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ministries, the demand for hops is exploding, lit by the seemingly limitless growth of craft beer. “It’s like any other business. It doesn’t come to fruition, we got to look at other options,” Seymour said, noting the band is now exploring other avenues for that tract of land. “We need infrastructure for sure on there,” he said. About three years ago, Tk’emlups partnered with Hops Canada, a brokerage company that buys and resells hops.

The provincial government is hiring cannabis consultants. The BC Liquor Distribution Branch has posted jobs online and will be hosting a job fair next week in Kamloops in anticipation of a new provincial cannabis store opening in the city, when recreational pot becomes legal this fall. The branch is hiring a store manager, assistant store manager and eight cannabis consultants, who are essentially clerks. Salaries for the clerk positions, which fall under the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union, range from $40,394 to $45,617 annually. The posting says the positions require “knowledge of cannabis products.” The store manager position will pay between $54,000 and $75,400 annually. Closing dates to apply are on Aug. 3 and Aug. 5. The job postings follow an announcement last week by the provincial government that Kamloops will become home to the first government-owned cannabis store in B.C. as the federal government moves to legalize recreational cannabis on Oct. 17. The store will occupy nearly 3,000 square feet in the former Your Dollar Store With More location next to Save-On-Foods in Columbia Place Shopping Centre in Sahali. That space is currently vacant as the dollar store has relocated in the strip mall.

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DAVE EAGLES/KTW Hops Canada was billed as Canada’s largest hops farm only two years ago. Today, the vast fields on the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc reserve east of the North Thompson River are empty, the hops farm no longer in operation.

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What was once dubbed Canada’s largest hop farm is no longer in operation. Hops should be in full bloom this time of year on 220 acres of land across from Westsyde, where the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc had been growing the flowering plants commonly used in beer brewing, but the site now sits empty. Tk’emlups Chief Fred Seymour told KTW the band has shut down its hop farm venture because

it wasn’t making money. “It’s all over, said and done with,” he said. Seymour refused to provide further details regarding what went wrong with the business. In 2016, Tk’emlups Coun. Howard Campbell, whose portfolio is business development, told KTW the band saw a long-term revenue stream in the hop farm, which employed about 10 people year-round and 15 to 20 people seasonally. According to a 2015 study done for the provincial and federal agriculture

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Bedard sold part of Hops Canada to Tk’emlups From A1

Hops Canada was headed by Joey Bedard. Bedard sold two-thirds of Hops Canada to Tk’emlups, which in turn provided capital to develop the farm. In 2016, Bedard said the operation was expected to produce an estimated $3-million worth of hops by the time the plants reached peak production in three years. Bedard, however, appeared to have left the operation last year. His LinkedIn profile stated he worked as the managing director of Hops Canada from April 2014 until April 2017. “I was originally the owner and sole operator of Hops Canada,” Bedard explained in his profile. “In our first year of business, we sold almost $1 million dollars in hops. In spring 2015, I reached a deal with the Kamloops Indian Band to set up the largest hops farm in Canada as craft beer was booming.” The post goes on to state the farm consisted of 170 kilometres of drip tube, two-million feet of wire and more than seven kilometres of underground irrigation. “The farm is now set up and being run by Kamloops Indian band,” the post reads. Ian Matthew, who was the hop farm’s operations manager, told KTW he hasn’t worked at the hop farm in more than a month and wasn’t at liberty to discuss band business as he signed a non-disclosure agreement. Red Collar Brewery bookkeeper Adam Trudel said that at one point between the fall of 2016 and the spring of 2017, Tk’emlups reached out to the downtown Kamloops brewery to determine if it had any outstanding balances. Trudel said the brewery only had one transaction with Hops Canada — a batch of hops that were unlabelled.

Trudel said when Red Collar asked Bedard for the hops’ origins, he didn’t return their calls. Trudel said the brewery had plans to make the Tk’emlups hop farm a consistent supplier if a regular crop could be produced. “It was great to hear about because it’s an agricultural component of an exploding industry,” Trudel said. “Having a hop farm or a malting facility in Kamloops is big news. I mean, craft beer is just getting bigger and bigger, so that would have been good for our economy.” Trudel said he never had contact with Tk’emlups specifically and communicated only with Bedard. Maeghan Summers, The Noble Pig Brewhouse’s operations manager, said the local craft brewery last purchased fresh hops from Hops Canada about 18 months ago. She said the hops weren’t pelletized — the preferred form amongst brewers — so she didn’t use as many as the The Noble Pig hoped to. The equipment needed to pelletize hops is expensive and the process is painstaking, but it was “the next phase” for the hop farm, according to Campbell in 2016. Media coverage shows hops were being harvested at the property as late as the fall of 2016. Before the short-lived hop farm, the 220 acres alongside the North Thompson River was fallow and had no history of agricultural production other than hay. Multiple calls from KTW to Campbell and Michael Eibl, Tk’emlups’ economic businessdevelopment manager, were not returned. According to social-media posts, Bedard appears to be living in Barriere, where he was selling baked goods as of last fall.

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Will NDP’s new deal imperil local projects? DALE BASS STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

Peter Milobar is concerned that a new initiative by the provincial NDP government might jeopardize the next tower to be built at Royal Inland Hospital. The Kamloops-North Thompson MLA and former Kamloops mayor said the labour agreement for building infrastructure projects in the province, which Premier John Horgan called a landmark labour agreement, could impact the cost of the patient-care tower. Groundbreaking for site servicing is expected later this year on the estimated $417-million tower, but Milobar said the new provincial initiative could drive up the cost. “And who is going to pay for that?” Milobar asked. “I would hope the Ministry of Health would cover any increased cost.” The funding formula sees $225 million from the province and Interior Health Authority, $172 million from the Thompson Regional Hospital District and $20 million from the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. The hospital district is raising its contribution by an increased tax rate on residences in its coverage area. In 2017, it increased the average tax rate by $20. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena, however, said it is her government’s intention to ensure all projects come in on time and on

budget through a new Crown corporation, the B.C. Infrastructure Benefits (BCIB). It will partner with the Allied Infrastructures and Related Construction council, a wider body that includes various construction-related organizations, in the new venture. Horgan said the agreement will lead not only to more construction projects, but will create new jobs and expand apprenticeships in trades. Highlights of the agreement include: • A targeted approach to maximizing apprenticeship opportunities on major public-infrastructure projects; • Focus on priority hiring and training of Indigenous people and women. Hiring will be done in conjunction with labour unions; • Co-ordinated access to existing training programs, while identifying and addressing skills gaps; • Priority hiring for qualified individuals who live within 100 kilometres of the projects before moving out into other regions; • Hiring flexibility for contractors, who can request named hires; • Wage alignment to prevailing industry rates to promote good wages for all employees. Last March, Horgan alluded to closed shops when talking about replacing the Pattullo Bridge, which is the other immediate

priority included in Monday’s announcement. Horgan said then the Pattullo Bridge project is the “perfect template” for a union-only work site that includes a commitment of no strike action during the construction period and establishment of quotas for apprentices to be hired. At that time, Horgan said it is a model for future major public construction infrastructure projects. Trevena, however, said union and nonunion contractors will be allowed to bid on projects. If accepted by the new initiative, their employees will be asked to sign a union card if they are employed for more than 30 days. Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone said “we’ve seen this movie before,” referring to the 1990s NDP government that also had community benefit agreements. Stone, former transportation minister in the Christy Clark B.C. Liberal government, identified the Island Highway project as indicative of why he believes the agreements are not good for the province. He said the highway cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than budgeted, was completed two years after the anticipated final date and saw many feature reductions due to the increasing cost.

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Job fair to be held July 26 From A1

The Liquor Distribution Branch said it is considering a number of locations across B.C., but Kamloops was chosen as the first location due to the municipality’s readiness and site suitability. Locally, the City of Kamloops is working to sort out its business-licence fees for cannabis stores. City business-licence inspector Dave Jones said he is reaching out to municipalities across the province to determine what they are planning. He said the province hasn’t given any indication as to what the cost of cannabis will be and any tax revenues that might be shared with municipalities. That, coupled with the unknown impacts of a new industry, suggests to Jones the city will need to set the fee at a steeper rate to start. “As a brand new culture, we don’t know what, if any, impact it will have on our community,” Jones said. Vancouver has set its cannabis businesslicence fee at $30,000, Jones noted, while Victoria has priced its at $5,000. Business-licence fees for liquor stores in Kamloops are $196.40. Jones said the rollout of a new industry will require an education campaign and could mean additional policing costs. The job fair will be held at Four Points by Sheraton Kamloops, at 1175 Rogers Way in Aberdeen, on Thursday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It was originally scheduled to be held in the city this week, but was postponed for unknown reasons.

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ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW Nestled in a tall-standing tree near Shuswap Road, two eagles and their young have played witness to approaching flames since the Shuswap Road fire began last Thursday. On Friday night, flames approached the tree and Kamloops firefighters worked from the ground, while a helicopter offered support from the air, to save the baby eagles, which have been dubbed Kami and Loops. Many more photos are online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

Shuswap Road fire is now ‘held’ TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

Nearly a week after the blaze erupted and blanketed parts of Kamloops in smoke, dozens of firefighters are working the Shuswap Road fire this week, snuffing out hot spots on the hills east of Sun Rivers. “It’s being held,” fire information officer Jody Lucius told KTW. “That means we don’t anticipate further growth.” The fire broke out in the 800-block of Shuswap Road last Thursday, growing rapidly over a period of hours to an eventual size of more than 500 hectares before wildfire crews got the upper hand. Even now, Lucius said, more than 50 firefighters are working the blaze. “It’s definitely still an active fire,” she said. “We just believe given current weather conditions, we don’t expect further growth.”

Lucius said the Shuswap Road blaze should serve as a reminder to local residents about the dry conditions in the area. “It is definitely hot and dry,” she said. “Over the last few days, we’ve seen an increase in the fire danger rating.” There has been no word on the cause of the fire, though there have been reports that the blaze may have been sparked by a person cutting metal on a Shuswap Road property. SMOKY SKIES BULLETIN ENDS The smoky skies bulletin for the Kamloops area has been cancelled. The Ministry of Environment had continued its bulletin on Tuesday morning due to the lingering Shuswap Road fire on the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc reserve. The grass fire began on July 12 and has grown to more than 500 hectares. On Monday, the BC Wildfire Service said dozens of firefighters are snuffing out hot

spots on the hills east of Sun Rivers, noting the fire is being held and not expected to grow. On Tuesday at 10 a.m., the ministry lifted the bulletin, noting the wildfire service indicates the blaze is no longer a fire of note and that further growth is not expected. For more information on current air quality, go online to bcairquality.ca. HEAT WARNING CONTINUES A heat warning for Kamloops and the South Thompson continued on Tuesday, with Environment Canada calling for the mercury to hit 35 C. The forecast high for Wednesday is 33 C. A heat warning is issued when the humidex value is expected to reach 40 C or more or when the temperature is expected to reach levels ranging from 29 C to 40 C or greater, depending on your location.

