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DECEMBER 13, 2019 | Volume 32 No. 100

FRIDAY

SCHEER STEPS DOWN

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We get Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod’s reaction to the sudden resignation of the leader of her Conservative party A10

KTW Christmas Cheer Fund aids four city charities A3

WEEKEND WEATHER:

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City basketball championships tip off next week A31

SPEAKING OUT

Chase Secondary student Drosten Lapinsky speaks at the fifth annual RCMP Youth Advisory Council event, hosted on Wednesday in partnership with School District 73.

Students interacted with Mounties and representatives from a number of agencies, including Interior Health and Child and Youth Mental Health Services.

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DID YOU KNOW? Before French fur traders christened Lac du Bois with its present name, the lake had been known by the Shuswap name Hlooleu, the name of diving birds common in the area.

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Here’s how to help a great cause

TODAY’S FLYERS

KTW Christmas in Kamloops Part 2, Gord’s Sealy, Kamloops Y Guide*, Total Pet*, SPS Consultancy*, Nature’s Fare*, Home Hardware*, Shoppers*, MK Glamour Studio*, Michaels*, Highland Valley Foods*, Bosley’s*, Bed, Bath and Beyond*

Charities being supported this year include the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Out of the Cold Shelter, The Mustard Seed Kamloops and Kamloops Brain Injury Association.

To donate, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com/ cheer.

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One year ago Hi: 9 .2 C Low: 3 .5 C Record High 14 C (1998) Record Low -26 .7 C (1922)

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Siblings Christina (left), Wesley and Vanessa Mah dropped by the Dalhousie Drive office of Kamloops This Week to deliver their donation to this year’s KTW Christmas Cheer Fund and to provide some Christmas cheer by performing together, playing several holiday songs.

The kids and mom, Michelle, have made the visits an annual treat for KTW staffers. Video of their performance is online at kamloops thisweek.com, under the Christmas Cheer tab.

A HOME-CENTRED CAMPAIGN

TODD SULLIVAN

STAFF REPORTER

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ccording to a January 2019 CBC story, 46 per cent of Canadians are $200 or less away from financial insolvency.

That’s an indicator of just how close many Canadians are to not being able to pay their basic costs of living — keeping up on their credit cards or cellphone bills, keeping nutritious food in their fridge and making rent or mortgage payments.

It is an indicator of just how many average people are skirting by on the edge of homelessness.

Three of the four charities included in the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund this year work with displaced individuals — Out of the Cold shelter, The Mustard Seed and the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter.

While it may seem obvious why providing beds and shelters for the homeless is vital, many may not be aware of just how close the people around them are to needing those services.

Before I started working at KTW in October 2018, I was unemployed for about three years. That meant I had run through my one year of available Employment Insurance benefits and spent two years collecting income assistance. I spent those three years diligently looking for work, but having a career background in the newspaper industry may not be the best feature on a resume in the 21st century.

Thankfully, I never ended up homeless. Income assistance doesn’t provide a lot, but I was able to maintain some freelance work to top up those dollars and my family was in a position to help me out through that time.

Even so, there were some close calls.

Twice during those three years, I found myself asked to leave a rental situation and look for a new place to live.

There are landlords who simply won’t rent to an unemployed tenant.

I looked at one suite that would have been perfect for me, right what I could afford, but the owner wasn’t interested in renting to someone on income assistance.

I got lucky and found a place to rent

about a week before I needed to be out of my place.

Thankfully, I could afford it, though just barely. After viewing about 20 different rentals, that was the only one that had been offered to me.

I don’t think my story is unique. But I do think it’s something many people don’t want to talk about. People don’t like acknowledging how precarious their situation is. We’re taught to not to admit defeat.

But let’s be honest. An inability to access something as vital and necessary as housing shouldn’t be considered a failing on the part of any individual.

It’s a failing of our culture, of our society.

Having a safe place to call home, a warm place to lay your head, isn’t something that certain privileged people deserve.

That’s why groups like Out of the Cold shelter, The Mustard Seed and the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter are so important — and why your donations to them, and to the Kamloops Brain Injury Association, via the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund, are so valuable.

