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MAY 9, 2018 | Volume 31 No. 37
CHASING THE TITLE TODAY’S WEATHER
Showers High 21 C Low 10 C
FUTURE OF MAC ISLE Can disc golf and a passive park co-exist?
The Canadian College Baseball Championship is here
SPORTS/A23
NEWS/A6
World’s best are coming to Kamloops MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com
MICHAEL POTESTIO/KTW Kamloops Mounties raided the Canna Clinic marijuana store on Hillside Drive near Pacific Way in Dufferin on Monday. Two employees were arrested.
MOUNTIES RAID MARIJUANA STORE
TWO EMPLOYEES OF CANNA CLINIC ARRESTED IN MONDAY BUST STAFF REPORTER
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Kamloops Mounties raided a store that sells marijuana and arrested two employees. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said police executed a search warrant at Canna Clinic on Hillside Drive in Dufferin on Monday morning to collect evidence pertaining to the possession and trafficking of controlled substances. “Once the evidence is collected and ana-
lyzed, the case will be referred to the public prosecution service for consideration of potential charges,” Shelkie said. Shelkie told KTW police deal with each marijuana dispensary on a case-by-case basis, noting other dispensaries in the city could be shut down in the near future. “Going forward from here, we may be looking at the other ones as well,” Shelkie said. She said police have received multiple complaints regarding Canna Clinic, includ-
ing some about odour, negative clientele and “illegal operations ongoing.” The City of Kamloops issued cease and desist orders to marijuana dispensaries in town earlier this year. Shelkie said the RCMP’s decision to raid Canna Clinic was made independent of the municipality. “The city doesn’t tell us what to do,” she said. See COMPLAINTS, A12
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More than 100 of the best under-20 hockey players in the world will come to Kamloops for the World Junior Summer Showcase, which will run from July 28 to Aug. 4 at Sandman Centre. Canada, the U.S., Finland and Sweden will use the 11-game, six-team tournament to help determine rosters for the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championship, which will be held in Vancouver and Victoria from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5. The Americans and Canadians will ice two teams each. “Hockey Canada was looking for an opportunity to be in a community where they had some success in the past,” said Norm Daley, co-chairman for the host organizing committee. “The Interior of B.C. was a spot they were looking to because of proximity to the Lower Mainland.” Kamloops played host to the 2016 IIHF World Women’s Hockey Championship. The 2017 summer showcase was held in Plymouth, Mich. Of the 144 players who participated, 116 were drafted or signed by an NHL club, including 65 who were first- or second-round selections. The 2018 world juniors were held in Buffalo. Last year, TSN and NHL Network televised the final three days of the showcase, airing six games. The schedule for this year’s tournament has not yet been finalized. “I think it’s going to be a pretty big event in the community,” said Daley, whose co-chairman is Jon Pankuch, president of the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association. “There will be a lot of people here in the hot days of summer and we will have the chance to see some pretty amazing hockey.” Daley said it will cost $99 for the 11-game package, noting organizers also hope to raise money for the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association.