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Stone said he expects future projects under the new agreement will cost more, won’t be done on time and will hurt taxpayers, particularly through the fair wage policy, which he called a payback to unions that have donated large amounts to the NDP in past years. Although Horgan on Monday identified four-laning of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Kamloops as a priority, Stone remains skeptical. The project began while Stone headed the transportation ministry and its third stage, which was to go to tender last year, has been delayed to 2019. “Words are one thing,” Stone said, “Action is another.” Trevena said it is ironic Stone is criticizing the initiative given, in her opinion, his ministry had a lot to do with the

delays of the highway work. Stone is also concerned about the future of a new head office for the B.C. Lottery Corporation. He said he’s concerned the new labour requirements will make the cost estimates too high — and could lead to BCLC moving elsewhere, which would affect about 400 jobs there. BCIB will hire project workers, working with unions and contractors to dispatch the workers. It will also manage payrolls and benefits. Wages will align with industry standards. Horgan on Monday also announced plans to develop constructions skills for persons other than Red Seal apprentices, saying it is essential to expanding the province’s workforce. Indigenous people, women and other traditionally underrepresented groups will also now have priority access to employment and training opportunities.

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FROM TASK FORCE TO SOLID IDEAS

ritish Columbia is having trouble housing everyone who wants to be here. So it’s more important than ever to ensure measures are in place to secure the homes people do have. B.C.’s Rental Housing Task Force, consisting of two NDP MLAs and a lone Green MLA, has concluded its consultation period following a month-long tour around the province. The provincial government is promising the task force’s work will be considered this summer, with a recommendation expected in the fall for ways to update and, ideally, improve renter protections. In the spring, the province announced new measures in an effort to combat “renovictions,” mandating tenants be provided with more time to find alternate housing or to file disputes, as well as receive better compensation from landlords who force tenants out and then change plans for renovations. With the housing crisis in full swing from Vancouver to Vanderhoof — prices to buy are skyrocketing in Kamloops and the rental vacancy rate remains at a mere one per cent — the new guidelines helped offer hope for people. People have at times teetered on the edge of homelessness because of a rapid rise in rents. As generations begin to get priced out of home ownership, the number of people in this province who rent is steadily rising. It has nothing to do with one’s education level or income, race or even gender. It is quickly just becoming the norm. There is potential for creative, sensible and necessary measures to be recommended by the task force. Any attention the issue gets will hopefully create awareness among renters about their rights. Even in an overheated rental market, there are rules about fair and reasonable dealings in the places we live.

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remember my very first day in a newsroom. I was not there to work, but to be interviewed by a committee that would decide the recipient of a scholarship the paper then offered. That hurdle included not only talking with the editors, but passing written tests on current events and identifying newsmakers. It was stressful stuff for a teenager about to graduate from high school, but also so inspiring to walk through a noisy newsroom filled with dozens of reporters, editors, photographers, editorial assistants and copy boys (yes, they were just boys back then; gender equality arrived in a few years). Tests done, I went home and had to wait a couple of weeks for the announcement, which set me on a course of studying journalism by day, doing it by night, through a four-year program to get a degree. The first year was spent on the night rewrite desk, taking copy sent in from other sources — often a sweet retired person living in a tiny community who was writing about some social event — and making it conform to the way reporters are supposed to write. We were also the ones the city editors turned to when news broke. For me during that first year, it ranged from the birth of quadruplets — sadly, follow-up stories were on the SIDS death of two of them — to a raging fire at a large furniture store that had a paint shop in the back, with a chance of explosions. I learned from that one to keep a pair of boots in the trunk because it’s not easy covering a fire at night in heels.

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LEVEL Upon graduation and now working full-time at the daily newspaper, my first assignment was to create a daily column focused on really local, community stories. Two of us were to write 10 stories a day combined. More than four decades later, things have changed. There might be a couple of dozen people now working at my former newspaper. The big building that filled an entire block, housing the paper and two radio stations, has been sold. The remaining team will move into a small storefront downtown, apparently by September. That first day popped back into my mind this week after reading something from Ivor Shapiro, a friend and former journalist who is now a journalism teacher at Ryerson University. He did something he rarely does and took to Facebook to advocate for a crowdfunding project I never dreamed back then would happen. He’s promoting Shattered, A Documentary, whose creator, Lindsay Fitzgerald, is trying to raise $10,000 to finish. One of his graduates who has already won

awards for other documentaries is looking at what journalists in Canada are doing as the industry collapses around us. Its genesis is what she discovered as a research assistant for the Canadian Worlds of Journalism Study, for which she interviewed 250 of us — and found inspiration. Now she’s shooting stories that tell what we do. One of them is focused on another friend, the CBC’s Harvey Cashore, and how he uncovered public corruption in the country. She has looked at the challenge Radhika Panjwani faces as the health reporter for the Brampton Guardian in Ontario, one of only eight in the newsroom trying to cover an area of 1.2-million people. She’s telling of Jennifer Pagliaro, a city hall reporter with the Toronto Star, and the challenges she faced on a story about the forced removal of residents in a public housing project. And she has followed independent journalist Joey Coleman as he chased stories. Fitzgerald describes her project in a way that will resonate with journalists: “This film expresses that the current crisis is not just a business problem; it is an emotional and cultural roller-coaster that threatens the very identity of people whose work is not a job so much as a mission.” As of Monday, she had raised slightly more than $3,000 toward her $10,000 goal. Those interested in helping her can go online to indiegogo.com and search “Shattered: A Documentary.” She’s telling a story I wish didn’t have to be told. dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

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the owner of the ground-floor studio unit. There is no skewing. Let’s say someone in the complex wants to take out all the lawns and put in gravel so there’s no landscaping bill. Someone else wants to have a rose garden and a third person brings forward their love of daisies and pansies. What do they do? They negotiate, they compromise, they discuss, they respect other points of view and they arrive at a mutually agreeable solution. It’s more arduous a process, but it keeps more residents happier for a longer time. Does every strata make decisions by precisely the same method? No. So don’t worry about which system we adopt because it doesn’t matter. They are all improvements over the system we now use in elections. By bringing proportional representation to our electoral system, we’re really just catching up to how we run so many other aspects of our world. Tom Rankin Kamloops

DO NOT RECITE LAST RITES FOR AJAX MINE JUST YET Editor: Ajax is not in a coffin (‘Ajax gets final nail in the coffin as federal rejection is confirmed,’ June 28). The recent denial of the KGHM-Ajax environmental-assessment permit came from the federal minister of fisheries, who stated his reason was: “ ... in particular to the current use of the lands and resources by Indigenous peoples.”

The Stk’emlupsemc Te Secwepemc’s claim for the fee simple land title held by KGHM Ajax on the lands around Jacko Lake is in the BC. Supreme Court system and it will take some time to work through this process. It is the prerogative of the minister to make his decision based on the outstanding court case, as the land matter is unsettled.

Should KGHM Ajax win the court case, the original decision — “it is not likely that Ajax will cause significant adverse effects” — will be upheld. Should the SSN win the court case, there will be no KGHM Ajax mine and a precedent for Indigenous peoples to claim any fee simple lands they see fit to possess will be set in stone. Richard Lodmell, Kamloops

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“Since this is such a new industry, what are the prerequisites to getting hired? “Are the ‘cannabis consultants’ akin to sommeliers? How does one differentiate between a connoisseur and the everyday, run-of-the-mill pothead? “Who does the hiring and how are they able to make those calls?” — posted by Emil Christensen “Please bring proof of previous experience as a pot dealer. “Court records are a must.” — posted by Grouchy1

RE: STORY: ACCUSED HIJACKER OF TRUCK MAY PLEAD GUILTY IN KAMLOOPS:

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Editor: I want to express my disgust that five Kamloops councillors would use their elected position to try to influence a referendum that could radically alter our province (‘Kamloops council quintet urges voters to choose PR,’ July 11). These councillors — Arjun Singh, Donovan Cavers, Tina Lange, Dieter Dudy and Denis Walsh — have abused their positions and should be severely reprimanded. Single-issue political parties are going to benefit from PR, like the Greens (which, I believe, three of the councillors support). But has it occurred to anyone that far more odious political parties could also be getting seats in the legislature if PR is adopted? Apart from having people we have never heard of “appointed” to represent our riding, we could have extremists MLAs who negatively influence the most cherished rights we enjoy today. The present minority government is an indication of how much control a

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Kamloops’ new top cop has taken the reins at the RCMP’s Battle Street detachment — and he hopes to see “firm and fair” policing with a focus on compassion. Supt. Syd Lecky met with reporters on Friday, spending 45 minutes introducing himself and answering questions. “Yes, I’ve only been here for a week. but in that week, I’ve had a lot of information coming my way,” he said. “At the end of the day, I am essentially the chief of police, but I work with people. I focus on relationships.” Lecky is believed to be Kamloops’ first Indigenous police superintendent. He is a member of the Passamaquoddy band in New Brunswick, but has spent his 22-year policing career in B.C. — eight years in Kelowna, a brief stop on Vancouver Island and the remainder in the northern communities of Prince George, Mackenzie and Terrace. In Prince George, Lecky was an advisory non-commissioned officer of the Aboriginal policing program throughout the north. He arrives in Kamloops after spending the past two years in charge of the Terrace RCMP detachment.

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Lecky said his time in the north has shaped his views on policing. “The lens that I have really was coloured by my time in British Columbia,” he said, specifically mentioning the city’s “vulnerable” population and First Nations people as areas on which he hopes to focus. “I have a lot of compassion for the historical significance that brings us to where we are today with our First Nations communities. … There are a lot of things that have brought us to where we are today and it will take generations to overcome.” Lecky said he is particularly excited to work with Kamloops’ Indigenous community. “We’ve been underserved in our communities, historically,” he said. “So, I look forward to that opportunity to engage and work with them.” Lecky said other priorities include traffic, crime reduction and organized crime — the latter having made local headlines in the last 12 months with a number of firearms incidents, shootings and the daylight murder of a B.C. gang founder. “It’s a big issue and we know it’s going to continue to grow,” he said. “It hasn’t diminished. We’ve seen it provincially. This is news everywhere. … It’s no secret that there’s some challenges. We’ve

seen that with the firearms issues we’ve seen in the community.” Lecky said the local detachment has a strong team in place focussing on gangsters and drug trafficking. “We will continue to work to shut down and disrupt any emerging or established organized crime trying to move into our area,” he said. The top priority remains community safety, he said, and he looks forward to getting to know the city and its residents. “It’s not a pretty line of work sometimes, but firm and fair is our goal,” he said. “Are we going to get it right all the time? Nope. We’ll make mistakes. But it’s how we deal with those mistakes that’s important.” Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian said Lecky was a unanimous pick by the hiring committee — a board made up of the mayor, another city official and three highranking RCMP brass. “This part of our operation is $29 million of our operation,” Christian said. “It’s a significant piece of the City of Kamloops’ taxpayers’ investment and it’s something that we value.” Lecky succeeds Brad Mueller, who had been in charge of the detachment since 2013. Mueller had been transferred to Edmonton.

