Work was also done on kitchens, flooring and doors.

An outdoor community space is also in the works, complete with a deck and gazebo.

Renovations at Maverick Manor cost just under $2 million.

Beijing Restaurant continues to operate next to Maverick Manor.

Employment programs, life skills supports and linkage to community programs and resources are offered to residents.

Tenants on basic income assistance pay $425 for shelter, internet and utilities and a sliding scale will be used for those with higher incomes, with rent topping out at $600.

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Scientific mind keeps busy over the years.

Gore received the Meritorious Service Medal in 2015, an award in which the Governor General recognizes an individual for a remarkable feat that brings honour to Canada and sets an exemplary standard of achievement.

Gore created the science centre, which is today in the former Happyvale elementary building on Holt Street in Brocklehurst, almost two decades ago.

He taught in the school district for nearly 20 years and has received an honorary doctorate from TRU, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Award for Science Promotion, the Eve Savory Award from the B.C. Innovation Council, the B.C. Premier’s Community Achievement Award and an Outstanding Science Teacher of the Year Award from the B.C. Science Teachers’ Association.

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At age 80, Gordon Gore is living at The Hamlets in Westsyde, but the retired teacher and founder of the Big Little Science Centre still spends time with the kids.

“I was there [at the Big Little Science Centre] yesterday,” Gore told KTW earlier this month.

“There was a class of Bert Edwards students. I took some pictures.”

Gore shoots photography as part of his role in creating the centre’s monthly newsletter, but he also spends time behind a lens contributing to KTW and creating photo books, which he sells.

He has a book shelf with about a dozen of his photo compilations.

The Comical Critters series features photographs of animals shot in their natural habitats, complete with witty captions.

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“Every year for three years,” Gore said. “April 3 or April 4.”

Asked why Gore still volunteers his time to the Big Little Science Centre, he replied: “It’s my baby.”

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Welcome to KTW’s monthly Volunteers Page, where we salute those who give of themselves. Each month, we will profile volunteers who go above and beyond in helping out in the community. If you would like to volunteer, or if you need to find volunteers, contact Volunteer Kamloops by phone at 250-372-8313, online at volunteerkamloops. org or in person at the agency’s office, which is at the corner of Seymour Street and Seventh Avenue downtown.

Tara Holmes (left) and Chris Laroche — who happen to be husband and wife — are being recognized as this month’s volunteers of the month.

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KTW’s Holmes gives Laroche to donate 100 hours time to community to volunteering for Timeraiser For the second year in a row, Tara Holmes has been staying up late — very late — to make sure partiers get home safely.

And she has a rare episode of procrastination to blame for it.

Holmes, marketing and promotions co-ordinator at Kamloops This Week, is a well-known person throughout the city and can be found emceeing many events.

She’s also been involved with the Timeraiser event that sees people bid volunteer hours instead of cash to receive original art.

Two years ago, it was suddenly December and Holmes had plenty of hours to put in to get the work she had bid on.

“So I thought what’s the best way to bang off a lot of hours? Red Nose. I did eight hours just like that — and I was hooked.”

Holmes is quick to acknowledge she’s not a late-night person, but there’s something about the

energy that propels all Red Nose volunteers who give up their normal sleeping hours to drive revellers home and ensure their vehicles follow them there.

The money raised goes to support PacificSport-Interior.

“I love to volunteer,” Holmes said. “Everybody should volunteer.

I think we have an obligation to give back to our community.”

She’s added another role to her volunteering resume, stepping into the role the late Christopher Seguin filled at the monthly Rotary family dinners, ensuring the children who attend it at NorKam secondary have fun, play games and take home little prizes. Holmes said she is receiving more than she’s giving there as she interacts with the families, many of them facing ongoing life or employment challenges.

“There’s a lot of need in this community,” Holmes said.

Chris Laroche has attended the Kamloops Timeraiser since its inception, but this was the first year a piece of art available in exchange for volunteering has come home with him.

This year, a small oil landscape caught the Alberta-born Laroche’s eye.

“It’s a landscape of a country scene,” he said. “It reminded me a lot of the area of Alberta I grew up in.”

Unlike other art sales, Timeraiser doesn’t use money.

Instead, Laroche bid 100 hours of volunteer time for his new artwork, which must be completed over the next 12 months. At least half the hours must be completed with non-profits that partner with the event.

“It would have been cheaper if I bought the piece straight up,” he quipped. “If you convert the hours to minimum wage, it would have

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been much cheaper to buy the piece, but that’s not part of it.”

For Laroche, a 100-hour commitment isn’t unusual — it’s about what he has contributed to various community and sports events around the city in past years.

And, he’ll be able to give many of his hours in short order, as a volunteer for the BC Winter Games, which he expects will take care of about a quarter of his time commitment.

Also getting his time are Kamloops Immigrant Services, People in Motion, Operation Red Nose, the Kamloops Gymnastics

Club and Boogie the Bridge.

Laroche said he’ll also be looking for other events that may come up through the year.

Laroche said volunteering helps him feel like part of the community.

“I grew up in a small town, so it was ingrained in me. My dad was a volunteer and he always said your community is what you make of it,” Laroche said.

“If you didn’t volunteer in a small town, you wouldn’t have a community, so I’ve taken that with me when I moved to Kamloops.”

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f captain Nick Chyzowski and the Kamloops Blazers overindulged at the dinner table during the Christmas break, they didn’t show it at Prospera Place on Wednesday.

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“He’s a good goalie,” Chyzowski said of Porter, the 17-year-old backstop from Bonners Ferry, Idaho. “But it was more on us. We just weren’t dirty enough around the net.”