T U O D SOL

THANK YOU, DONORS! • BC Old Time Fiddlers’ Association: $100 • Ron and Susan Durant: $100 • In memory of Pat Liddy: $20 • In memory of brothers Andrew and Joe Liddy: $20 • John and Val Kemp: $100 • Darren, Sharlene and Kyle McIlwain: $158 • Marg Clements: $100 • Anonymous: $100 • Anonymous: $20 • Anonymous: $125 • Passion for the Fashion Show: $194.85 • The Posse: $200 • Amy Regen: $100 • Vic and Sally Mowbray: $100 • Jo-Mary Hunter: $200 • Anonymous: $200 • Lois McAlary, in memory of Sarah McAlary: $100 • Evelyn Meyer: $60 • Anonymous: $100 • Donna Sharpe: $50 • In memory of James F. Maloney: $500 • Ladies of the Lake: $325 • Music Lovers: $72.35 • Brenda and Ken Christian: $100 • Tim Shoults, Tara Holmes and Ken Christian: $20 • St. John Vianney Bridge Club: $225 • In memory of Sam and Teresa Bruno: $100 • Anonymous: $25 • Anonymous: $500 • Rick Bennett: $50

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SNOW CLEARING

Council Calendar December 11, 2019 2:00 pm - Finance Committee Executive Boardroom, 7 Victoria Street West

Help us clear the way for you—keep your property clear of obstructions such as basketball hoops, hockey nets, and overhanging trees. Parking in your driveway or garage and avoiding on-streeet parking also makes it easier for plows to clear your street.

December 16, 2019 1:30 pm - Civic Operations Committee Kenna Cartwright Boardroom, 955 Concordia Way December 17, 2019 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing Council Chambers, 7 Victoria Street West

As a property owner, it is your responsibility to clear sidewalks in front of your property.

Need assistance? Check out the Snow Angel Program at Kamloops.ca/Seniors.

January 7, 2020 (RESCHEDULED) 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting Council Chambers, 7 Victoria Street West

Did you know the City has 14 sand trucks, 2 liquid dispersal trucks, 2 graders, 2 sidewalk plows, and 3 loaders? During the winter season, City staff work 24/7, with the ability to add staff as required.

January 14, 2020 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting Council Chambers, 7 Victoria Street

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Notice to Transit Users Holiday Hours Transit users are encouraged to plan ahead this holiday season.

Holiday Service: • Christmas Eve, December 24 - regular service • Christmas Day, December 25 - no service • Boxing Day, December 26 - Sunday service • New Year’s Eve, December 31 - regular with extended service (regular fares) • New Year’s Day, January 1 - Sunday service For more information, service updates, and alerts, please visit: BCTransit.com/Kamloops

DOG LICENCE RENEWALS The deadline to purchase or renew your dog licence is January 31, 2020. Within city limits, all dogs six months or older require a licence.

Renewal notices will be mailed out on December 19 and will contain all of the information you will need to renew online at Kamloops.ca/MyCity.

Residents can register for a new licence at anytime by visiting Kamloops.ca/Dogs.

Once you submit your registration, the City will email the invoice for your licence, which will contain all the information you need to complete your payment online.

Please note, licences can no longer be purchased at retail outlets.

Give a City Employee a Shout-Out! City of Kamloops employees work hard to make our community a great place for everyone to live and work. Share your kudos and read others’ comments of recognition at: LetsTalk.Kamloops.ca/Staff-Shout-Outs

Consider a Career With Us Join our team of over 700 employees, who work in a variety of fulfilling and challenging careers. Visit: Kamloops.ca/Jobs Report an issue: 250-828-3461 Emergency after hours: 250-372-1710

NEW: Once your payment is received, the City will mail you a new, permanent licence tag. This licence tag will be valid as long as the account remains in good standng. You will no longer receive a new licence tag each year. Replacement tags are available for $15 each.

If you wish to complete your registration or renewal in person, please visit the Bylaw Services Centre at 1303 Mission Flats Road.

WINTER CURBSIDE COLLECTION

GIVE THE GIFT OF RECREATION

It can be difficult for City collection trucks to pick up garbage and recycling carts.

During the winter season, residents can help make the process safer and simpler!

Recreation stocking stuffers are now available. There's something for everyone!

On collection days, clean an area or path where your garbage and recycling containers are picked up.

Place carts as close as possible to the travelled portion of the road or lane and away from snow piles. Carts should be placed 1 m apart and cleared of ice and snow.

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USE THE WASTE WISE APP Never miss a collection day again. Use our free app to sign up for collection day reminders via email, phone call, text, or in-app notification.

If you're wondering if an item can be recycled or not, simply use the Waste Wizard to find out how to properly dispose of it. For details, visit: Kamloops.ca/WasteWise

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LET'S TALK KAMLOOPS Let's Talk Kamloops is our engagement website where you can share your voice and shape our city. We know you have ideas about our city, and we are committed to working more closely with you to improve engagement and better guide our planning and decision making.

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The good people at Country Auto Sales in North Kamloops raised $600 to support the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund, donating $100 from each vehicle sale during a recent weekend event that also featured a free lunch for anyone who dropped by the Eighth Street dealership. In the photo, from left: co-owner Gary Brunet, Steven Dunn, Ryan Brooks, Karen Howarth, Joel Gobeil, Sandra Anthony, Ken Eldridge and co-owner Chris Hood.