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Kamloops This Week has been recognized in the 2018 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards, with five awards in the country’s largest circulation class (12,500 and over). Reporter Jessica Wallace finished first in the Best Historical Story category for her feature, Vimy Ridge: A defining moment. Associate editor Dale Bass finished first in the Best Business Writing category for her article, The Downtown Debate. Reporter Marty Hastings placed second in the Best Feature Story category for his article, Courageous: An Unforgettable Night of Champions, a moving tale about the Kamloops Minor Hockey event which resulted in a game-winning goal by the son of coach Kirk Guenther, diagnosed with terminal colorectal cancer.

Hastings also received a third-place nod for in the Best News Story category for his article, Taken too young, which detailed the accidental overdose of 19-year-old Juli Lion and the effect the young woman’s death had on family and friends. Reporter Tim Petruk and former KTW reporter Cam Fortems placed third in the Best Features Series category for What happened to Wolf?, a three-part series that examined whether the death of Kamloops businessman Wolf Selmer was suicide or murder. The national awards follow honours received by Kamloops This Week at this past spring’s Ma Murray Awards, the annual gala that highlights award-winning journalism in B.C. and the Yukon. At the Ma Murrays, KTW photog-

rapher Allen Douglas finished first in Sports Photography with Title tilt, his photograph of a hard-throwing minor baseball pitcher. Petruk and Fortems finished second in Investigative Journalism for What happened to Wolf? and Hastings placed third in Sports Writing for his Courageous: An Unforgettable Night of Champions story. All of the aforementioned stories can be read online at tinyurl.com/yd5b76gp. In 2014, Kamloops This Week was named best community newspaper in Canada at that year’s Canadian Community Newspaper Awards, while being named best community newspaper in B.C. and the Yukon in 2014 and 2015. All awards were in the largest-circulation category.

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the commission of an offence — stemming from the Nov. 6, 2017, incident. The 34-year-old is accused of hijacking a semi-trailer near Avola. He was arrested after the trucker stopped his rig at the weigh scales west of Kamloops and fled. The stop was part of a co-ordinated effort with Mounties to bring the ordeal to an end, police said at the time. According to Mounties, the suspect crashed the rig while attempting to drive it away from police before being bitten by a police dog. In B.C. Supreme Court on Monday, Chappell’s lawyer said he plans to scheduled a two-day sentencing hearing to follow the guilty pleas, though it is not known to which allegations Chappell will admit.

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The Crown has a few weeks to determine whether it can seek a dangerous offender status before a man found guilty of manslaughter is sentenced. Gordon Camille, 67, was convicted four months ago in connection with the stabbing death of 49-year-old Dennis Adolph, who was found on Jan. 26, 2016, in the 4 Seasons Motel suite in Valleyview he shared with Camille. Camille has a violent criminal record and the Crown has been working on a dangerous offender application — a process that could see him jailed indefinitely. However, during a teleconference in B.C. Supreme Court last week, Justice Heather Holmes said she was “appalled that the process within the Crown is taking so long” after hearing prosecutor Sarah Firestone is still waiting to hear back from the attorney general’s office. With the Crown not yet in

Gordon Camille, 67, has killed twice a position to seek a dangerous offender application, Holmes scheduled Aug. 13 to Aug. 15 as sentencing dates for Camille. He was convicted of manslaughter on March 13, at which time the Crown sought the dangerous offender designation. That led to the production of an assessment report, which focuses on the offender’s risk to re-offend and his or her prospects for treatment in the community. The Crown is now waiting to receive consent from the attorney general to proceed to a hearing for a dangerous offender designation. Holmes noted the brief assessment report was released last month and found it “very difficult to understand how it can take the Crown more than a month — and it will be something like six weeks on the anticipated timeline now — simply to make a decision about what avenue to pursue on the

sentencing proceeding.” If the Crown does get consent from the attorney general before the August sentencing dates, it can apply to adjourn those dates and move forward with a dangerous offender application. Camille’s criminal record includes another manslaughter conviction in 1984. In that instance, he drunkenly shot his spouse while she sat in an outhouse, then confessed to a neighbour and, later, to police. He has also served jail time for two separate stabbings in Kamloops — one in 1998 and the other in 2008 — as well as a 1994 stomping incident. Each of the offences, as well as Adolph’s slaying, involved alcohol use. If unsuccessful in obtaining consent ahead of time, the Crown may be able to pursue a dangerous offender application after Camille is sentenced if it meets the criteria outlined in the criminal code.

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SAVING THE SNAKES Within 100 years, there may no longer be rattlesnakes in parts of the B.C. Interior. Karl Larsen, a wildlife researcher at Thompson Rivers University, is heading up research on rattlesnake mortality rates in the White Lake area, about 15 kilometres south of Penticton. A research study was launched about four years ago after a large number of rattlesnakes were found dead on the road. The study is delving into the impacts of vehicular traffic on the 1,200 to 2,000 rattlesnakes that call the area home. “When it’s bison or elephants in the area, people will slow down because they’re afraid of the damage. Even moose, they say, ‘Oh, I don’t want to hit a moose. I might die.’ But with snakes, you wouldn’t feel anything,” Larsen said. “I’d say between 400 to 500 snakes are getting killed each year. We will lose snakes here [White Lake Basin] as we have probably have lost the snakes in other places in the Okanagan if we don’t find something to mitigate it.” Compounding the population problems is the fact female snakes mature at five to seven years of age and only have pups every third year. Mitigation efforts were focused on installing culverts along roads to provide an alternate way for snakes to cross. Research now is focused on assessing populations and determining if the culverts are working. “A lot of the snakes along Highway 97 are gone. We have an opportunity to at least try to mitigate the losses in the White Lake Basin somehow,” Larsen said. “We started working with B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and put in culverts. Culverts are a pretty common tool to try and mitigate any animal mortality. They’ve

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See footage at kamloopsthisweek.com been used a lot, but the effects of them haven’t been studied that well.” Research this year is also delving into whether rattlesnakes stop on roadways when it becomes cool at night because pavement is a heat source. “We can’t say that snakes seek warmth from pavement because it hasn’t been proven conclusive at this point, but it’s kind of an assumption we’ve had. We’ve put temperaturerecording devices in the road and are monitoring,” Larsen said. The worst time for vehicular death is the spring and fall because the snakes are coming or going from their dens and crossing roads. Larsen said although many people might have fear or disdain for rattlesnakes, they play an important role in the ecosystem. “Kind of like an engine,” he said. “You can take some pieces out. You might not notice for a while, but something is changing.” Snakes eat a variety of small mammals — including mice, moles and pocket gophers — and other animals feed on snakes. “For predators, there might be bobcats, the odd badger and some birds of prey, so they’re [rattlesnakes] are a big part of that hot, grasslands ecosystem,” Larsen said. The study, now in its fourth year, is an offshoot of a longrunning study in Osoyoos started by Christine Bishop that is probing the impacts of human development on the health of western rattlesnakes. That research is in its 13th year. During the first few years of White Lake study, TRU graduate student Stephanie Winton got creative about finding snakes and tracking those that die by vehicle and other means. She first spent time tracking down dens in the area,

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Purple Air monitors will not be coming to city facilities — but eight more will still be added to the Kamloops network later this year. Kamloops Coun. Donovan Cavers calls results from an idea he earlier pitched to council a “silver lining.” In June, he proposed adding Purple Air sensors to city facilities due to concern about airquality monitoring gaps after last summer’s wildfires socked in Kamloops with thick smoke for much of the summer. Some residents used information gleaned from the sensors at private residences for up-to-date information. Council, however, opted to refer the matter to the city’s sustainability committee, which rejected it on June 19. Cavers said the committee held a conference call with Thompson Rivers University

professor Michael Mehta and air quality meteorologist Ralph Adams. Apparently, the company heard about Cavers’ proposal through media and sent eight sensors to Mehta for free for use by the city. Cavers said the committee ultimately decided endorsing the private company could be problematic and city facilities were not ideal to fill gaps in airquality monitoring. A report by the Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable following a presentation on the Purple Air network in December of 2016 additionally noted concerns around “unproven accuracy” of the sensors. Mehta told KTW he has compared data with the Ministry of Environment and noted they spike and drop at the same time. Inaccuracies arise during extreme air-quality situations, he said, noting the sensors are $200 compared to ministry ones in the $50,000-range. In addition, the Kamloops Air

Quality Roundtable noted concerns real-time measurements are not meaningful compared to 24-hour averages and “may lead to panic or poor decisions about exposure among the public, citizen scientists, school children and their parents or health professionals.” Mehta said that requires value-judgment about the risks of short-term exposure to air pollution, which he says is as important as long-term exposure. The province has jurisdiction over air quality monitoring and other issues of concern were the network’s use of the American Air Quality Index, which could be confusing, and the potential for the city to receive calls about air quality. Mehta is away on sabbatical and said he will consider where to place the eight sensors when he returns in September. He is asking residents who would consider adding them to their properties to contact him by email at mmehta@tru.ca.

TNRD talking biosolids this Friday The Thompson-Nicola Regional District will host a biosolids workshop in Kamloops this Friday. Regional municipal representatives will be at Hotel 540 at 9 a.m. for topics that will include biosolids management and disposal options for the treated sewer sludge.

The City of Kamloops produces about 12,500 tonnes of biosolids each year and the city is undergoing long-term planning to manage them. Some residents have called for a halt to dumping biosolids on ranch land due to the smell and unknown impacts on the watershed and food supply. Hotel 540 is downtown at 540 Victoria St.

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Colleen DeVeyrac was 48 when she woke up anxious in the middle of the night, worried about the state she was in as she prepared to head into her 50s. She was overweight, always sore and tired and, when she caught reflections of herself in the mirror, she thought, “I’m so disappointed in myself.” That was when she decided to do something about it. DeVeyrac made changes to her nutrition and began using a cleansing program. She dropped weight and started to feel better about herself after just one week. “I didn’t want to go into my 50s being so unhealthy,” she said. That was four years ago. DeVeyrac is now 52 and just completed her first Olympic-distance triathlon — 1,500 metres swimming, 40 kilometres cycling and 10 kilometres running — held in Langford earlier this month. DeVeyrac’s transformation has made her noteworthy among her peers. Isagenix, the multi-level marketing company that provides the program DeVeyrac uses, will

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selected from 45,000 entries. “You submit your before and after pictures and have to write an essay about those 16 weeks — what you went through physically and emotionally and talk about how you’ve come out the other end,” she said. After being chosen as a finalist, DeVeyrac was flown to Arizona for photoshoots and videos — which Isagenix uses as marketing material. In preparation for the event in Nashville, DeVeyrac isn’t doing anything out of the ordinary, at least for her. Her current schedule includes weekly triathlon training, working out six days a week and following her strict nutritional program. The intense regime isn’t just for the challenge. Her next goal is to complete a half-Ironman triathlon next year in Calgary. A full Ironman would follow that. Looking back at what she has achieved in the past four years, DeVeyrac said she wants people to know that aging doesn’t need to be scary. “It can be this amazing part of your life that where you create stronger and great goals,” she said.