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This time, though, the Blazers plan to accompany the rubber with a little more grease.

“If we really want to start burying goals, it’s got to be the second and third efforts around the net in the dirty

areas,” Chyzowski said.

Kamloops (16-170-2) has bounced back admirably from a franchise-worst 0-9 start to the WHL season, but still finds itself sitting outside playoff position and well back of the B.C. Division’s firstplace team, the Rockets (21-11-2-1).

Sandman Centre has been anything but a fortress for the Blazers, who are 7-10 on home ice this season.

“We have to be better here — 100 per cent,” Chyzowski said.

“Developing that identity starts with playing hard every game.”

Two players from each team are away on national duty at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Buffalo.

Kelowna will be without two of its best players on Friday in forward Dillon Dube and defenceman Cal Foote, both of whom are playing for Canada.

The Blazers will be without one of their best defenceman,

Ondrej Vala of the Czech Republic, and forward Justin Sigrist of Switzerland.

Given Sigrist has struggled to find a regular place in the Blazers’ lineup, it’s advantage Kamloops in the world juniors tradeoff — and Friday’s matchup would be a good time to steal points from the division leaders.

“These are almost like four-point games,” Chyzowski said. “We play a lot of division games coming up here.

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Elation, tinged with empathy for those who didn’t make the cut, was on the faces of the 23 players introduced last Friday as the team chosen to defend gold in Pyeongchang,

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Twenty-eight players were invited in May to try out for the 2018 edition. Based in Calgary, they’ve been training and playing a full schedule of games since August.

Defenders Halli Krzyzaniak of Neepawa, Man., and Micah Zandee-Hart of Saanichton and forward Sarah Potomak of Aldergrove were the last cuts from the team.

Potomak’s sister Amy and defender Erin Ambrose of Keswick, Ont., were released on Nov. 20.

“It’s such a hard process,” forward Marie-Philip Poulin said. “It’s bitter and sweet. We’re like a family. To see some girls leave, it’s always hard.”

Olympic women’s hockey rosters have increased from three goaltenders and 18 skaters in 2014 to three and 20 in 2018.

Head coach Laura Schuler, a forward for Canada in the 1998 Olympics, chose to go with six defenders and 14 forwards, instead of seven and 13.

“We made decisions based on wanting to make sure that we can produce offence as we go forward, absolutely,” Schuler said.

“When we made the final decisions, and we looked at what we needed to win gold, we felt these 23 people were going to be the 23 that we needed to have on the roster.”

Goaltenders Shannon Szabados of Edmonton, Genevieve Lacasse of Kingston and Ann-Renee Desbiens of Malbaie, Que., have known since May they will be going to Pyeongchang.

But they will continue to compete for coveted starts at the Winter Games, which

open on Feb. 9.

Szabados, defender Meaghan Mikkelson of St. Albert, Alta., forwards Poulin of Beauceville, Que., Haley Irwin of Thunder Bay, Rebecca Johnston of Sudbury and Meghan Agosta of Ruthven, Ont., also won gold in Vancouver in 2010.

Agosta, who will be a four-time Olympian, is the lone member of the team that won gold in 2006 in Turin, Italy.

Among the players selected to the Olympic team for the first time in their careers, forward Jill Saulnier of Halifax said she burst into tears when told she’s wear the Maple Leaf.

“It was emotional,” she said. “I haven’t been sleeping at all, just thinking about this moment.”

Saulnier, 25, wasn’t named to Canada’s world championship roster in 2017, so she arrived in Calgary knowing she had to play herself up Hockey Canada’s depth chart.

“I let that propel me forward and motivate me that much more to be here holding my jersey today,” she said.

Defender Brigette Lacquette of Mallard, Man., and Bailey Bram of St. Anne, Man., also received good news four years after they were the among the last cuts from the 2014 team.

“Having all the hard work pay off, it’s definitely very special for me,” Lacquette said.

Canada went 5-1 against the U.S. in a six-game pre-Olympic series, but lost twice to the Americans in November’s Four Nations Cup in Florida.

The Canadian women have played a regular schedule of games against male midget triple-A teams and have five remaining in January before departing for Pyeongchang.

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Tim O’Donovan was drinking it all in on Thursday afternoon at New Era Field in Western New York, gearing up to watch Team Canada practise a day in advance of its outdoor showdown against the U.S. at the World Junior Hockey Championship.

The longtime Kamloops Blazers’ employee was getting his fill of the atmosphere because, come game time, he will be hunkered down in the football stadium’s visitors’ dressing room handling video coaching duties for Canada.

It seems a prison of sorts, only footsteps away from the first outdoor game in world juniors history, but O’Donovan might just be counting his blessings.

“It’s cold,” said O’Donovan, director of hockey and media administration for the WHL’s Blazers. “It’s minus-14 without the wind chill.

“I get to be in a nice, warm, comfy spot and watch it on a TV monitor. I don’t have to worry about the cold or the elements.”

There was talk the game may be moved indoors, but tournament officials confirmed on Thursday it will go ahead

Team Canada video coach Tim O’Donovan and athletic therapist Brian Cheeseman braved freezing temperatures at New Era Field on Thursday. Team Canada was practising ahead of its outdoor game against the U.S. on Friday. Game time is noon.

outdoors as planned.

Team Canada was preparing for the frigid contest at practise at New Era on Thursday — and players were champing at the bit to play in the home of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.

“There are a lot of ‘Oohs, ahs and wows,” O’Donovan said when asked to gauge reactions of the under-20 players lucky enough to don the Maple Leaf. “It’s such a unique thing.

“You see it on TV, especially with this younger generation.

They’ve seen a lot of outdoor games. Now they get their chance to experience it.”

