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OCTOBER 25, 2019 | Volume 32 No. 86
All the events, Halloween and otherwise, are here
FRIDAY
EXIT, STAGE LEFT
The last exotic dancer will perform on Nov. 1 as the Duchess nightclub has decided to no longer host strippers at the North Shore bar A27
CHEER UP!
KTW Christmas Cheer Fund campaign begins A3
ENTERTAINENT , A27
CHASING CROWN
City teams are part of annual curling tourney on weekend A231
WEEKEND WEATHER:
Rain, folowed by sunshine High 11 C Low -4 C
Tk’emlups asks for legal advice on Stuart Wood issue
GREETING GRETA IN KAMLOOPS
Swedish teenaged environmental activist Greta Thunberg stopped in Kamloops on Wednesday afternoon as she and her family travelled to Vancouver from Edmonton. The 16-year-old had been in Alberta, where she led a climate strike rally and met with northern Alberta First Nations. Thunberg, organizer of the Fridays for Future movement, will lead a rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Friday morning, followed by a march downtown. En route in the Tesla 3 the family is using on their trips to various cities in North America, Thunberg and her group stopped in Aberdeen. There, they charged the Tesla at the Tourism Kamloops charging station and crossed Hillside Way to grab a bite to eat in Aberdeen Mall. Angie Halas of Kamloops saw Thunberg at the Tourism Kamloops site and ran to greet her and get a photo. ANGIE HALAS/FACEBOOK
JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com
As the city awaits word from the province on plans for a joint-use cultural centre in the former Stuart Wood elementary downtown, it appears the project is being held up as Tk’emlups te Secwepemc pursues legal advice. During a community-to-community forum this week, City of Kamloops CAO David Trawin said an application seeking approval to use the building for reasons other than education has been submitted to the province. Approval from Tk’emlups is needed and the province has forwarded the proposal to the First Nation for comments. “We’re anxiously awaiting that,” Trawin said, noting the city has put aside money to explore designs and other community centres, while also eyeing grant funding. A grant issued to Lake Country for a joint cultural centre received 75 per cent of the project funds. Asked about the status of the
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project, Tk’emlups CAO Dessa Gottfriedson told KTW the band assembled an internal working group, which met and has sought legal advice. “From there, I guess you can say, we’re just acting on that legal advice,” she said. Specific details would not be disclosed about said advice, but Gottfriedson said the band is trying to find common ground without jeopardizing title and rights. The Stuart Wood property was originally given to the city by the province for educational purposes. Once that use ceased, with the school’s closure in 2016, the title reverted to the province. Gottfriedson said the province gave away land it never owned. “We’re very open to collaborating with the city,” Gottfriedson said. “And we just have to ensure that, when it comes to title and rights, that we’re not jeopardizing that.” See CITY EYES, A6
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