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JOIN IN FOR A GOOD CAUSE Saturday, Sept. 15 The 17th annual VW Turtle River Race will take place in Riverside Park on Sept. 15, with proceeds going to Western Canada Theatre education programs for the eighth year in a row. On Sept. 15, there will be two races, each with three prizes to be won. The first race has as its main prize a $5,300 package that includes a flight for two on WestJet, a $1,000 Save-On-Foods gift card, a $500 Surplus Herby’s gift card, a $500 Aberdeen Mall gift card and a VW car detail. The second race feature a $5,600 main prize that includes a trip for two on the Rocky Mountaineer, a $1,000 Save-OnFoods gift card, a $500 Surplus Herby’s gift card and a $500 Aberdeen Mall gift card. The races will be held at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., with the event being held alongside the annual Children’s Art Festival. Tickets are on sale now and are $10 each or three for $25. They can be purchased by calling 250-374-5483 or 250-374-3000 or by visiting Save-On-Foods in Sahali, Andre’s Electronic Experts, Kamloops Live! Box Office, Volkswagen of Kamloops, Surplus Herby’s or Home Hardware. For more information on the prizes and the race, go online to wctlive.ca

THEY WERE HERE TO SERVE: Teenagers from Winnipeg fill buckets of mulch at the B.C. Wildlife Park on July 6 as part of the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada’s SERVE program, which was held in Kamloops this year. About 280 youth and volunteers lent a hand with odd jobs at locations such as the wildlife park, Kamloops Food Bank and the Big Little Science Centre. Every year during the first week of July, the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada send youth from across Western Canada on a week-long ministry to help with community service projects in a particular host city. TOURING TO TAKE DONATIONS TO AREA CHARITIES: Wells Gray Tours recently donated $10,000 to local charities in the five B.C. cities where the company has offices. Staff in each location voted on two organizations that would receive the donations. Kamloops staff selected the Big Little Science Centre and the Nature Conservancy’s project to repair the Brigade Lake dam, which will improve a wetland. In the photo, from left: Big Little Science Centre executive director Gord Stewart, Wells Gray Tours owner Roland Neave, science centre treasurer Doug Bickley and Wells Gray general manager Stephanie Dilling.

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Rocky Mountaineer expects its economic impact on Kamloops to significantly increase by 2022. The rail tour company, which draws international tourists for a glimpse of Western Canada’s Rocky Mountains, is poised to double guest capacity with the purchase of new rail cars. The company estimates it generated between $47 and $49 million of spending in Kamloops last year, figures based on company and passenger spending. “This means even more tourists spending time and money in Kamloops and an even greater level of economic impact being generated,” vice-president of rail operations Gord Miller said in a letter to Kamloops city council. Tourism Kamloops director of communications Monica Dickinson

KTW FILE PHOTO The Rocky Mountaineer crosses the South Thompson River in Kamloops. The rail tour company is adding rail cars and may double guest capacity.

said the added tourism dollars in coming years will directly impact hotels, restaurants and local events and also indirectly impact suppliers down the line, including liquor and linen distributers.

“It’s such a positive thing for our community,” she said. A bustling business environment has a trickle-down effect, she noted, which leads to new experiences offered in the city — more

brew pubs, wineries and events like the International Buskers Festival, which will be held downtown from July 26 to July 29. “This is the vibrancy that comes because the business is good,”

Dickinson said. Rocky Mountaineer operates from mid-April to mid-October on four routes through B.C. and Alberta, with a crossborder connection to Seattle. Tens of thousands

of people come to Kamloops aboard its trains each year, with the majority staying one night. As it looks to increase the amount of people stopping in Kamloops, however, Rocky

Mountaineer also notes opportunity to “enhance Kamloops in the evenings and provide a welcoming, engaging place for our guests.” Dickinson said June and July offer ample events in the Tournament Capital, but noted shoulder seasons provide a contrast between other bustling Canadian stops on the Rocky Mountaineer tour, such as Vancouver and Banff, with a downtown that shuts down early in the River City. As Tourism Kamloops works to market the shoulder seasons, Dickinson said conversation with Rocky Mountaineer is ongoing. Tourism Kamloops is also working to have downtown businesses offer services later in the evenings. The city welcomes 1.8-million visitors in 2017, an increase from 1.6-million in 2015. Total economic spinoff from the tourism industry locally is estimated at $449 million annually.

City set to join Community Energy Association JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com

The City of Kamloops is likely the latest member of the Community Energy Association (CEA). The non-profit organization brings together local governments to tackle climate action. Kamloops council was expected on Tuesday to join the group following a recommendation to do so by the city’s

sustainability committee. A decision was scheduled to be made after KTW press deadline. City councillor and committee member Arjun Singh called it a “premier” association, one that has been at the forefront of climate action in the province, including pushing for electric vehicle-charging stations to be built from Kamloops to Haida Gwaii. “It’s really been effective at driving change,” he said. The association offers resources to devel-

op and implement climate-action plans. Other municipal members include Hazelton, Langley, Summerland, Lumby, West Vancouver, Kimberley, Nelson, Delta, Bowen Island, Smithers, Richmond, Campbell River North Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, North Vancouver, Prince George, Castlegar and Dawson Creek. Membership costs $2,500, which is likely to come from the city’s contingency fund. Council was also expected on Tuesday

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to endorse Singh to be Kamloops’ representative on the BC Municipal Climate Leadership Council, which is facilitated by the CEA. “It’s a good investment from the community to learn from other communities,” Singh said. Other issues the CEA is tackling include biomass district heating, home energy retrofits and green economic development. More information is online at communityenergy.bc.ca.

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Valleyview work set to begin Pedestrian-safety improvements in a Valleyview neighbourhood next to Marion Schilling elementary are scheduled to begin on Wednesday. The City of Kamloops has contracted Rivermist Excavating Ltd. to restructure the sidewalk on the east side of Park Drive from Valleyview Centennial Park to Valleyview Drive. Work will also include improving signage, upgrading

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in addition to two per cent each year after that. The last contract expired in September 2017. “We know a fair and reasonable collective agreement for both our staff and our company is possible and remain committed to these negotiations to reach a deal and get our employees back to work,” Gateway Casino spokeswoman Tanya Gabara said via email.

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intersections and crosswalk, replacing catch basins and formalizing driveway letdowns (the concrete ramps from driveways to the street). Driveway access to residents and businesses will be maintained throughout the project, as will pedestrian access will also be maintained. Preliminary work began last week, with construction starting this week. Construction is scheduled to

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take place Mondays to Fridays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with some weekend work possible. The project is expected to be completed by the end of August. Construction updates will be posted online at www.kamloops.ca/capitalprojects. Those with questions about the project can call the city’s civic operations department at 250-828-3461 or send an email to publicworks@kamloops.ca.

A/C use in the province has more than tripled to 34 per cent since 2001, noting 25 per cent of residents are considering buying an air conditioner this summer. More on this story is online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

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casinos, including more than 200 in Kamloops, have been on strike since June 29. The main stumbling block between the two sides is wages. The union is seeking 62 per cent wage increases in many cases for its largely minimum wage-earning members, while Gateway has proposed wage rate increases between 2.4 per cent and 13 per cent in the first year of the collective agreement,

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Management and union brass will resume talks this week as the strike at Cascades Casino in Kamloops and at Lake City casinos in Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton enters its third week. Representatives of Gateway Casinos and the B.C. Government Employees’ Union will return to the bargaining table this Friday to try to reach agreement on a new contract. About 675 workers at the four

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Tech Fest coming to city in September JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com

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Construction at the Kamloops Law Courts is finally wrapping up. The project to replace the front stairway and upgrade the area facing Columbia Street was scheduled for completion in March. The $3-million budgeted project should be completed this month.

Applications to be fast-tracked The province’s passenger transportation board has committed to fast-tracking applications from operators that want to fill the transportation gap that will exist when Greyhound stops operations in B.C. Board chair Catharine Read said inter-city applications will be given priority as they are processed.

In addition, she said the board will streamline timelines for applications and apply the urgent public-need process, in which publication of the application is not required, for those that would service rural or remote areas. Information about inter-city bus applications is available online at ptboard.bc.ca.

The decision follows Greyhound Canada’s announcement it will shut down passenger and freight operations across Western Canada as of Oct. 31. There will be one shuttle remaining after that date, between Vancouver and Seattle and operated by Greyhound in the United States.

Alchemy can taste its licence City council has endorsed a liquor licence for a new brewpub to open in downtown Kamloops. If approved by the province, Alchemy Brewing would open this fall in the Thompson Hotel at 650 Victoria St. Owner Al Renner earlier told

KTW he hopes to add a West Coast flare to the city’s craft beer scene, with novelty food dishes and pints, such as a peanut butter and jam-flavoured beer. The brewpub would occupy 1,400 square feet in the space formerly home to Vittorio’s, next

door to The Noble Pig Brewhouse. The liquor licence would allow 83 people inside and 25 outside. The pub would open at 11:30 a.m. daily, closing at midnight from Wednesdays to Saturdays, at 10 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and at 9 p.m. on Sundays.

