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FEBRUARY 13, 2019 | Volume 32 No. 13
WEATHER Flurries High -5 C Low -8 C SNOW REPORT Sun Peaks Resort Mid-mountain: 116 cm Alpine: 156 cm Harper Mountain Total snow: 106 cm
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TCC THIEF JAILED Tyler Carolan was a prolific thief at city recreation facility
Local MLAs talk about priorities as Throne speech delivered
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McLeod calls for retention of records amid resignation SEAN BRADY AND CANADIAN PRESS sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com
DEREK MOLTER PHOTO The woman seen at the top of the garbage truck was spotted in the back by the driver of the vehicle. She was able to climb to the top of the truck before firefighters arrived to help her down.
DRIVER’S KEEN EYE SAVES WOMAN
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A woman who was inside a dumpster escaped unscathed after being lifted into the back of a garbage truck on Monday morning outside the Brock Shopping Centre Tim Hortons outlet. The truck was on its way to empty another bin at the neighbouring Mary Brown’s restaurant before the driver noticed the
woman had fallen in, Kamloops Fire Rescue platoon Capt. Darryl Cooper told KTW. “By the time we got there, she was actually on top of the truck,� he said, noting the woman was rescued via ladder. Cooper said the woman, who is in her mid-30s, appeared to be uninjured, refused treatment and was left in the care of RCMP. “I think she was very lucky,� said Cooper, adding he has heard reports of broken legs or even death resulting from people get-
ting caught in dumpsters as they are being unloaded by truck. If the woman hadn’t caught the driver’s attention when she did, she could have been buried under more loads of garbage, Cooper noted. Cooper said he’s not sure why the woman was in the dumpster, but advised that people refrain from entering the structures if trying to escape the cold or looking for food. He said people should instead access a cold weather shelter or the food bank.
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Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is quitting the federal cabinet days after allegations became public the Prime Minister’s Office pressured the former justice minister to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution. In a letter published on her website on Tuesday, Wilson-Raybould said she has hired former Supreme Court judge Thomas Cromwell to tell her what she can say about “matters that have been in the media over the last week.’’ Wilson-Raybould’s letter does not say exactly why she’s quitting. It does say she will continue to serve as MP for the riding of Vancouver-Granville. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office said Wilson-Raybould told the prime minister on Monday night of her intention to resign from cabinet. Trudeau informed the rest of his cabinet Tuesday morning about her decision. One of Trudeau’s spokespeople said Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will take over the veterans-affairs portfolio.
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod has called on the government to ensure documents related to the SNC-Lavalin affair and Wilson-Raybould’s resignation are not destroyed. “What we have seen in other cases with governments, provincially and otherwise, is that some documents have not been available that were clearly available at one point,� the Conservative MP told KTW. McLeod said Wilson-Raybould’s resignation is indicative of a government in “total disarray,� arguing the Liberals have been anything but transparent and accountable about the SNC-Lavalin affair, contrary to the promises Trudeau and his party made in 2015. “This is very serious and we need to get to the bottom of it,� she said. The Globe and Mail reported last week that Trudeau or his staff pressured Wilson-Raybould to arrange a deal with SNC-Lavalin, the Montreal engineering and construction giant, that would have let it avoid a criminal prosecution on allegations of corruption and bribery in relation to contracts in Libya.
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