The U.S., which is setting up shop in Buffalo’s home dressing room, is set to wear Bills-inspired jerseys that are sure to tug on patriotic American heartstrings.

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“During the intermission, they might want to see something that happened on special teams or at a certain point, so I’ll mark it and show them,” O’Donovan said.

Canada improved to 2-0 at the tournament with a decisive 6-0 win over Slovakia on Wednesday, following its 4-2 triumph over Finland on Tuesday.

Announced crowds of 9,552 on Tuesday and 7,834 on Wednesday at KeyBank Centre have drawn criticism. Ticket prices have been under the microscope, with fans being asked to pay between $30 and $110 for Canada’s indoor round-robin games. The price of admission for the outdoor spectacle will be somewhere between $55 and $137.

New Era Field is in Orchard Park, a sub-

urb of Buffalo, where temperatures on Friday are expected to hover around -8 C, there is a 40 per cent chance of snow and winds are expected to blow at about 16 km/h. With wind chill, it will feel more like -13 C. “I haven’t heard anything about attendance numbers,” O’Donovan said.

The Canadians will be dressed for the weather.

Team Canada training staff has been in contact with NHL teams that have played in cold outdoor games. Advice was taken into account when requesting undergarments from tournament sponsor Nike.

“They’ll have a lot of stuff to keep them warm,” O’Donovan said. “They’ll have balaclavas.”

The Canadians are expected to start

goaltender Carter Hart against an American team that was 1-0 heading into a game against Slovakia on Thursday night.

Denmark was throttled 9-0 by the U.S. on Tuesday.

Canadian coaching staff was pleased with the team’s effort against Slovakia and is asking players for a similar performance against the U.S., albeit under conditions never seen before on the world juniors stage.

“Last game, we played the way we wanted to play,” O’Donovan said. “We had the puck a lot, we were playing fast, creating chances and using our speed, checking hard all the time.

“We were all over them, which was nice.

We’re slowly building momentum.”

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CANADIAN TEAM OF YEAR world stage.

Canada captured the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup title in July, the country’s first gold in the sport at any world or Olympic event, stunning the mighty Americans in the semifinals before steamrolling Italy in the final.

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Team of the Year for 2017.

“From one to 12, what an incredible group of young kids we had, who did an incredible job of representing our country,’’ said coach Roy Rana.

The team picked up 17 of 63 votes (27 per cent) in an online poll of broadcasters and sports editors from across the country.

MLS Cup champions Toronto FC and Brad Gushue’s world champion curling rink tied for second with 10 votes (16 per cent).

No one could have predicted how the young basketball team’s dramatic week would unfold, or penned a better storybook ending.

“Unexpected and unprecedented. Beating the U.S. is the cherry on top,’’ wrote Mackenzie Liddell, Yahoo Canada Sports editor.

Canada dropped

a 78-73 decision to Spain that slotted them second in Group C of the 16-country tournament, setting them on a collision course with the top-ranked Americans.

The best they would likely play for was bronze.

But the Canadians defeated France 73-67 in the quarter-finals.

Then, in what will go down as a landmark moment in Canada’s basketball history, the team upset an American squad coached by Kentucky’s John Calipari 99-87 in the semis.

“After that game we knew we were going to win,’’ said team captain Lindell Wigginton. “We felt like nobody could stop us after that.’’

The 19-year-old from Dartmouth, N.S., was right. The Italians didn’t stand a chance in the final. Canada won 79-60 to claim gold.

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TORONTO — Johnny Manziel has clearance to resume his pro football career in Canada.

The CFL announced Thursday it would approve a contract for Manziel should it be negotiated with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who hold Manziel’s rights.

In August, the former Heisman Trophy winner worked out for the Ticats, who passed on making him an offer. But Manziel’s camp activated Hamilton’s 10-day window, forcing the CFL club to make a decision on whether to sign, trade or release him.

The CFL then stepped in and extended the window for further evaluation.

The following month, Manziel met with commissioner Randy Ambrosie to discuss a resolution, which included Manziel having to fulfil certain requirements to join the league. Shortly afterwards, the CFL announced the Ticats would hold Manziel’s rights until Nov. 30 before extending it again into January to continue with its due diligence.

“As a result of this process, the commissioner has now informed Mr. Manziel and the Tiger-Cats he is prepared to approve a contract for Mr. Manziel should one be negotiated,’’ the CFL said in its statement. “The

process that led to this decision does, however, will continue.

“Mr. Manziel has been informed he must continue to meet a number of conditions in order to remain eligible. These conditions, while extensive and exacting, remain confidential.’’

Manziel’s brief NFL career was marred by off-field issues, including a domestic violence charge that was dropped.

Manziel, 25, captured the Heisman Trophy in 2012 at Texas A&M and was selected in the first round, No. 22 overall, in the 2014 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns.

But the native of Tyler, Texas, was released after just two seasons and has been out of football since.

“We appreciate the CFL office and commissioner Randy Ambrosie’s due diligence in this matter,’’ the Ticats said in a statement. “We also recognize Johnny Manziel for thus far demonstrating the attributes necessary to continue his career in our great league.”

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KARMA: A SOLE PRODUCT OF THE MIND

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arma has nothing to do with the body. The body is made of water, carbon and some trace elements, none of which are capable of independent action.

The soul, which is transcendental and therefore has nothing to do with this world, is also not subjected to karma. Karma is a product of the mind.

The mind, with its insatiable desires, binds us to this world. It engages in accepting activities favourable to sense gratification and rejecting activities that cause distress. Because of the mind’s absorption in the material energy of the Lord, referred to in the Vedas as maya, the living entity is forced to perform various activities.

