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MARCH 2, 2018 | Volume 31 No. 18
WEATHER
YES, MINISTER
Chance of flurries High 7 C Low -2 C
Education Minister Rob Fleming talks to KTW about the student crunch in some city schools and a new tax’s impact on SD73
SNOW REPORT Sun Peaks Resort Mid-mountain: 174 cm Alpine: 227 cm Harper Mountain Total snow: 272 cm
KAMLOOPS MEDAL WINNERS AT BC WINTER GAMES SPORTS/A37
NEWS/A5
Staff shakeup could save city $300,000 ANDREA KLASSEN STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
This 87-year-old Kamloops man has decided to donate $250,000 to four groups that do good work. “The next place I go, they will not take money,” he quipped. “I found out my money will last longer than I will, so why not do something long-lasting with it?” KTW PHOTO
YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU CHRISTOPHER FOULDS EDITOR editor@kamloopsthisweek.com
H
e’s 87 years old and knows he can’t take it with him. So a Kamloops man has decided to spread the
wealth — all 250,000 dollars of it. The philanthropist wishes to remain anonymous, but agreed to share his story in the hopes others in as fortunate a financial situation may consider doing likewise.
He came to Canada from Germany after the Second World War — hardscrabble life amid the carnage and destruction of that conflict informing his teenaged mind. See HELPING, A6
A major staffing shuffle is coming to Kamloops City Hall. CAO David Trawin said the city will not replace outgoing director of corporate services and community safety David Duckworth, who is leaving the Tournament Capital for a job with the City of Calgary. Instead, city staff will reorganize under four new departments run by existing directors Byron McCorkell, Jen Fretz, Marvin Kwiatkowski and Kathy Humphrey. “The other directors wanted more to do, they’re keen on doing more,” Trawin said. The city now reviews all vacant management positions as a matter of course to see if the job is still needed or if cost savings can be found through reorganization. Trawin said the change will save between $150,000 and $325,000 per year. Trawin said the new departments may require the hiring of one or two lower-level managers, but those decisions are still in the works.
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Fretz will head up a civic operations department, which will include the public works staff she now oversees, as well as capital projects, facilities operations and parks operations. Trawin noted many parks staff dealing with day-to-day operations already work out of the public works yard, noting the change will ensure all city operations are being held to the same standard. See MCCORKELL, A7
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