THANK YOU, CHRISTMAS CHEER DONORS! From A3 • Tom and Sharon Moore: $100 • Staff at Country Auto Sales: $600 • Wendy and Kim, in memory of Peter Basson and John Healy: $25 • Sharon Cooley, in memory of Ruth Cooley: $50 • Gordon Harris and Gwen Watson: $400 • Don Whyte and Gail Cameron: $150 • Anonymous, in memory of Peter Howard: $100 • Lynne Totten: $100 • In memory of Douglas: $150 • Cal and Pat Moulton: $100 • Colleen Stainton: $200 • Anonymous: $100 • In memory of Wilf Schmidt: $200 • Jerry Neigel: $300 • Anonymous: $250

• Ken and Marylyne House: $50 • Cathy and Phil Holman: $100 • McGowan Park elementary Grade 5 Class: $175 • Shirlee Ezowski: $100 • Anonymous: $100 • Lisa Michie: $100 • A. and G. Morrissette: $200 • Anonymous: $100 • Anonymous: $50 • Ms. Bea Smith: $25 • Bingley, Nek and Smidge: $75 • Anonymous: $100 • Kamloops Seniors Village: $250

• Teresa and Colman Byrne: $200 • Libby Denbigh, in memory of David & Rachel: $50 • Anonymous: $40 • Anne Wade: $75 • KTW fundraising dinner at the Commodore: $1,251.50 • Anonymous: $50 • Sandra Never, in memory of mom Pat Swaine: $50 • Anonymous: $20 • Mavis Paravantes, in memory of Teddy: $25 • Wesley, Vanessa and Christina Mah: $150 • Wally and Wendy Reddeman: $100 • Gladys and Ken Klepachek: $50 • Anonymous: $50 • Anonymous: $250 • Muriel Botham: $100 • Richard and Terry Taylor: $100 • Kenneth and Diana Sharman: $200

• Judy and Tom Edwards: $50 • Gerald and Wendy Patrick: $100 • Ed and Dianne Barker: $100 • Jane and Buzz Osterloh: $100 • J. Manville: $50 • Len Knight: $25 • Chris and Angela de Haan: $300 • Anonymous: $100 • In memory of mom and dad, Ole and Minnie Cook: $200 • In memory of Nail Dorais: $200 • Anonymous: $300 • Bill and Carol Greenhalgh: $400 • Roy Simmonds: $50 • Margaret Sandulak: $100

TOTAL TO DATE: $13,101.70

Sandy & Shelby Vollo would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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I’m a Step-Parent - am I financially responsible too?

Did you know that a step-parent can be liable to pay child support for the child of their former spouse?

Under the Family Law Act, a step-parent may have a duty to pay child support if they have contributed to the support of a child for as little as one year. The amount that a step-parent will be liable for may vary depending on their circumstances, other parents involved, as well as their involvement in the child’s life. Amounts can range from the fixed amounts determined by the Government’s Child Support Guideline tables, to nothing at all.

A step-parent’s duty is secondary to those of a child’s biological parents. Whether you are a current step-parent, the step-parent in a recent relationship break-down, or are currently contributing to a former step-child’s support, you should be informed. If you have questions, contact our family law team - we’re here to help.

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Heavy industry rate to be set in ‘20 BUT COUN. DENIS WALSH ASKS: ‘DO WE WANT HEAVY INDUSTRY?’ JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com

The city is on the right track as it reviews heavy industry taxation, according to a group of citizens watching the process with concern over residential tax bills.

“Fairness is all we’re looking for,” Kamloops Voters Society member Chris Ortner said on Wednesday, citing as satisfactory proposed revisions presented by the city’s finance committee.

“Fairness to the taxpayers. Residential taxpayers in Kamloops pay 85 per cent of the freight. If industrial taxes are lowered artificially and the residential taxpayers have to pick up the slack, we don’t think that’s fair.”

Last year, the city shifted about $4 to the average-assessed household to lower heavy industry tax rates. Council then decided to review a policy to lower heavy industry tax rates over time.

The Kamloops Voters Society has been attending finance committee meetings as the city works through revisions.

The committee this week agreed to send revisions of that policy to council in the new year, recommending the mill rate cap be based on the rates of average B.C. cities without ports, which can drive down rates due to a legislated federal cap.

A mill rate is the amount of tax payable per dollar of the assessed value of a property. The mill rate is based on “mills,” a figure that represents the amount per $1,000 of assessed value.

The move is expected to change the mill rate cap for heavy industry users in Kamloops — Domtar and Tolko — though by how much remains to be seen until the report goes to council.