A personality brought up in the association of charitable people generally performs good deeds, but may occasionally do some evil in this world. However, due to his inherent nature of goodness, he automatically reverts to good activities.

Similarly, a personality brought up in an environment of constant fighting and struggle

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has a natural propensity toward evil. He may occasionally do some good in the world, but by the nature of his mind, he reverts back to evil.

A deeper understanding of the workings of karma helps us to see both the good and the evil person as equal. Both personalities act within this world according to their past associations and activities. We all act according to our karma.

The Western perspective labels favourable fortune as good karma and unfavourable fortune as bad karma.

From a Vedic perspective, though, both are bad. If I give some money to a panhandler, then I am binding both of us to this world.

The panhandler is bound because he must return the charity and I am bound because I must receive it. When that karmic debt is not repaid in this lifetime, it must be repaid in some future lifetime.

By choosing to drive by the panhandler and not give charity, I am also incurring a karmic reaction. At some time he is going to have to drive by me. There is both action in inaction and inaction in action.

Action in inaction because choosing not to act is an action.

Inaction in action because the soul does not act in this world.

The Vedic term for karma that binds us to this world is vikarma.

There is another type of karma called karma kanda. The karma kanda section of the Vedas describes various rituals ceremonies and actions that result in enjoyment and power. The Jewish circumcision, Islamic pilgramage to Mecca, Christian baptism and eucharist are variations of karma kanda.

Prayer is also a form of karma kanda. Whether we pray for deliverance from evil, elevation to the heavenly kingdom, a raise in pay or good health, we perform karma kanda.

During the performance of these rituals, practitioners think about God and thereby undergo a purification of the mind.

The more the mind thinks of God, the purer it becomes. If we are going to act in this world for selfish gain, then it’s better to realize our successes by his grace than as just a consequence of our own hard work and education.

We remain bound to our karma and this world in so far as we act for our own personal gain. Our attachment to the fruits of our activities binds us to this world. On a gross level, we bind ourselves by working for more than we need for our sustenance.

On a subtle level, we bind ourselves by the expectation of respect, gratitude, honour, love.

There is a third type of karma, a karma for which there is no reaction. A karma, or Bhakti Kanda, is loving devotional service to God. It releases us from the cycle of karma to the extent that our love is pure.

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That is to say without any sense of personal gain or fulfilment. Rather than leaving our minds conditioned to think, “How can I enjoy?”, “What do I need?”, “What will make me happy?”, we need to reprogram our minds to think, “What will make God happy?”

“What does He need?” “How can He enjoy?”

Bhakti produces no reaction within this world because it directly counteracts the original sin of indifference to God. Bhakti turns us away from this world and towards him through loving devotional service.

Once the three functions of our minds — thinking, feeling and willing and become absorbed in serving that supreme person, the bondage that our minds have for this world will then be cut.

With that severing, the purpose of our lives becomes fulfilled and we become reunited with him.

Harold Meier is a member of the Hare Krishna community and works in the social services sector.

KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page.

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Teichi (Ted) Isobe

Leo Bruno Loranger

April 5, 1934 - December 13, 2017 Ted passed away peacefully on December 13, 2017 at Overlander Care Hospice. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 53 years Kazuyo, his two children Jamie (Jennifer) and Deane (Angela) and his three grandchildren Nicole, Cameron and Devin.

Leo Bruno Loranger left for his Heavenly Home to be with the Lord in the early morning, of Tuesday, December 26, 2017 with his loving wife Julie holding his hand at Pine Grove Care Centre in Kamloops.

Ted was born in Vernon BC, his family returned to Japan prior to the war where he spent most of his childhood before returning to BC as a teenager where he began the task of establishing himself. In 1953, he returned to Japan to bring his younger sister Cay, back with him to Kamloops. Ten years later he once again returned to Japan where he met his wife and brought her back to Kamloops as well.

Ted held several jobs before being employed by the Sakaki family at North Kamloops Motors where he held several positions until he retired from there after 39 years.

Seeing a need to serve the local Japanese community he, along with family friend Chizuko Tanaka, established Fujiya Foods which they operated for almost 20 years.

Ted was a long time member of the Kamloops Buddhist Church and the Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association and was well known for his exceptional work ethic, love of sports, sense of humour and a love of music, especially Karaoke.

He will be missed by those who knew him.

The family would like to extend our appreciation to all the family and friends who provided support during Ted’s illness and we would also like to thank the amazing staff at Ponderosa and Overlander Care facilities for the wonderful care and support that they gave him and mom.

In lieu of flowers or Koden, donations may be made to the Kamloops Buddhist Temple.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Kamloops Buddhist Temple, 361 Poplar St., Kamloops, BC on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 11:00 am Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

Leo first appeared in the world on September 10, 1929 in Cobalt, Ontario, the third of five children born to Irene and Peter Loranger.

Leo worked for the railway and in underground mining in Northern Ontario before joining the Canadian Army. In his late 20s, Leo rode the rails to Western Canada to seek his fortune. He worked in the field for many mining exploration companies across Canada before starting his own business based in Kamloops. Leo loved prospecting in the great outdoors and was a proud member of the Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG).

Leo will be lovingly remembered by his wife Julie whom he married in 1967 (brother’s widow) and with whom he recently celebrated 50 years of marriage, by his step-son/nephew Larry, brother Gerald (Dianna), daughter-in-law Wendy and granddaughters Maya and Ella.

He is predeceased by his parents, brothers Paul and Roland (Julie’s first husband) and sister Rita.

The family wishes to thank the caring staff, past and present, at Pine Grove Care Centre, Dr. Robert Baker, Dr. Eccleston and Dr. Wynne for the very best care that Leo received from them.