Some companies at Kamloops Innovation Centre fly under the radar locally. Many firms target markets outside of Kamloops and don’t have storefronts on Victoria Street. “Kamloops has some really terrific tech companies that we don’t always see every day,” Kamloops Innovation Centre operations manager Kimberley Steadman said. “They’re here and they’re doing some fantastic things.” More than a dozen startup companies work out of the innovation centre on Tranquille Road and a handful more take part in various programming to help them grow. Others drop in on the co-working space on a daily basis for a place to plug into outlets — and to plug into the local tech scene. Kamloops Innovation Centre holds an annual event every year to bring together local techies, innovators and disrupters and this year’s Tech Fest will celebrate the industry throughout B.C.’s Interior. “It’s really a celebration of innovation and technology in Kamloops and then the larger community as well,” Steadman said. The event will be held on Sept. 14 in the plaza next to the old CN building in downtown Kamloops, just east of Sandman Centre. About 30 tech companies are expected to be on hand, with booths in the courtyard area set up in what Steadman described as a tech market. “Really, that’s an opportunity,

as a tech founder, to meet other people, to exchange ideas, to just network and catch up with peers,” she said. “For people who are interested and supportive, it’s a great way to see what’s new.” One company that will be on hand at Tech Fest is ExpanDwell Homes Inc. Founder Meagan Strong recently moved into Kamloops Innovation Centre and hired a Thompson Rivers University student to get her company off the ground after participating in the centre ventureacceleration program. She is working on a prototype this summer after filing a patent for a transportable shelter she described as a “cabin-RV-hybrid. “The innovative thing about it is the way it expands,” Strong said. The pop-up house folds into a box for easy transportation. When set up, it doubles in size and looks just like a permanent house, complete with a washroom, kitchenette and gas fireplace. “The neat thing is it no longer looks like a box,” Strong said. Tech Fest will also include food trucks and drinks served by Red Beard Café, along with live music. It will be capped off with a sunset ride aboard the 2141 heritage steam engine. Sponsorship opportunities are available to dress up train cars. “There’ll be that local flare, as well,” Steadman said. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at eventbrite.ca. Tech Fest will run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 510 Lorne St.

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OTTAWA — Fissures have appeared inside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s youth council after a group of current and former members publicly urged the Liberal government to reverse its decision to buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline. The request was made in a letter to the prime minister signed by 16 past and present members of the council and released to the public on Monday, in which signatories expressed “our immense disappointment’’ with the planned $4.5-billion pipeline purchase. “The decision to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline project calls into question your commitment to young Canadians,’’ the letter reads, adding that youth will be “disproportionately affected’’ by climate change. Yet the letter has generated surprise and frustration inside the council, with other members saying they do not agree with its position and at least one expressing concern that it became public. “I thought it was very partisan and that is not the role of the

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prime minister’s youth council,’’ said council member Sara Wheale, who has worked for more than seven years in Alberta’s oil industry. “We’re supposed to be nonpartisan. ... We haven’t seen a letter go out like this and I don’t think it was appropriate the way this was handled at all.’’ The Liberals’ plan to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline has been a political hot potato since it was announced in May amid fierce opposition from the B.C. government, environmental groups and Indigenous communities. Trudeau spokeswoman Chantal Gagnon said Monday the prime minister “always appreciates input from the youth council’’ adding: “It is heartening to see young Canadians engage on political issues that affect them and become involved in the democratic process.’’ At the same time, she defended the government’s decision to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline while noting that it was investing more to protect marine safety. The prime minister sat down in June to talk about the Trans

Mountain purchase with the youth council, which was established in 2016 as a non-partisan advisory board comprising up to 30 young Canadians between the ages of 16 and 24. Nmesoma Nweze, a neuroscience and psychology student at the University of Toronto and council alumna, said some members were disappointed by the lack of consultation before the decision given that Trudeau’s meeting came after the deal had already been announced. That is when she started to draft the letter, which says many young Canadians supported Trudeau during the 2015 federal election because of his promises on reconciliation and climate leadership, and that he subsequently promised to listen to — and honour — the concerns of young people. The letter specifically asks Trudeau to protect the environment and respect Indigenous rights by cancelling the purchase, condemn calls to crackdown on peaceful protests against the pipeline and organize roundtable discussions with youth representatives.

Nweze defended the decision to release the letter, saying the council wants to start doing more outreach and “we know we’re not the only young people who feel this way.’’ Fellow alumni Chris Zhou acknowledged having been surprised when he saw that the letter had been distributed to the media. “When we send letters to Trudeau, those tend to not be released to the public because we do want to retain a certain relationship with the prime minister in which we can both be candid and genuine with each other,’’ Zhou said. “This letter is not the case.’’ Zhou nonetheless said that he wasn’t opposed to releasing the letter. But Wheale took issue with some members using their roles on the advisory council to publicly advance their positions on such a politically sensitive issue, and worried about the long-term impacts for the board as well as her own career. “The way the letter is being presented, it’s being presented on behalf of the youth council,’’ she said.

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has asked Transport Minister Marc Garneau to find solutions following Greyhound’s withdrawal of bus service from western Canada. Trudeau said Greyhound’s move is “difficult’’ for people who live in the Prairies and for those who are struggling economically. “I have asked our minister of transport to work with the provinces, to work with communities, to work with the company to try and see what paths forward there are,’’ Trudeau said. Trudeau was responding to questions from reporters on a highway in Sutherlands River, N.S., about whether Ottawa is prepared to offer subsidies to keep the service running or offer an alternative. Greyhound Canada announced last week it is cutting passenger and delivery services in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, northwestern Ontario and British Columbia. The decision triggered outrage

KTW FILE PHOTO Greyhound Canada has announced it is ceasing domestic operations in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba later this year.

and apprehension among rural and First Nations communities that rely heavily on the company’s service. Indigenous women’s advocates have said that Greyhound’s decision will put more women at risk. The issue of transportation along a notorious stretch of B.C.’s Highway 16 — known as the Highway of Tears — was a major point of contention last fall during hearings at the national

inquiry for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. “We of course continue to be extremely concerned by the challenge of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, that’s why we launched the national public inquiry into the issue,’’ Trudeau said. “We of course are reflecting on that element of it and looking for how we can contribute to solutions.’’

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WASHINGTON — Blame it on that pesky double negative. After 27 hours of near-universal condemnation, President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday he simply misspoke in Helsinki when he said, “I don’t see any reason why it would’’ be Russia that interfered in the U.S. election. “The sentence should have been, ‘I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be Russia.’ Sort of a double negaTRUMP tive,’’ Trump said. But even as Trump said he accepted U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusions that Russia was behind the election hacking, he added, as he has before: “It could be other people also. A lot of people out there.’’ So the world was left to wonder: Was he really tripped up by a double-negative or was that clarification really a cleanup operation? Even if it was a mere grammatical glitch, Trump made plenty of other comments in the same Helsinki news conference that gave Russia the benefit of the doubt. He declined to say whether he believed the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia interfered over Putin’s denials. And he blamed the poor state of relations between the two superpowers on foolishness by both countries. “I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. He just said it’s not Russia,” Trump said Monday. “I will say this: I don’t see any reason why it would be.’’ That last sentence was what he corrected Tuesday. The “would,’’ he said, should have been “wouldn’t.’’ With that, Trump declared the contretemps over, insisting, “I think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself.’’

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KEVIN LIGHT PHOTO Catharine Pendrel broke her arm on June 2, an injury that fractured her World Cup season. The 37-year-old Olympic bronze medallist may return to World Cup action next month, but is focusing on being strong for the world championship in September. Pendrel has dropped two spots to 16th in the women’s cross-country mountain biking world rankings since the injury. She has missed two of seven World Cup events and sits 25th overall with two stops remaining on the circuit.

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Catharine Pendrel is starting to see the manicured straightaway at the end of a muddy berm. Pendrel was three races into the cross-country mountain biking World Cup season and ranked 14th in the world in her discipline when she lost control, fell and landed on a rock during a ride with friends at Harper Mountain on June 2. The 37-year-old Kamloops resident broke her left humerus (the long bone between the shoulder and elbow) and has missed World Cup events in Italy and Andorra. Tough weeks followed the injury. The realization of what the fracture meant to her season was setting in and she was stuck riding a stationary bike in her basement, unable to bear much weight on her left arm. Morose has subsided and Pendrel is in good spirits, now in Spain for the launch of sponsor Orbea’s full-suspension race bike and finding inspiration from the trip to Europe, along with a trek to

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the Yukon with husband Keith Wilson. “This weekend, I cheered on my team racing at the World Cup in Andorra, which was really great for stoking my fire for racing,” said Pendrel, who is now able to ride on roads, but hasn’t yet returned to trails. “Particularly since 45-year-old Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja dominated the race.” There are two stops remaining on the World Cup circuit, with Mont Saint Anne, Que., playing host from Aug. 10 to Aug. 12 and La Bresse, France, holding the final event from Aug. 24 to Aug. 26. Pendrel did not rule out racing at either stop, but said an upcoming X-ray will shed light on her recovery. She is focusing on being strong for the world championship in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on Sept. 8. “The World Cup in Canada may still be a bit ahead of bone-healing timelines, but we will see,” said Pendrel, who will not race in the Canadian national championship this weekend in Canmore, Alta. “The first two weeks are the hardest, but healing and small gains happen quickly.”

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Four games remain on the Kamloops Kal Tire RiverDogs’ regular-season schedule, each of them against the West Kelowna D-Backs. The Dogs (9-27) are tied for last place with the Richmond City Chuckers (9-27) in the seventeam BC Baseball College Prep League, but remain within striking distance of the D-Backs (1024). Kamloops joined the College Prep League two years ago and was swept from Round 1 of the post-season in 2016 and 2017. The task of avoiding another first-round exit might become a tad more manageable if the Dogs can surpass the D-Backs in the standings. Chilliwack (34-4) has secured the No. 1 seed and will advance straight to the final-four B.C. championship tournament. Seeds two through seven will square off — 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5 — in three-game playoff series to decide the final three berths.

If Kamloops can pass West Kelowna to snare the No. 5 seed, it will clash with the Ridge Meadow Royals (15-19) in Round 1. Finishing in sixth or seventh place will land the Dogs in tough against either second-place Cloverdale (25-8) or third-place Tri-City (22-15). West Kelowna and Kamloops played a home-and-home series in May, with each team winning a pair of games on home soil for a 2-2 split. The RiverDogs will play host to the D-Backs in a doubleheader this Saturday. Game times are 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Canada Games Field on McArthur Island. Kamloops will travel to West Kelowna for a pair of tilts on Sunday. RiverDogs’ manager Sean Wandler is not sure what to expect from the D-Backs. “A lot can change in a few months,” he said. “I haven’t had a chance to talk to other teams to see where they’re at, but we’re pretty evenly matched.” West Kelowna has two games in hand on Kamloops, both of them against hometown Cloverdale on July 24.

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Classics find podium at tier 2 provincials The Kamloops Classic Swimming club placed 16th at the Swim BC Tier 2 Age Group Championships, which were held earlier this month in Victoria. There were 525 swimmers from 38 clubs in B.C. and the Yukon at the meet. Classics’ swimmers brought home three medals — two silver and one bronze — and set two new club records. Ryley McRae swam in the 18-and-under boys’ division, winning silver in the 200m freestyle and placing sixth in the 400m individual medley. Jack Cameron, competing in the 15-and-under boys’ division, won bronze in the 100-metre freestyle and set a new club record of 55.36 seconds. He also placed fourth in the 50m freestyle and

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eighth in the 100m fly. The Classics’ other medal was earned by the 15-and-under boys’

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Pickleballers in form at nationals Kamloops Pickleball Club members found the podium at the national pickleball championships, which were held in Kelowna earlier this month. Casey Rodgers and Kristina Lidster won gold in the 4.5 skill level women’s doubles division. Jayna Mikuse and Roberta Meakin placed first in the women’s doubles open category. Rodgers and Brent Jackson finished atop the podium in the 4.5 mixed doubles division. Mikuse and Jay Rippel placed first in the mixed doubles 50-plus open competition. Chris Ross and Jeremy Comazzetto claimed silver in the men’s 4.0 doubles division. Wilma Steinke snared bronze in the 4.0 women’s singles division.