The current policy stipulates the rate shall not exceed the 2016 rate of 74, based on the provincial average of 12 municipalities of similar size, and revenue should not exceed

$6.2 million. How that average is determined is at the centre of proposed policy revisions.

The Kamloops Voters Society suggested in an April presentation to the committee that the city compare the rate to other communities with heavy forestry industry.

However, at that same meeting, Domtar highlighted tax comparisons across North America, noting the local pulp mill is competing with other plants within a large company for capital dollars that ultimately secures future sustainability for some 340 employees.

At that time, the committee, which includes city staff and three city councillors who make recommendations to the whole of council for approval, advised staff to come back with options for which to determine that average.

When it came back to the committee on Wednesday, the findings elicited more spirited debate, which spanned a 90-minute period.

During one particularly heated exchange, Coun. Denis Walsh argued in favour of focusing the policy on communities with a forestry industry, similar to what the Kamloops Voters Society proposed. City staff, however, suggested using an average of B.C. cities, noting Kamloops has no crystal ball in foreseeing what kinds of heavy industry could emerge in Kamloops in the future and advised basing decisions on the whole tax class, which is based on classifications by BC Assessment.

Staff also noted that if heavy industry users are deciding whether to come to a community, they would look at that rate.

“To me, it would be more inviting to come to the City of Kamloops if we had a comparable rate to the provincial average, not just to a forestry sector average,” said Cara Dawson, the city’s taxation manager.

Walsh, however, said the city shouldn’t try to attract “dirty industry.”

“Do we want heavy industry?” he asked.

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NOTICE OF DISPOSITION Pursuant to Sections 26(3) and 94 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, Ch. 26, the City of Kamloops (the “City”) is disposing of a 60.7 m2 portion of road located adjacent to 1880 McKinley Court to be legally described as: Road to be closed shown on Bylaw Plan EPP93502, Dedicated by Plan 87840, Section 31, Township 19, Range 17, W6M, Kamloops Division Yale District (the “Property”).

The City is transferring the fee simple title of the Property to Paul Manuel Oliveira and Erica Hee Suh to be consolidated with 1880 McKinley Court, for the purchase price of $14,000.

For more information, please contact David W. Freeman, RI(BC), Assistant Development, Engineering, and Sustainability Director/ Real Estate Manager, at 250-828-3548.

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“First of all, where is it going to go? Would you want heavy industry within our city borders? It’s generally, I would say, nine times out of 10, it’s a dirty industry. So, why are we going for the B.C. municipality average unless we’re going out to attract heavy industry?”

Walsh’s statements elicited opposition from council colleagues Mike O’Reilly and Bill Sarai, both of whom are pro-business.

Sarai noted previous heavy industry users who closed shop in Kamloops, resulting in job losses. He said he would welcome new heavy industry business proposals.

Last year, heavy industry contributed $5.5 million to the city’s $112 million collected in taxes and Domtar is the city’s largest taxpayer. The company also noted during its presentation to the committee that plants spinoffs in the community, equate to 1,300 indirect jobs and support charities, Thompson Rivers University and other initiatives.

“I’ve never heard any of our council ever say we’re closing our door to heavy industry,” Sarai said.

O’Reilly criticized Walsh’s stance, adding: “I don’t think it’s valuable to add narrative that heavy industry is dirty or detrimental to the city. This isn’t the place for that conversation. This is about setting a rate in a policy going forward and pulling emotions and heart strings into it doesn’t really add to this. I think we do need to look at industry as a whole. If Lafarge opened things up and things changed, that would change and I think we need to set an industry average, not a forestry average.”

In the end, the three councillors unanimously agreed to have staff gather more information that included another option, average B.C. cities excluding port cities.

After the decision, O’Reilly doubled back to the issue of “dirty work” in noting the topic was thoroughly debated before going back to council.

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Kamloops Mounties have been cleared of any wrongdoing in connection with an incident in May that involved a motorcyclist crashing a stolen bike on Highway 1 in Valleyview.

The decision of Robert MacDonald, the chief civilian director of the B.C. Independent Investigations Office, was released on Wednesday.

On the night of May 18, a Kamloops Mountie tried to pull over a speeding motorcyclist.

While the driver of the bike pulled to the side of the road, he accelerated away from the

officer when the Mountie was approaching the bike.

MacDonald notes that the officer then called in to dispatch and did not pursue, but followed the motorcyclist at a normal speed, with emergency lights turned off.

“These events were all recorded by Officer 1’s dash camera,” MacDonald said in his report.

According to another Mountie and civilian witnesses, the motorcyclist was weaving through traffic and, while looking over his shoulder, accelerated, striking a median and crashing.

He was thrown from the motorcycle and slid for some

distance along the pavement before standing up.