Prayers will be recited on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 7:00 pm in Sacred Heart Cathedral in Kamloops, BC. Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral on Thursday, January 4th at 11:00 am. Reception to follow.

Should friends desire, donations in Leo’s memory can be made to St. Ann’s Academy or to Pine Grove Care Centre.

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Rudy Desrochers We are sad to announce the passing of Rudy Desrochers of Kamloops, BC at Royal Inland Hospital on December 21, 2017 with his loving family by his side.

Rudy, aged predeceased by Fred and Evelyn sister Viola and Richard.

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Rudy will be greatly missed by his wife of 65 years Julie and his surviving children and their spouses Patsi Desrochers (Norm Morin), Gerald Desrochers (Brenda), Paul Desrochers (Tammy), Lorraine Farrell (Ken) and Carol Morgan (Rob Morgan), as well as his children, the many grand and greatgrandchildren who loved him dearly and really enjoyed spending time with him.

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Rudy was always available with a helping hand not only to his family but the community as well where he volunteered his time with local churches, the White Cane Society and the Knights of Columbus.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Maria (Ria) Theodora Elisabeth Ruygrok (nee van Haaster). She was born on October 21, 1929 in Naaldwijk, Netherlands and passed away on December 23, 2017 in Kamloops, BC. Maria is survived by her loving husband John Ruygrok, her devoted sons Randy (Lorelee) and Jeff (Lucie) and her beautiful grandson Rio. She also leaves to mourn her sisters Leny van Rijn, Beppy (Bert) Schellekens, Joke (Donald) Lambert, Ellie (Peter) Peters and brother Aad (Wil) van Haaster, sisters-in-law Gerrie van Haaster and Toos van Haaster plus many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Maria was predeceased by her father and mother Adrianus and Johanna van Haaster, her brothers Kees, Theo and Koos as well as sister Allegonda van Zon. Ria and John arrived in Canada in the spring of 1952 where their first home was in Cheamview, BC. From there, they moved on to Ashcroft in November of 1952 and finally to Kamloops in the fall of 1953 where they have resided ever since.

Ria started a water company when she was 65 years young and she worked there with her son Jeff until she retired.

She and John enjoyed travelling to Holland to visit family and to many other places in the world. She spent many weekends travelling by trailer and relaxing with family and friends at the cabin on Shuswap Lake.

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It was also a great joy for them when family members from Holland came to visit Canada.

Her biggest joy was her family, especially the newest member grandson Rio. Ria was a very strong woman. She overcame colon cancer (twice), a broken hip (twice) and she was on dialysis for the past few years. During all of this, she kept a smile on her face and just kept on going.

We would like to thank her family doctor Dr. Montalbetti as well as all of the caring people and Nephrologist Doctors of the dialysis unit at Royal Inland Hospital and the Northshore unit. They always made her visits as pleasant as possible. We would also like to thank the caring nurses of 6 South and 3 West at Royal Inland Hospital.

The Funeral will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Holy Family Parish, 2797 Sunset Drive, Kamloops, BC with Father Fred Weisbeck Celebrant.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Ria can be made to the Kamloops Hospice Association, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9 or to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC and Yukon Branch - 200-4940 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 4K6.

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Arthur James Worth

February 23, 1929 – December 20, 2017

Art slipped away in the early morning on December 20, 2017.

He was born in Victoria, BC on February 23, 1929. He was predeceased by his youngest son Jim Worth.

In Loving Memory Of Warren Albiston

December 11, 1935 December 29, 2016

He leaves behind his loving wife Julianne, his children Gary Worth (Kathy), Carolyn Sinclair (Alex), Wayne Worth (Lexi), Viki Hamber, daughter-in-law Trish Worth, also eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. He also leaves his sisters Leona Peterson and Valerie King and his step-children Karen, Stephen and Gregg.

A special thank you to Cindy for all her help and support.

Art had a very good life and his passion was baseball.

He started his baseball career in Victoria, playing minor league ball then signed with the Spokane Indians of the WBL and then on to play semi-pro in North Battleford and Edmonton. For many years, he played for the Victoria Transport Workers at the old Royal Athletic Park. Art was inducted in Victoria Hall of Fame and the BC Hall of Fame. Art worked for the VMD for many years until they closed. After moving to Kamloops, Art worked as an electrical supervisor for Canex working on the dams in Montana and in the interior at the Mica Dam. Art loved his baseball, golf and fishing in his younger years.

He will be greatly missed.

A celebration of Art’s life will be held at a later date.

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

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

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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.

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FINISHING END/SHIPPING SUPERVISOR Savona Specialty Plywood has a challenging career opportunity for a highly motivated individual. Working with the Finishing end and Shipping crew, the successful candidate is responsible for ensuring schedules are adhered to, product inspections are conducted to maintain our high quality standard and ensure timely shipments of products in relation to order file.

We are looking for an individual who has demonstrated a record of effective leadership and communication skills, including a solid commitment to safety, quality and productivity.

The successful candidate will have: • A strong commitment to sound safety principles • Strong management skills along with good organizational, planning and problem-solving skills • Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Solid computer skills • Previous experience in the plywood manufacturing business including previous supervisory experience • A commitment to personal and corporate goals while being a self-starter and team builder within the plant • The ability to work effectively within all levels of the organization • Team player with a positive attitude that will pursue strategies to ensure a continuous improvement environment • Strong mechanical skills a definite asset.

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

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.

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

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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.

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1999 AUDI A6 All Wheel Drive Well maintained $5000obo 250-819-2532

Trucks & Vans 2017 Coleman Travel Trailer 2 slides, A/C, Rear kitchen, front bedroom. $29,995.00. 250-320-7446

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

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

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

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

242,000km no drips. Show car quality.