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1. Owns 4. Beef intestine 9. Expression of contempt 14. Expression of horror 15. Famed architecture couple 16. Escape 17. “The Raven” author 18. Chiefs’ tight end 20. Removes 22. Pesto dish 23. One who roots against 24. Type of writer 28. Old woman 29. Early multimedia 30. This (Spanish) 31. Part of a play 33. Elephant’s name 37. Home of the Flyers 38. Builder’s trough 39. Tell 41. Google certification

42. Electric current 43. Belonging to them 44. Nostrils 46. Arranges 49. Commercial 50. Skywalker’s mentor __-Wan 51. Single-reed instrument 55. Voodoo 58. World of Warcraft character 59. Paddling 60. Most agreeable 64.Chafed 65. A way to analyze 66. Remove 67. Metal-bearing mineral 68. Remains as is 69. Large predatory seabirds 70. The Science Guy

CLUES DOWN

1. Central Chinese province 2. The marketplace in ancient Greece 3. Covered the sword 4. Cleanser 5. Body parts 6. Returned material authorization (abbr.) 7. Mega-electronvolt 8. One from Asia 9. A superior grade of black tea 10. Thin 11. Circles of light around the head 12. General’s assistant (abbr.) 13. Tiny 19. Evildoing 21. __ Connery, 007 24. British sword 25. Type of cyst 26. Musical composition 27. Advises

31. Herring-like fish 32. Chocolate powder 34. Somalian district El __ 35. Indicates position 36. Refurbishes 40. Exclamation of surprise 41. Football field 45. Hilly region in India near China 47. Come to an end 48. Most mad 52 Sheets of glass 53. Department of Housing and Urban Development 54. Stares lecherously 56. Consisting of a single element or component 57. Monetary unit of Zambia 59. Bones (Latin) 60. Frames-per-second 61. Tell on 62. Gall 63. Cologne

MATH MIND BENDER

CROSSWORD ANSWERS FOUND ON A28

SUDOKU FUN BY THE NUMBERS

Checkerboard

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

You have an 8x8 checkerboard. You wish to cover it with 1x3 strips, none of the strips overlapping. There would be one space left uncovered if this is possible.

ANSWERS

Is it possible? Give an arrangement or prove that it is impossible.

Answer to last week’s HOT DOG TIME! PUZZLE: There are 207 different hot dog possibilities.

THIS PUZZLE IS BY GENE WIRCHENKO Find more puzzles, articles, and full solutions online at genew.ca

WEEKLY HOROSCOPES

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

JULY 18 - JULY 24, 2018 LIBRA

- Sept 23/Oct 23 Revealing your true feelings about a situation may induce some anxiety, Libra. However, others value your honest opinions on things and want you to voice your concerns.

Make health a priority this week, Cancer. If you haven’t already done so, make a list of your health goals and then schedule a consult with your doctor.

Aries, others appreciate all that you do for them. But sometimes they must take matters into their own hands so they can get a learning experience to build upon.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Taurus, all of your plans may turn entirely in an different direction at the last minute. You’ll need to roll with the punches to get through everything unscathed.

SCORPIO

- Oct 24/Nov 22 Finding time to get all of your work done and pursue your hobbies can be challenging, Scorpio. Fortunately, you have helpers waiting in the wings to lend a hand.

Leo, responsibilities do not magically disappear, even if you hide beneath the proverbial covers. Tackle this week with ferocity and you’ll sail through all of your tasks.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 2

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

You may have an inkling of what is around the corner, but you aren’t sure of the finer details, Gemini. Patience will be rewarded with a worthwhile surprise.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Virgo, complex issues keep coming up and they will need to be resolved at some point. Change may be a good thing for you right now because it can clear your head.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20 Something may be irking you this week and you absolutely need to get to the bottom of it, Capricorn. Do your research and work out an acceptable resolution.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Take some time off for yourself, Aquarius. Sometimes change can do a body good, and you have earned some time for rest and relaxation. Enjoy the solitude.

PISCES

Mull over your opportunities for travel, Sagittarius. You will unwind as long as you are escaping the daily grind. Make an effort to find something you’ll enjoy doing.

Planning a Garage Sale? Let Us Help By advertising your garage sale in Kamloops This Week you’ll recieve a garage sale kit and a free lunch from Subway!

50 Single $ Friday issue

50 Double

Wed/Fri issues

Pricing based on 3 lines Add extra lines $1 each

Deadlines: Wednesday’s paper - Tuesday 10:00am • Friday’s paper - Thursday 10:00am

250-371-4949 • classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com

- Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, perfection may require a few rough drafts. Don’t let a failed first attempt derail you from trying again. Persistence pays off.

FREE LUNCH

Advertise your garage sale in Kamloops This Week & receive a free 6 inch sub from Subway* *Some Restrictions apply

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Ryan Brandon Scott Hannah

Wilfredo Ulanday

August 11, 1938 to July 10, 2018

Ruth Knisse On July 13, 2018, Ruth Knisse passed away just short of her 90th birthday. She is predeceased by her husband Vern and son-in-law Gary.

Lovingly remembered by his wife Fely Ulanday, daughter Marianne (Bobby), sons Victor and Peter, grandchildren Alaina, Ayrton, Lanna and Nathan Will.

Ruth is survived by her daughters Ursula (Kevin), Rosemarie, Barbara (Gary) and Monika (Derek), nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and lifelong friend Rudy. A private Celebration of Ruth’s Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Friends of Whitecourt in memory of Ruth Knisse. To sign the book of condolences, please visit www.trinityfuneralhome.ca/obituaries

In Loving Memory Of Dave Forbes

Mr. Wilfredo Ganal Ulanday passed away peacefully in Kamloops, BC.

Ryan Brandon Scott Hannah was born on May 24, 1992. He passed away on June 30, 2018 doing something he loved and in a place he spent many happy summers. Ryan touched many lives and was loved by his family and friends. He will be missed. Ryan will live forever in his parents’ hearts. Thanks to all of you for the condolences.

Willy was born in the Philippines and immigrated to Canada. He married Fely in Lethbridge, Alberta and moved to Kamloops, BC where he retired from Telus. During retirement he delighted in missionary work in Palawan, Philippines. Willy was a remarkable soul with many talents and interests such as fishing, camping, sports and reading. He dedicated his life in faithful service to the Lord Jesus. “One life to live, One life to give” He will be remembered for his unconditional love for his family and others. A Celebration of his Life will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 1:30 pm at Christ Community Church in Kamloops, BC, Canada. Condolences may be expressed at www.firstmemorialkamloops.com

Joanne Burnell

A Division of Service Corporation International (Canada) ULC.

100% independently owned and operated.

September 1924 ~ July 2018 “Dot” was born near Springwater, Saskatchewan. When she was five, she moved with her family to a rural area near Fraser Lake, British Columbia where they lived out the depression years. With the coming of the war, the family moved to the coast and Dot got a job with Boeing Aircraft building “PBY’s” for the military. She shortly became known as “Rosy the Riveter” because of her red hair. After the war, she married veteran Clarence Saunders and moved with him to Burns Lake, where he became involved in the forest industry. He owned and operated a succession of sawmills and Dot became book-keeper and first aid attendant, being one of the first in the province to earn an Industrial First Aid certificate. In 1964, she bought a variety store in Burns Lake and ran it successfully for eight years. In 1971, she and Clarence were divorced. In 1972, she married Tony Robinson, a forester with the government and moved with him to Prince Rupert. There followed postings in Williams Lake, Victoria and finally Kamloops where the couple retired in 1987. It wasn’t until she was 50 that Dot took up golf, but she proved to be a natural at it and became known as “Boom Boom” for the long drives she hit. She played at the Williams Lake Golf and Country Club, Gorge Vale in Victoria, Kamloops Golf and Country Club, where she served a term as Ladies Captain and finally Rivershore Golf and Country Club. Dot is survived by her loving husband Tony, daughter Gloria Nicholson of Prince George, son John Saunders of Canmore, Alberta, five grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. A family gathering to celebrate her life will take place at the family cabin on Babine Lake at a later date. Thanks to Dr. Wynne and the staff at Overlander Residential Care for their devotion to their duties. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

Servicing: Ashcroft, Barriere, Blue River, Cache Creek, Chase, Clearwater, Merritt, Spencers Bridge, Valemount & Kamloops.

Gone but not forgotten. Love Darlene, Michael, James & Shaina

604 Tranquille Road Kamloops 250-554-2324 www.myalternatives.ca

Schoening Funeral Service

Funeral Director

I have been happily living in Kamloops since 1991. In 1992 I began working as a funeral director and joined Schoening Funeral Service in August 2000. I am honoured to be of assistance to so many families in their time of need. In my spare time I am involved with the Kamloops Blazer Hockey Booster club. I also hold the position of Treasurer of our Kamloops HOG Chapter.

Dorothy Alice Robinson (née Jackson)

250-554-2577

May 30, 1940 July 17, 1998

250-374-1454

First Memorial Funeral Service 250-554-2429

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Gerhard Gemsa It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Gerhard Gemsa on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Kamloops Hospice after a short and sudden illness. Gerhard was born June 23, 1938 in Wartenburg, Germany. He just celebrated his 80th birthday. Gerhard is survived by wife Helga, sons Mike and Jurgen, grandsons Talen and Andrew, granddaughter Kiera, sister Margaret, nieces and nephews living in Germany. He was predeceased by both parents, his brothers Gunther, Siegfrid and Heinz in Germany. Gerhard did his 3 year apprenticeship and became a meat cutter and sausage maker (Schlachter). Gerhard immigrated in 1960 to Eston, Saskatchewan, Canada. He worked for 8 years in Eston Modem Locker. In 1967, he went to visit his family in Germany and met his wife Helga. In 1968, he went back to Germany and got married. Gerhard was a man with many talents. In 1969, he moved to Kamloops. Gerhard worked at Kamloops Meat, early in the morning he would work at Fritzes Bakery and baked the donuts. The Fritzes were good friends from Eston, Saskatchewan. In 1979, Gerhard and his wife opened their own business; Gary’s European Sausage and Deli at the Fortune Shopping Centre, where his son Jurgen will carry on his family legacy. Gerhard worked right up until his last day. He loved hunting, fishing, golf and skiing. He was also involved in soccer and hockey. Gerhard will be greatly missed and never forgotten. A Celebration of Gerhard’s Life will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the Kamloops Funeral Home, 285 Fortune Dr., with Pastor Don Maione officiating. The family would appreciate memorial donations in Gerhard’s name be sent to Kamloops Hospice, the BC Wildlife Federation or the charity of your choice. The family would like to offer a special thanks to the doctors and nurses of 5 North at Royal Inland Hospital . Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

250-554-2577

Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services

The Ship by Henry Van Dyke

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is on object of beauty & strength & I stand & watch her, until at length, she is only a speck of white cloud just wheret he seas & sky meet and mingle with each other. Then someone at my side exclaims, “There, she’s gone!” Gone where? Gone from my sight, that is all. She is just as large as she was when she left my side & just as able to bear her load of living freight to the place of her destination. Her diminished size is in me, not her. And just at the moment when someone at my side says she is gone, there are other eyes watching for her coming and other voices ready to take up the glad shout “There she comes!”.