“About 30 to 45 seconds later, Officer 1 was seen approaching,” MacDonald said in his report. “He re- activated his emergency lights and pulled up to the accident scene.”

The driver of the motorcycle, which was found to have been stolen, was taken to hospital and treated for a broken ankle.

MacDonald found that the officer was justified in his initial attempt to stop the driver for speeding, noting the stop was carried out in a reasonable manner. MacDonald added that the officer responded appropriately by deciding not to initiate a police chase.

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WHEN WILL MACKAY STEP FORWARD?

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o borrow from the macabre phrase afforded those being guided from their cell to the execution chamber, Andrew Scheer was a dead man walking, politically speaking, the moment he lost the federal election — and perhaps even earlier.

While Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod told this newspaper she was surprised her leader resigned rather suddenly on Thursday, many other political pundits could see it coming the moment the Conservative leader lost the election to a Justin Trudeauled Liberal party entering the campaign hampered by numerous scandals.

The final seat count did show the “sunny days”of Trudeau 2015 had become decidedly cloudy in 2019, and the Conservatives did tally more votes than the Liberals. But in the first-past-the-post system used to elect MPs, the Conservatives were soundly defeated on election day.

Throughout his brief term as leader, Scheer was under the spotlight for his social views, constantly dodging questions on his past comments on same-sex marriage and abortion rights.

Even after the election, Scheer’s comments in response to the throne speech were grist for controversy.

His remains the only party in Parliament opposed to the carbon tax and his view that the tax is an “attack on the western Canadian economy” brought criticism that he was stoking the fires of the nascent Western separatism movement.

There was talk during the election campaign of a familiar face from the past eyeing the party leadership. That would be Peter MacKay, the final leader of the Progressive Conservative Party who in 2003 oversaw a merger with Stephen Harper’s Canadian Alliance to form today’s Conservative Party.

Don’t bet against MacKay running to succeed Scheer and work to move the Conservatives a bit more to the centre, a move some pundits have said is crucial if the party wishes to expand its support base.

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Give the community a present and shop local

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othing says season’s greetings more than a warm chai latte, the smell of peppermint oil in a diffuser and targeted advertisements.

I’m sure you have noticed the countless ads, each one blaring at the top of its lungs: “The biggest sale you can’t afford to miss!”

And I get it. They’re eyecatching. The adrenaline rush from clicking “order now” is so strong that we often forget to even consider where our money is going (hint: big international corporations).

Shopping online can be addictively convenient, but it hurts local retailers more than you may think.

It’s called showrooming.

It’s the act of visiting a local business, getting expert advice from the employees, maybe even snapping a picture so you don’t forget, and intentionally walking away to order the same or similar item online to save a few dollars.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

A recent survey conducted among members of the Angus Reid forum suggests 55 per cent of Canadians admit to showrooming.

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My generation is particularly guilty of this, with three out of four shoppers ages 18 to 34 reporting that they showroom.

While it may save you a few bucks (or maybe not; sometimes the flashy sale is just a facade — and don’t forget import tariffs, shipping and other hidden fees), it’s having a major impact on local businesses.

Almost two-thirds of independent retailers suspect they have had customers come in to check out an item, only to go home and buy it online.

Nearly all of those businesses indicate it has affected their sales, with a third saying it’s been significant.

Every dollar that ends up with a big online corporation isn’t just leaving our local

economy, it’s leaving our community.

Your neighbourhood businesses support local jobs, donate to local charities and sponsor or host local events, such as Santa Claus parade or a winter market offering locally made goods.

Local businesses also offer you, the buyer, a much more personalized shopping experience, greater product knowledge and unique product selection.

These things don’t come with a price tag. Increasingly, consumers are trying to get the best of both worlds: Amazon prices with small business’s expertise.

Those benefits start to disappear the more we buy online.

The deals online may be tempting, but instead of waiting for two-to five-day delivery (because who actually pays for same-day shipping?), try exploring the options at your neighbourhood’s original same-day-delivery dealers, your independent businesses.

When you shop local, your community is better off for it.

Muriel Protzer is a policy analyst for B.C. and Alberta with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

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OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

WE NEED A BREAK FROM TAX HIKES

COUNCIL SHOULD LEAVE ST. ANDREWS GROUP ALONE Editor: City councils come and go — some good, some not so good.

Solid citizens quietly pay their taxes, vote, obey the rules, support the needy and turn out for certain functions.

Sometimes situations require a voice and the current controversy involving St. Andrews on the Square is one of those.

Surely there are more pressing matters for this council to concern itself with than messing about with one of the jewels of Kamloops.

By doing so, council has created a negative situation with respect to a very successful and attractive enterprise.

Why try to change something that works so well? How about encouraging new and clean businesses to our city and work on halting businesses from leaving Kamloops?