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

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.

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

(250) 523-6251 14ft. Runabout boat. 40hp Johnson motor on trailer. $1500/obo. 778-469-5434.

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

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

Rte 406 – 108-492 McGill Rd. – 59 p.

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

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

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

Rte 520 – Canongate Cres, Canongate Pl, 805-841 Dunrobin Dr, Whitburn Cres. – 74 p.

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

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

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

Rte 412 – Thor Dr. – 36 p.

Rte 524 – 2400-2599 Abbeyglen Way. – 58 p.

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

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

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Rte 319 – 545 6th Ave, 604-690 Columbia St (even side), 604-692 Nicola St. – 15 p.

Rte 323 – 755-783 6th Ave, 763-884 7th Ave, 744-878 8th Ave, 603-783 Columbia St (odd Side), 605-793 Dominion St. – 48 p.

Rte 325 – 764-825 9th Ave, 805-979 Columbia St (odd), 804-987 Dominion St, 805-986 Pine St. – 65 p.

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

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

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

Rte 387 – McBeth Pl. – 23 p.

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

Rte 389 – 390 Centre Ave, 242-416 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.

Rte 408 – Monashee Crt & Pl. – 37 p.

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

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

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

Rte 835 – Mattoch-McKeaque, Sabiston Crt & Rd. – 30 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, 2530-2580 Valleyview Dr. – 69 p.

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

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A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS Once again, KTW’s newsroom offers a personal take on the holidays. Read our New Year’s resolutions on B3.

KTW newsroom staffers Marty Hastings, Dale Bass, Christopher Foulds, Tim Petruk, Jessica Wallace, Andrea Klassen, Dave Eagles and Sean Brady ring in the New Year.

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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.

Chris Jones has been described as having one of the most distinctive voices in music — whether hosting Bluegrass Junction on SiriusXM radio or fronting his band, Chris Jones and The Night Riders, which also includes Jon Weisberger on bass, Mark Stoffel on mandolin and Gina Clowes on banjo. The bluegrass band will peform at St. Andrews on the Square on Jan. 13.

Doors open at 7 p.m., opening act Front Porch takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. for a half-hour set.

Tickets are $25 plus fees, available at brownpapertickets.com or by contacting Tanya Guenther at 250-791-9249 or tanya.guenther@outlook. com.

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JAN-04 PHILIP CURRIE Hunting the Hunters: New Discoveries of ‘Raptors’ (Dinosauria: Dromaeosauridae) from Alberta JAN-18 JONATHAN DRIVER Tse’K’wa: The First People in an Ice-Age Landscape

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New Year’s Eve is on Sunday, Dec. 31. For a guide to some local celebrations, turn to B4.

FEB-01 JOHN CHAPMAN The Evolving Metallogeny of the Canadian Cordillera FEB-15 JOANNE NELSON The Road North Join us for a meet ‘n greet at 5:30 before the lecture.

MAR-01 KYLE LARSON Building the Himalaya: Implications of Tectonometamorphic Discontinuities MAR-15 ROB YOUNG Subglacial Megaflooding on the Alberta Plain, with Analogies to the Channeled Scablands APR-05 MELANIE KELMAN A Recently Discovered Fumarole Field at the Mount Meager Volcano in Southwest British Columbia APR- 19 TBA

For more information and biographies please visit our website at www.keg.bc.ca

THE LITTLE MERMAID A PANTO UNDER THE SEA continues at Sagebrush Theatre, through Sunday, Dec. 31

The Laughing Stock Theatre Society’s annual panto continues with the production, The Little Mermaid A Panto Under the Sea. The interactive performance is geared at families and it tells the story of princess Ariel, who longs to leave the ocean to live in the human world. Matinee and evening showings are available.

Tickets can be purchased from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

SOCIAL CLUB DINNER AND DANCE Jan. 13, doors at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and dance at 8 p.m., at the Brock Activity Centre, 9B-1800 Tranquille Rd. in the Brock Shopping Centre

Kamloops Social Club hosts a dinner and dance on Saturday, Jan. 13. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and the dance starts at 8 p.m. For those attending just the dance, doors open at 7:45 p.m. Music is by Sleepless Nights. Tickets are $25 for both events for members and $35 for non-members and $10

for just the dance. Tickets must be bought by Jan. 5. To order tickets, call 778-220-8010, 250-299-7221 or 250-372-0091.

OLD TIME FIDDLERS Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Brock Activity Centre, 9A-1800 Tranquille Rd.

Kamloops Old-Time Fiddlers will be doing the two-step, waltz, polka and some foxtrots on Saturday, Jan. 6, at Brock Activity Centre, 9A-1800 Tranquille Rd. in the Brock Shopping Centre. Admission at the door is $6 for fiddler members, $10 for others. For more information, call 250-376-2330.

WILDLIGHTS continues through Jan. 7, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the B.C. Wildlife Park, 9077 Dallas Dr.

The B.C. Wildlife Park is celebrating its 20th year of Wildlights in the east end of the city. Thousands of lights are set up throughout the park in animal formations, with appearances

by Uncle Chris the Clown, animal encounter presentations and other activities for the whole family. For a complete schedule of the events, go online to bcwildlife.org/eventslist.htm. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for kids ages three to 17 and free for kids two years of age and younger. Family packages are available and annual passholders receive 50 per cent off the admission rates.

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Q: What is your New Year’s resolution?

KTW’s newsroom staff shares their answers with you Dave Eagles:

My resolution for the New Year is to lose weight and become healthier.