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Select who you feel are the top businesses in at least 50% of the total categories. Contest closes July 24, 2018 at noon. One entry per household per day. FOOD AND DRINK

Storage Company

Appetizers

Tire Shop

Asian Restaurant

Thrift Store

Bakery

Toys, Games, Hobbies

Beer Menu

Used Car Dealership

SERVICES

Breakfast

IT’S TIME TO CHOOSE THE BEST OF THIS YEAR Here is your opportunity to once again tell us who’s the “best of the best” in Kamloops. Indicate your top picks for the Kamloops This Week Readers’ Choice Awards on this entry sheet, or by visting our online ballot form at www.ReadersChoice. KamloopsThisWeek.com Only original newspaper ballots and online entries will be accepted. No mechanical reproductions allowed. Employees of Kamloops This Week and their immediate families are not eligible. All ballots must be received or entered online by no later than July 24, 2018 at noon PST. Some restrictions and conditions apply.

Brewery

Acupuncture Clinic

Burgers

Auto Body Shop

Caesars (Cocktail)

Auto Sales Person (name of individual/dealer)

Chicken Wings

Auto Detailer

Chinese Restaurant

Auto Repairs

Customer Service (Food & Beverage)

Bank/Financial Institution

Dessert

Barber Shop

Drink Menu

Boat Service

East Indian Restaurant

Bridal Store

Family Restaurant

Cannabis Dispensary

Fast Food Breakfast

Car Wash

Food Truck

Carpet Cleaning

Greek Restaurant

Catering Company

Healthy Meal

Cell Phone Retailer

Italian Restaurant

Chiropractor

Mexican Restaurant

Counselling Services

Nachos

Dance Studio

New Restaurant (opened in past year)

Day Care

Night Club

Dentist

Patio

Doctor

Pizza

Dog Training Centre

Pub

Dry Cleaner

Romantic Dining

Electrician

Seafood Restaurant

Esthetician (individual)

Specialty Coffee

Fitness Club

Steak Restaurant

Funeral Director (individual)

Sushi

Funeral Home

Thai Restaurant

Golf Course

Upscale Dining

Hair Salon

Vegetarian Food

Heating, Venting & Air Conditioning

Wine List

Hotel/Motel Insurance Company

Winery

RETAIL

Investment/Financial Advisor (Individual)

Antiques & Collectibles

Investment/Financial Firm

Appliance Store

Kids Birthday Venue

Auto Parts Store

Kitchen Renovator

Athletic Specialty Store

Landscaping Company

Bicycle Shop

Law Firm

Boat Dealership

Lawn Maintenance

Bookstore

Lawyer (Individual)

Children’s Wear

Manicure/Pedicure

Cold Beer/Wine

Mortgage Broker

Computer Store

Music Lessons

Convenience Store

Oil Change/Lube Shop

Deli

Personal Trainer

Fishing Store

Pet Grooming

Flooring Store

Pharmacy

Flower Shop

Photographer

Furniture Store

Physiotherapist

Garden Centre

Plumber

Grocery Store

Realtor

Hardware Store

Recycling Depot

Health Food Store

Registered Massage Therapist

Home Electronics Store

Security Company

Home Improvement Store

Seniors Home

Jewellery Store

Shoe Repair

Ladies Wear Store

Spa

Lighting Store

Tattoo Studio

Lingerie Store

Travel Agent

Mattress Store

U-Brew

Menswear Store

Veterinarian (individual)

Motorcycle Shop

Veterinary Clinic

New Business (opened in last year)

Visual Arts Classes

New Car Dealership

Yoga Studio

PEOPLE AND PLACES

Optical Store

VOTE ONLINE

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Paint Store

Attraction

Pet Store

Band/Singer

Produce

Fundraising Event

RV Dealership

Influence

Shopping Centre

Local Personality

Snowmobile Shop

Local Sports Association

Specialty Meat/Butcher

Local Sports Team

Sporting Goods Store

Volunteer

Name: Address: Email:

Telephone:

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CLASSIFIEDS Phone: 250-371-4949

INDEX

LISTINGS

DEADLINES

Announcements . . . . 001-099 Employment . . . . . . . . .100-165 Service Guide . . . . . . . 170-399 Pets/Farm . . . . . . . . . . .450-499 For Sale/Wanted. . . . .500-599 Real Estate . . . . . . . . . .600-699 Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700-799 Automotive . . . . . . . . . . 800-915 Legal Notices . . . . . . 920-1000

REGULAR RATES

WEDNESDAY ISSUES • 10:00 am Tuesday

Based on 3 lines

FRIDAY ISSUES • 10:00 am Thursday

1 Week . . . . . . . . . $2500

1 Issue . . . . . . . . . $1300 1 Month . . . . . . . . $8000 ADD COLOUR . . $2500 to your classiﬁed add

ALL ADS MUST BE PREPAID. No refunds on classiﬁed ads.

Tax not included

Fax: 250-374-1033

RUN UNTIL SOLD

Email: classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com

RUN UNTIL RENTED

GARAGE SALE

No Businesses, Based on 3 lines Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. (3 months max) $ 5300 Add an extra line to your ad for $10

Tax not included Some restrictions apply

Scheduled for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule. Tax not included. Some restrictions apply

No Businesses, Based on 3 lines Merchandise, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s, furniture, etc.

3500

EMPLOYMENT

12 Friday - 3 lines or less 1750 Wed/Fri - 3 lines or less 50

Based on 3 lines 1 Issue. . . . . . . $1638

BONUS (pick up only):

1 Week . . . . . . $3150

• 2 large Garage Sale Signs • Instructions • FREE 6” Sub compliments of

1 Month . . . $10460

Tax not included

Announcements

Employment

Pets

Employment

Anniversaries

Lost & Found

Farm Workers

Pets

Word Classiﬁed Deadlines

Lost Gold ring w/multiple stones. North Shore Save on Foods parking lot. Sentimental Value. Reward (778) 470-8332

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Career Opportunities

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10:00am Tuesday for Wednesday’s Paper.

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10:00am Thursday for Friday’s Paper.

Advertisements should be read on the first publication day. We are not responsible for errors appearing beyond the first insertion. It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event that errors occur in the publishing of any advertising shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only and there will be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement.

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Employment Business Opportunities Building Maintenance and Commercial Janitorial Business. Includes equipment, vehicle, training and existing contracts with 30 hours per week. Administrative support provided for Accounts Receivable & Sales. Gross income of approx. $3,100 per month plus. Asking $19,500. or best offer. Contact Darrell 250-319-1394. ~ Caution ~ While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front. TYPE 1 DIABETES? TROUBLE WALKING? Hip or Knee Replacement, or conditions causing restrictions in daily activities? $2,000 tax credit, $40,000 refund cheque/rebates. Disability Tax Credit. 1-844-453-5372

and click on the menu and go to events to submit your event.

Information

PERFECT Part-Time Opportunity

2 Days Per Week call 250-374-0462

Personals Looking For Love? Try your luck with 1x1 boxed ad $35 plus tax for 2 weeks. Price includes box number. Call 250-371-4949 to place your ad and for more details.

Lost & Found

Career Opportunities MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. is Western Canada’s leading LTL Service provider; founded in 1947 Van Kam has a long standing history in the transportation industry and is a well-known name in Western Canada. Engrained into Van Kam’s history of 70 years is a company dedicated to growth, stability, and community. As a company that continues to prosper, we value our employees at every level and recognize that our success is based upon having committed individuals on our team. The Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. Group of Companies has openings for Full Time Class 1 Drivers working out of our Kamloops terminal providing daytime pickup and deliveries in Kamloops and surrounding areas. Preference will be given to applicants with LTL/P&D experience and knowledge of the area. We offer above average rates and excellent benefits. To join our team of Professional Drivers, please send a cover letter, a current resume and current driver’s abstract (within the last 30 days) in person to 682 W Sarcee Street, Kamloops. If you are unable to apply in person, please email your resume and drivers abstract to careers@vankam.com. We thank you for your interest in Van Kam; however, only those being considered will be contacted regarding an interview. “Van Kam is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Environmental Responsibility”

Education/Trade Schools

French Immersion Teachers

AAA Courses PAL & CORE

Found 3 bras and a pair of jeans on Greenstone Drive (250) 314-1416

For full details & to apply visit: www.sd27.bc.ca/ new-job-postings/

RUN TILL

RENTED * RESTRICTIONS APPLY

Help Wanted I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

courses every Monday and/or Tuesdays plus on Weekends. Gift Certificates and details at www.pal-core-ed.com or 778-470-3030

HUNTER & FIREARMS

Courses. A Great Gift. Next C.O.R.E. July 21st and 22nd Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. July 29th Sunday. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Bill

250-376-7970

PETS For Sale? TRI-CITY SPECIAL! for only $46.81/week, we will place your classified ad into Kamloops, Vernon & Salmon Arm. (250)371-4949

classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com *some restrictions apply.

Merchandise for Sale $500 & Under Do you have an item for sale under $750? Did you know that you can place your item in our classifieds for one week for FREE?

Call our Classified Department for details!

250-371-4949 *some restrictions apply

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries. Vehicle is required. For more information please call the Circulation Department at

250-374-0462

Looking to hire insulation applicator, installer and blow truck operator. No experience needed as training will be provided. Must have valid drivers license, level 1 first aid certificate, updated resume and be able to start ASAP. Call Russ with Advantage Insulation @ 250.682.0056.

Truck Driver

McLeod’s By Products is looking to hire a truck driver. The person must be polite, friendly and versatile. Full time position. Competitive wages and benefits. Email resume to djward4@telus.net

Temporary/ PT/Seasonal

Come live and work in beautiful Williams Lake, BC. Experience the wildlife, landscape and four seasons all while living affordably!

• 9 extra paid days off per year • relocation allowance • all benefits per collective agreement

Lost: Amethyst ring with blue Mexican opal on Sat, July 7th. 250-314-7230.