Andy and Joan Sabo Kamloops

Editor: Re: K.J. Klontz’s letter of Dec. 4 (‘Taxpayers — send me your ideas’) on how we need to brainstorm ideas to reduce tax hikes: I spoke to Coun. Arjun Singh about this issue in the not so distant past, on how these yearly tax increases are affecting many seniors and lower-income families.

I was hoping that he, of all people on council at the time, might champion an effort to give us property owners a break from these ongoing yearly tax increases that appear to have no end in sight.

Unfortunately, he could not help.

Letter writer Klontz is right — there never appears to be an option for reducing taxes, no matter how much new development takes place

to expand the tax base.

She asked: “Why do council members and city administrators feel they can justify increasing our taxes every year?”

The answer to that, I feel, is because they make a strong effort to justify anything and they get away with it on most occasions because the city is not accountable to its citizens and not enough taxpayers fight back.

In my opinion, the taxpayers of this city need to demand accountability, so here is my idea.

Form a citizens’ group of a few wellinformed, like-minded, angry taxpayers to confront the City of Kamloops and its out-of-control attacks on the taxpayers and property owners.

Once the citizens’ group has reached a consensus of approach, form a legal

society with help from a lawyer and begin seeking donations that will cover the costs of forming the society.

Have the rest of the funds placed into an account to be used solely for the purpose of hiring an experienced accounting firm that is capable of auditing the city’s financial records in order to determine how the city is using public funds — and if these tax increases are actually justified.

Get legal advice before the group forms the society to ensure efforts are moving ahead correctly to achieve the desired outcomes.

Perhaps then we can get some relief from yearly tax increases from city politicians and bureaucrats who cannot keep their hands out of the cookie jar.

Bob Wren Kamloops

DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS NEED TO PAY ATTENTION Editor: Re: (‘Petition calls for safety upgrades along McGill Road,’ Nov. 27): I agree that some traffic improvements can be made.

Having said that, how many people do you think would actually observe lowered speed limits?

You can go pretty much anywhere in the city and find drivers exceeding the posted speed limit, especially in playground and school zones.

Sidewalks on both sides of McGill would

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crosswalks and not cross in between.

It also needs to be said that university students are more like sheep or cattle, as they are more likely to be busy with their smartphones or talking than watching out for their own safety.

Even the photo used with the article (at left) shows a university student paying more attention to their smartphone than to their own safety.

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The resignation of federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer came as a surprise to Kamloops-ThompsonCariboo MP Cathy McLeod, who gave him a hug following his announcement in a caucus meeting in Ottawa on Thursday.

“To date, our leader had given every indication that he wanted to continue in the role and be facing the [mandatory leadership review] vote in April,” McLeod told KTW. McLeod didn’t want to speculate as to who she thinks will be in the running to replace Scheer, given how recent the news, and described Thursday as a day to focus on thanking Scheer for the job he has done as leader.

“He’s worked incredibly hard,” McLeod said. “He indicated in his speech to caucus that he wants a united party, he thought he was doing what’s best for the party and he was doing what he thought was best for his family.”

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“He believed this was the best path forward,” McLeod said, noting she will not be in the mix of people seeking the party leadership.

The fact she doesn’t speak French is one reason and McLeod believes a national political party leader should be fluent in both official languages.

“I’m very happy to have the time to take care of my constituents,” she said. “I’m very happy to have portfolios that are meaningful and it’s not something that I would aspire to.”

In the 2017 leadership race, McLeod supported Durham MP Erin O’Toole, but said she will wait until the next group of candidates emerge and the

structure of the leadership race is determined before commenting on where she will throw her support.

“It’s too early to be looking at that particular piece,” she said.

McLeod believes the leadership race will move quickly, noting the two years that elapsed between Stephen Harper’s resigned following his 2015 election loss and Scheer’s election as leader.

McLeod said the current political landscape doesn’t allow for so much time.

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One of five men charged with murder in connection with the 2018 gangland slaying of a Kamloops man will have to wait until at least next week to find out if he will be granted bail.

Three police officers sat listening in the gallery of a Kamloops B.C. Supreme Court courtroom on Wednesday during the bail hearing of Nathan Townsend, 23, an alleged Red Scorpions associate charged with seconddegree murder in the October 2018 death of Troy Gold.

A prosecutor took two hours outlining the circumstances of Gold’s murder, but the evidence heard is protected by a court-ordered

ban on publication.

Charged alongside Townsend are Jayden Eustache, Darian Rohel, John Daviss and Sean Scurt. Each of the accused have been in custody since their arrests in October of this year.

The remains of Gold, 35, were found in the Lac du Bois area north of Kamloops after he was reported missing on Oct. 3, 2018.