I will also resolve to think more before opening my mouth. Oh, and also to knit less while I’m at work.

Jessica Wallace:

My New Year’s Resolution is to do more due diligence in researching the quality of a product to prevent the inevitable waste — time, money, literal waste — that results from buying cheap crap.

My husband and I have owned two freezers in our short time together. Two times in four years we have had to purchase an item my parents have had sitting in their basement for more than 35 years. I shudder to think how many more we will go through in our time together, not to mention all of the other appliances.

We’ve gone too far when clothing is considered disposable and consumers must take responsibility to prevent our world from turning into an Earth-sized landfill.

Dale Bass:

Riffing off of last week’s question (If you could give anyone a gift, what would it be for who and why?), I would resolve for others that each of them be as kind as every single one of those kind and caring people I dealt with this year.

Andrea Klassen:

In 2018, I’d like to travel more.

Maybe somewhere warmer.

Sean Brady:

My goal is to keep it local. That might mean fewer packages from Amazon in favour of local shops or devoting more energy and thought to issues in Kamloops and the rest of B.C. Rolling my eyes at the unending parade of foolishness south of the border is really starting to feel like a big waste of time.

Tim Petruk:

My New Year’s resolution is to get on my grind.

My sister got married in the summer, and the months leading up to that were full of carb limits and devoid of fast food.

Since then, I’ve kind of been freestyling my diet and generally not being very active. It’s been very relaxing, but it is showing.

Unlike previous years, when I have resolved to work out x-number of days per week or only eat a certain amount of certain kinds of foods each day, I’m just hoping that acknowledging health and activity as actual things will help my waistline.

Probably not.

Christopher Foulds:

My resolutions for 2018 are quite straightforward, but I hope to not let them wane as the year progresses.

I plan on exercising regularly (I now have three months of regular fitness centre visits under my belt), eating right and drinking a bit less — although the last pledge is difficult to attain with wine in the world.

More importantly, I would like to do more volunteering, time permitting, as the few nights I have helped out at the Out of the Cold homeless shelter have been more fulfilling than I anticipated.

I also resolve to finally cut off the exorbitantly priced cable, dust off the many books I have meant to read and enjoy time with three groups I love: family, the B.C. Lions and the San Francisco Giants.

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Marty Hastings:

My New Year’s rezzy is to ease off on the weekend pizza orders. Also, I’d like to put more of an emphasis on maintaining contact with my family in Vancouver.

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Inside the Mad Mad World of artistic taxidermy W

hen one thinks of an ancient art form, they usually go to sculpture or jewelry — but taxidermy? That’s not generally at the top of the list.

Interestingly, modern taxidermy’s roots come from Ancient Egypt. The Egyptians would embalm and entomb their cats and other small animals.

The art form has since evolved.

Today, when we think of taxidermy, we think of hunting trophies or a museum’s collection of preserved animals.

This is not the case with a new movement in art called Rogue Taxidermy.

This form of taxidermy is considered high art and is being practised all over the world but seems to have got its start in the U.S. It is a mixture of pop art and surrealism, using mixed media including taxidermy materials. It is avantgarde.

Madi Lowe creates art using this modern taxidermy.

Lowe builds 3-D sculptures mainly using the skin and bone of rats.

Each piece she carefully manipulates using her aesthetics and a keen sense of design.

Each rat tells a story.

On the surface, they appear to be illustrative and full of whimsy but a closer look reveals their

Kamloops taxidermy artist Madi Lowe is behind Mad Mad World.

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Through her artistic eye, Lowe creates a symbolic reverence for the deceased animal.

The following is an interview with Madi Lowe.

Karla Pearce (KP): What is it you create and why?

Madi Lowe (ML): I create taxidermy art from ethically sourced animals, mostly rats.

I love bringing them back to life and giving them a new personality and character.

KP: When did you know that you were going to become an artist?

ML: I never thought I would become an artist. I took my first taxidermy class in England.

After that, I loved it and knew this was something I wanted to continue.

KP: What was it that led you to and kept you on your creative path?

ML: Taxidermy has always been a dream and with every new piece I make I only get more ideas for the next.

KP: Describe your creative process.

ML: I take a lot of time searching for my mini props and clothes.

After I have finished the taxidermy part of the process, then comes the fun of standing it and dressing it up.

KP: What motivates you to create?

ML: People. I love seeing the reactions of people at the markets or the messages on my social media pages. I often get awesome ideas sent my way.

KP: What or who inspires you most?

ML: Walter Potter is my original taxidermy inspiration. I like following other taxidermy

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artists, such as Polly Morgan, for inspiration, as well. Sometimes inspiration comes just from the props I find and the ideas go from there.

KP: What is the most difficult part of doing your work?

ML: The time it takes — everything I work with is so little.

KP: What is the best thing about creating your work?

ML: I love the mini props I find. There are

endless possibilities and it is so much fun.

KP: What was the best moment in your career as an artist?

ML: The first mouse I ever made was my best moment.

I would also say my first custom order sale after a radio interview she heard from Victoria.

KP: What are you working on now?

ML: I am currently working on Christmas decorations and Christmas

gift custom orders.

KP: What are your future plans?

ML: I took a bird taxidermy workshop earlier this year.

I hope to take more classes and move onto other and bigger animals.

KP: Do you have any words of wisdom you would like to share to the future generation of artists?

ML: Follow your dreams — even if they are wild and weird

Lowe was recently picked up by a prestigious gallery in San Diego, Calif.