Kamloops, BC

School District No. 27

Found 2 rings and an earring at bus stop in Sahali Call to identify (250) 314-1416

FOUND Short haired grey unneutered tabby cat with black distinctive rings on tail very vocal no ID has been hanging around west end of Kamloops near West St Paul Street. 250 372 9744

LOCAL CITY P & D CLASS 1 DRIVER

FARM LABOURERS

Horsting’s Farm in Cache Creek, BC requires Farm Labourers 5-6 days/week, 8-12 hours per day at $12.65 per hour. Farm work includes: planting, weeding, irrigating, harvesting and preparing crops for market. Employment start date of March 1st, 2019 Submit application by email: horstingsfarm@shaw.ca by fax to 604-792-7766, or by mail to: 2540 Hwy 97, PO Box 716, Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

Duties to include, but not limited to: - Maintain and clean exterior areas of the property, - Maintain and clean all interior common areas of the property, - Clean parking lot of garbage, - Liaise with property manager and/or resident manager as and when required, - Painting and other handy person duties as required Submit Resume to: Summit Drive Investments Inc. #10 1967 ETC Hwy - Kamloops, BC V2C 4A4

8767706

Free Items

Job Postings

Free: Steel Wagon green in colour. You pick-up. 250-5795551.

Fruit & Vegetables Apricots $1.50/lb picked. $1.00/lb you pick. Jam .50/lb. Canning jars any size. 250376-3480 call all summer. Farm Fresh Blueberries. Order of 100 pounds or more. $2.00 lb. Call/text to place an order 778-242-9575.

Firewood/Fuel ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine. Stock up now. Campfire wood. (250) 377-3457.

Furniture

Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC Western Canada Theatre is searching for: • Venue Services Director • Graphic Design & Marketing Associate • Production Technical Director Application details and deadlines at wctlive.ca

TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING Funding available for those who qualify!

8662380

8ft Antique Couch $900. Round dining room table w/4chairs & 2 bar stools. $700. Couch & matching chairs $149. 250-374-1541. Diningroom table w/8-chairs, c/w Buffet and Hutch. Med Colour. $850. 250-374-8933. Futon multi-coloured with side pillows, wooden frame. $150. 250-372-3981.

Misc. for Sale 2008 Ford canopy 6-6’ $450. 5th wheel hitch $425. Ford air flow tailgate w/lock black $175. 250-374-8285.

Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.

- 8 days per month. Saturday & Sunday (2 hours per day), plus emergency coverage.

Firearms

Work Wanted

Pets

8772926

TO HELP MAINTAIN A 88 UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN KAMLOOPS

Winchester Model 88-308 lever action carbine with 4 cartridge capacity magazine. Refurbished wood stock and steel Must have valid PAL $800.00 250-852-2091

HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774.

Pets

PART-TIME CARETAKER

4 wheel Shoprider Scooter like new. $1250. 250-579-8014. Appliances Fridge $200, Dryer $150, Dishwasher $100 (250) 819-4717 Carboys 23L. $35. 11.5L $25. 1-gal jugs $4/each. Bottle dry rack $15. 250-376-0313.

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE July 28-29, 2018

Class 1 Truck Driver Training 2-5 week training courses available

Ask us today about our new B-Train Employment Mentorship Program! Call 250.828.5104 or visit tru.ca/trades

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Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Misc. for Sale

For Sale By Owner

Mobile Homes & Parks

A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20â€™40â€™45â€™53â€™ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifications possible doors, windows, walls etc., as office or living workshop etc.,Custom Modifications Office / Homeâ€? Call for price. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

EARN EXTRA $$$

KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city. Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 Electric Trimmer $50. 1-Works 120 Battery $50. Good cond. 250-376-3480. Fortress 1700 DT Scooter. C/W charger/new batteries. Good cond. $1600. 318-2030.

Shop Rider Scooter exc condpaid $3600 asking $2800 firm, 2 Japanese Collector Dolls in glass cases $125 for both (250) 554-4876

Misc. Wanted #1 BUYER, buying COINS, coin collections, old paper money,all gold & silver +, Todd The Coin Guy 250-864-3521 #1 Coin Collector Buying Coins, Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, paper etc. CHAD: 1-250-863-3082 Local Christine is Buying Vintage Jewellery, Gold, Silver, Coins, Sterling, China, Estates, etc. 1-778-281-0030 Housecalls.

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2008 Honda Civic. 135,000km 4dr sedan EX1. $5,600. Phone Rose (250) 577-3510

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1965 Mercury 4dr., hardtop. 55,000 miles. 390-330HP. $4,000. 250-574-3794.

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Off Road Vehicles 1990 Jeep YJ standard 56,000 miles on a rebuilt motor $3600 (604) 944-8111

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2010 Dodge Charger SXT Sedan. 4dr., AWD, V-6, auto. 50,001 kms. Excellent condition. $14,900. 250-374-1541.

1985 HONDA GOLD WING Aspencaed GL 1200 engine In very nice shape $4000obo (250) 554-2917

Kids & Adults needed! ABERDEEN Rte 509 â€“ 459-551 Laurier Dr, Shaughnessy Hill â€“ 46 p. DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 751 â€“ 5310 Barnhartvale Rd, Bogetti Pl, 5300-5599 Dallas Dr, 5485-5497 ETC Hwy, Viking Dr, Wade Pl. â€“ 64 p. Rte 759 â€“ Beverly Pl, 67247250 Furrer Rd, McIver Pl, Pat Rd, Stockton Rd. â€“ 40 p. Rte 760 â€“ Beaver Cres, Chukar Dr. â€“ 64 p. Rte 761 â€“ 6022-6686 Furrer Rd, Houston Pl, Parlow Rd, Pearse Pl, Urban Rd. â€“ 57 p. Rte 785 â€“ 8700-8888 Badger Dr & Pl, Coyote Dr, 8800 Dallas St, Fox Pl. â€“ 110 p. DOWNTOWN Rte 308 â€“ 355 9th Ave, 703977 St Paul St. â€“ 43 p. Rte 320 â€“ 483-587 9th Ave, 801-991 Battle St, 804-992 (even)Columbia St, 803-995 Nicola St. 52p. Rte 326 â€“ 850 11th Ave, 1003-1083 (odd) Columbia St, 10031195 Dominion St. â€“ 26 p. Rte 333 â€“ 1005-1090 Pine St, 1003-1176 Pleasant St. â€“ 38 p. Rte 380 â€“ Arbutus St, Chaparrar Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. â€“ 64 p. Rte 381 â€“ 20-128 Centre Ave, Hemlock St, 605-800 Lombard St. â€“ 46 p. Rte 403 â€“ 405-482 Greenstone Dr, Tod Cres. â€“ 28 p.

Rte 404 â€“ Chapperon Dr, 108-395 Greenstone Dr, Pyramid Crt. â€“ 57 p.

Rte 606 â€“ Orchard Dr, Russet Wynd, 1815-1899 Valleyview Dr. â€“ 38 p.

NORTH SHORE Rte 110 â€“ 883-885 8th St, 911 9th St, 805-944 Surrey Ave, 831-944 Westminster Ave. â€“ 31 P.

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VALLEYVIEW Rte 602 â€“ Apple Lane, Knollwood Cres, Parkhill Dr, 1783 Valleyview Dr. â€“ 47 p.

WESTSYDE Rte 246 â€“ 806-970 McArthur Dr, 819-931 McConnell Cres. â€“ 57 p.

Rte 603 â€“ Chickadee Rd, Comazzetto Rd, Strom Rd, 1625-1648 & 1652-1769 Valleyview Dr. â€“ 44

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Garage Sales RIVERSHORE Sat and Sun 8-3pm 3099 Shuswap Rd #49 Countryview Estates Furniture, household, artwork, jewelry, tools + more

BARNHARTVALE July 21 and 22 from 9am to 4pm. 1267 Highridge Drive. Indoor and outdoor goods.

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LOWER SAHALI Sat & Sun, July 21st & 22nd. 9am-2pm. 737 Chaparral Place. Lots for Everyone.

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NORTH SHORE Estate Sale Sat July 21st 9-3pm 1145 Moncton Ave furnitur, house hold & more

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WESTMOUNT Sat, July 21st. 8am-2pm. 1517 West Lynn Dr. 4th Annual Spirit Horse Rescue Fundraiser. Free range eggs for sale. WESTMOUNT Sat July 21st 9am-1pm 552 Lynwood Ave hshld, pets, camping and more WESTSYDE Moving Sale! Sat July 21st 9-2pm 3780 Overlander Drive Furniture household + more!

Garage Sale deadline is Thursday 10am for Friday Call Tuesday before 10am for our 2

NORTH SHORE Flea Market & Pancake Breakfast-$5. Sat, Jul 21, 8-11am Odd Fellows Hall. 423 Tranquille Road.

day special for $17.50 for Wednesday and Friday Garage Sale Packages must be picked up Prior to the Garage Sale.

NORTH SHORE Moving Sale: Sat and Sun, July 21st&22nd. 8am-2pm. 832 10th Street. Hshld items, tools, TV, treadmill +more. Everything Negotiable.

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1993 32ft Cobra Cordova Class A Motor Home. 95,000k Ford 460 gas engine runs well. $8000 (250) 554-2917

1985 Dodge Ram Charger. Very good condition. $4,000/OBO 250-579-5551 2004 Cougar 27.6 Fifth Wheel Trailer w/12ft slide, one owner, excellent condition! $14,500/obo 250-554-1744

2008 Jayco 29bhs G2 Excellent condition, new tires, sleeps 7, fully loaded, 20 foot electric awning. $14,000/obo. 250-299-8612

2011 Cougar 27ft. 5th Wheel. Two slides. Winter package. One owner. $21,500/obo. 250-374-9859.

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Trucks & Vans 1987 Ford F350 185,000 miles 8ft box, crew cab, diesel runs good $3000 (250) 554-1706

6ft. long 4ft. wide metal cladded opening top ďŹ shing trailer. $1,000. 250-376-3860

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Boats 11Ft Saturn HD inflatable boat new cond. incl elec motor, launching wheels adjustable 12 volt pump c/w boat cover $1750/obo 250-315-3626.

14ft aluminum boat w/trailer and new 9.9HP Merc O/B w/asst equip $2500obo. (250) 523-6251 14ft. Runabout boat. 40hp Johnson motor on trailer. $1500/obo. 778-469-5434.

2000 Dodge Great West Van 211,000kms. Excellent condition. $29,000. 1-250-701-8839. 2000 Ford F150 4X2, long box 4.2L, 5spd, manual, 60,000km, box cover. $6,500. 250-377-6672. 2005 Mazda MPV 180,000km seats 7 good cond extra set of tires $3000 (250) 554-1706 2006 Ford 350 XLT 4x4 diesel (leather) 230K $12,000 obo (250) 819-4717 2008 Mazda B2300 2wd reg cab, auto, 130,000km, air, exc cond $6800 (250) 319-7058

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