In the days after Gold’s disappearance, police could be seen scouring a Brocklehurst property belonging to Townsend’s grandparents.

Gold had been involved in the city’s drug trade.

Townsend, who is also known as Nathan Pawluck, has been linked in the past to the Red Scorpions gang and its co-founder,

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Gordie Braaten and Hugh McIntosh are each charged with one count of first-degree murder and attempted murder stemming from an incident in February that left one man dead and a woman with multiple gunshot wounds to her face.

On Thursday, Kamloops provincial court Judge Marianne Armstrong delivered her decision on the preliminary inquiry for Braaten, 36, and McIntosh, 51, ordering both men to stand trial in B.C. Supreme Court.

Evidence heard at the three-week hearing is protected by a court-ordered ban on publication, but police have said they were called to a residence in the 1900-block of Tranquille Road on Feb. 15 for a report of a shooting.

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“Either blend it back in or add incentives.

That’ll be the exciting part. This is the thing to get us on the ball field.”

Some reservations were expressed, however, during workshopping of the idea.

Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian and Coun.

Denis Walsh both argued a tax break for businesses could result in a tax increase to residents.

Christian said the city should stay out of commercial exemptions amidst increasing mixed-use buildings, which could qualify for exemptions on portions of the building. He also questioned whether the policy change would be necessary, should the proposed performingarts centre be built downtown. Residents go to referendum on that topic in the new year.

“I’m not so sure in advance of that we should be incentivizing something that we won’t necessarily have to incentivize after that result is in,” Christian said.

Coun. Sadie Hunter also tried to push for a graduated system that would provide tiered incentives based on location, similar to exemptions offered in Kelowna.

Council voted 7-2 in support of sending the issue for rubber-stamping at a future regular council meeting.

Councillors Hunter, O’Reilly, Dale Bass, Arjun Singh, Kathy Sinclair, Dieter Dudy and Bill Sarai voted in favour.

Christian and Walsh were opposed.

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The city expects the enticement to increase density, promote mixeduse buildings and revitalize core areas.

“This would also increase economic opportunities for spinoffs, so businesses such as restaurants, retail trade, personal services would be further served by, let’s say, a new office tower to be constructed downtown or in the North Shore core areas,” city planning and development supervisor Eric Beach told council.

Council heard there has not been large-scale commercial development downtown since 2007, when the Fulton and Company/ Interior Savings building rose at 350 Lansdowne St. Coun. Mike O’Reilly has been backing the idea, having run during the 2018 city council campaign on promises to reduce red tape. He previously told KTW the city has not been able to compete against other communities for such development, being that Kamloops has not had such an exemption.

Staff noted that Kelowna, Prince George, Nanaimo, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Victoria have implemented exemptions in different ways.

“I just see that as a list of competitors,” O’Reilly told council.

“We’re not even in the same league. We’re not on the same ball field as these other communities.

“This is just getting us into the game and what I’m looking forward to is phase two, when it

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How often do you look over and spot someone clearly glancing away from the road, toward a blatant distraction?

It appears Kamloops residents still aren’t getting the message about using cellphones while behind the wheel.

According to the latest police statistics, Kamloops Mounties in the third quarter of 2019 (July, August and September) issued 2,100 trafficrelated tickets and wrote 430 warnings.

Of the tickets, 12 per cent (250) were related to using electronic devices while driving.

It appears, however, that police are taking a notolerance approach to the issue.

During that same time, police issued only 13 warnings related to the use of electronic devices while driving.

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Recreation plan gets ‘passive’ nod WHILE THE PLAN CITES NEED FOR ARTS CENTRE AND MORE POOLS AND RINKS, COUNCIL AGREED WITH COUN. DENIS WALSH ‘S DESIRE TO HAVE ‘PASSIVE’ ADDED TO DEFINITION JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com

Over the Christmas Season, there are many ways to give to those in need.

There’s another idea that might not come to mind for most – helping a senior in need over the holidays.

After all, loneliness can be a significant issue for seniors and Christmas can be the loneliness time of year for some. With our weather in Kamloops, it makes even the healthiest seniors unable to leave their home for many different reasons. There are a few organizations for seniors that one can donate to over the Holidays: Christmas Amalgamated – purchase food for a Christmas hamper for a senior in need. Please keep in mind, all seniors may not have the utilities to cook a meal, so one might have to adjust accordingly. You will be put in contact with the senior you are sponsoring and can find out exactly what they are needing and what items would be of use for them. For more information, please call 250-376.0777.