On a local level, she is showing her sculptures at the Kamloops Artisan Gallery, located on the main floor of Wilson House, 115 Tranquille Rd. You can also find her work online at madmadworld.ca and on Facebook by searching for Mad Mad World Taxidermy. karlapearce.com

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New Year’s Eve comedy specials to feature fodder from year BILL BRIOUX

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Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, Kim Jong-un — how do you end a year full of deplorable news headlines? With several New Year’s Eve comedy specials, of course.

The Royal Canadian Air Farce celebrates 25 years on television Sunday night with its annual Air Farce New Year’s Eve Special on CBC. “The world is a mess,” said founding Farcer and executive producer Don Ferguson. “There’s North Korea, there’s Trump, there’s the sexual predators — the story that keeps on giving.’’

He credits main writer-producers Kevin

Wallis and Wayne Testori for doing a great job “navigating the shoals in this current environment.’’

“It was a very tricky year,’’ agreed Wallis.

“We all want to laugh at the end of it, but how do you get there?”

Rule No. 1, said Wallis, is never make fun of the victims.

“We focus on the people who really deserve having the F-Bomb dropped on them,’’ he said, referring to the messy machine that splatters gooey bombs over photos of targets at the end of the specials.

“We could have had many more targets this year, but they just wouldn’t all fit into the studio.”

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“They treated me like I had been there for the full 25 years,” said Gilroy. “You would think I was there because I had won some sort of charity lottery. It’s a real little family there.”

Wallis said it was no lottery win. He scouted Gilroy at Toronto’s Comedy Bar and said she aced her Farce audition.

“She had a character she did on her demo reel, a ridiculously upbeat motivational speaker,” Wallis said. “We moved the character directly into a sketch we wrote about the shutdown at Sears Canada.’’

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Botswana Sanctuary: Water for elephants CHRIS MCBEATH

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ravel across Africa’s landscape and chances are you will weep at its beauty, its contradictions and its challenges.

Find yourself at Botswana’s Elephant Sands Bush Lodge and chances are it will change your perspective on a part of the world where the qualities of nature and nurture are driving a hard bargain, especially for the African elephant.

Set in a private conservancy of 16,000 hectares (4,000 acres), Elephant Sands is the passion of the Moller family, who operate a small guest camp that offers safe haven and fresh water for hundreds of roaming wild elephants.

Witnessing the comings and goings of these majestic creatures is an extraordinary affair for which you get a grandstand view.

By day, the elephants jostle and sway around the water source, protecting their youngsters, ignoring the zebras and chasing off wild dogs with impressive charges, hoots and hollering.

By night, they walk so close to your bush cabin that their passing shadows, silent and softfooted in the sand, block out the moonlight and transport your imagination to Jurassic World.

There’s good reason why no guest is permitted to leave their porch, use a flash camera or point a light — and simply never get between an elephant and its water source.

So it was that in spite of the night’s humidity, I stood frozen.

The shadow on the other side of the bamboo wall had taken on visceral sound, cracking through each dried cane with deafening alacrity.

My tiny flashlight bounced an eerie light off the stone floor creating shadows dancing upon shadows as the brittle slats trembled and snapped.

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Elephant Sands Bush Lodge is the passion of the Moller family, who operate a small guest camp that offers safe haven and fresh water for hundreds of roaming wild elephants, like these.

Then, between their jagged teeth, the most enormous elephant trunk weaved and smelled its way down to the porcelain cistern and proceeded to scoop up all the water with loud abandon.

In that moment, I came to appreciate the ingenuity, desperation and plight of the African elephant.

“Toilet tanking” is not uncommon at Elephant Sands and truly illustrates how far elephants need go to satiate their 120- to 200litre-per-day thirst.

They can smell water from some 17 kilometres away, whether over ground or beneath it, and will travel even farther on that promise.

For example, when government-run wells break down in neighbouring Zambia, skittish, poacher-wary herds will travel to the Sands. The tensions between the ‘Zed” elephants and the more people-friendly “Bots” herd is palpable and is a part of what makes Elephant Sands so unique.

Remarkable, too, because the

raison d’etre of this modest family enterprise, a lodge comprising 14 one-room chalets set around a muddy hole, is to bring water to elephants. And bring it they do, in convoys of tanker trucks every week to the tune of US$250,000 annually.

As drought conditions persist in so much of Africa, it’s an unsustainable investment and the Moller family has established a funding legacy (Water for Elephants Trust) on social-media platforms.

In Africa, lack of water is nature’s cruelty and its progressive impact over recent years has locked much of the continent in a stranglehold of parched landscapes and diminished resources.

Some of Africa’s best-known spaces, such as the Botswana Wetlands, South Africa’s Krueger National Park and Kenya’s Samburu and Meru national parks are fighting for their very existence. Wildlife is being managed and culled as vegetation withers and water pools evaporate.

Poaching activity, too, has surged in recent years, with cartels using sophisticated GPS tracking systems to find and target their quarry — primarily elephants and rhinos — from hitand-run helicopters.

A kilogram of rhino horn — considered an aphrodisiac in Vietnam — earned $65,000 a few years ago and is still many times more valuable than elephant tusk.

Illegal ivory sales out of Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and other parts of the African continent have long provided arms for various militia, but since they also fund cash-strapped governments dealing with starved economies, where unemployment is near 90 per cent, political will toward any conservation effort is castrated before it is tabled.

Against these overwhelming odds, the Moller family at Elephant Sands has put passion before profit to water a lifeline.

And they are not alone. There’s a small contingent of like-minded entrepreneurs across Africa forming strong alliances on the world stage to support, strengthen and broaden anti-poaching regimes.

Clearly, Africa’s conundrum of breathtaking beauty and hardto-swallow economics is a global one. For my part, it’s an invitation to return to its landscapes, where my footsteps and my dollars can be part of a solution.

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