The Operation: Secret Santa project is accepting donations large and small, with organizers looking for items such as shampoo, lotion, soap, razors, socks, coffee, gift cards, kitchen items, scarves, slippers, gloves, books, coffee mugs, picture frames, manicure sets, large-piece puzzles, crossword books and blankets. Donations are being accepted at the Brock Activity Centre, 9A 1800 Tranquille Rd. in Brocklehurst, until Monday, Dec. 16. For more information, contact Brandi Allen at CSI Kamloops by phone at 778-470-6000 or via email at brandi@ csikamloops.ca.

For most of the seniors in these programs, this is the only gift they receive all year.

An old chicken came home to roost on Tuesday, during what was anticipated to be the rubberstamping of the city’s fleshed-out Recreation Master Plan.

At the 11th hour, city council inserted language into the plan that harkens back to the controversial McArthur Island issue, which arose at the outset of this council’s term.

Dubbed the sleeper issue of the 2018 municipal election, council hopefuls were lobbied heavily during the campaign to support converting land from the old golf course to passive park space or a disc golf course.

On Tuesday, Coun. Denis Walsh brought up the issue in requesting the definition of recreation — upon which the entire plan is based —

include the words “passive” in addition to activities listed.

“That’s come up time and time again in our engagement process,” Walsh said.

“Particularly, it’s Riverside Park that gets singled out and we had a team of five consultants, downtown designers, and they all recommended that we leave the waterfront intact, avoid the pressures for commercial development. They say a city this size will need it even more, to have a passive space for people to avoid the concrete jungle.”

City recreation supervisor Linda Stride said part of it is up to interpretation. In the plan, spontaneous and unstructured activities are alluded to.

“Whether you throw a frisbee or just go sit at the park, whether you read a book or whether you do something at your leisure,” Strike said.

“Structured would be where you register. It’s scheduled. We certainly can make some changes and look at that, if it’s council’s direction.”

Coun. Arjun Singh agreed with Walsh.

“I think it’s probably good to put something in the plan around those common words,” he said, citing the McArthur Island issue.

Voting in favour of adding the word “passive” to the recreation master plan’s definition of recreation were Mayor Ken Christian and councillors Dale Bass, Dieter Dudy, Sadie Hunter, Bill Sarai, Singh, Kathy Sinclair and Denis Walsh. Coun. Mike O’Reilly was opposed.

Council then voted unanimously to support the recreation master plan.

The plan is focused on more than sports and identifies a performing-

arts centre among priority infrastructure related to arts and culture in the city.

Other needs identified in the plan include leisure water and court space, with another indoor aquatics facility with leisure activities noted.

The plan suggests adding one or two new ice rinks in the next three to seven years and another one or two sheets in seven to 12 years.

In the medium term, the plan suggests exploring adding more indoor dry floor field space when considering building any arenas or aquatics facilities. In the short term, the plan recommends continued engagement with the school district to ensure community access to those facilities.

As for the city’s two curling rinks, the plan suggests the city continue to support those operations as long as they are viable.

Council approves sewer rate hike for 2020 JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com

Kamloops council finalized a sewer rate increase on Tuesday.

Sewer rates are slated to rise by seven per cent in 2020, equating to about $29 extra for the average-assessed property.

City utility services manager Greg Wightman said the city is working toward a five- to 10-year capital plan without having to borrow.

In the past, the city has borrowed for projects like the sewage-treatment plant. The boost to sewer rates will help to build up reserves for projects such as a large, multi-million-dollar project on Tranquille Road.

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The next phase in replacing the sewer line in that area will begin next year.

Solid waste and water rates, meanwhile, are not anticipated to see an increase next year.

Wightman said the city’s water rates continue to benefit from a drop in water usage, as a result of the city installing water meters in 2012.

Last year, the city’s sewer rates increased by 15 per cent, about $54 for the average-assessed home, as a result of increasing costs to manage

biosolids (treated sewage sludge).

The city is currently working to find a longterm solution to managing its sewage sludge.

The city had planned to deliver its sewage sludge to a bison farm in Turtle Valley, near Chase.

However, following protests there this past summer, the city’s contractor, Arrow Transportation, has yet to ship any of the city’s sewage sludge to that area and is seeking alternative projects, Wightman said.

In addition to the expected sewer rate hike, council is eyeing a tentative 2.76 per cent property tax hike for 2020, while the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and hospital district area are also seeking tax increases.

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Students query panel about mental health and drug use Representatives from city hall, police, SD73, Interior Health and Child and Youth Mental Health take questions from kids MICHAEL POTESTIO

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Mental health, drug use and the need for increased support dominated a question-andanswer session Wednesday at the Henry Grube Centre during the fifth-annual RCMP Youth Advisory Council event.

Twenty-eight students pitched questions to a fiveperson panel that included Kamloops-Thompson school board chair Kathleen Karpuk, Kamloops Coun. Dale Bass and Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd Lecky.

Concerns expressed by students included feeling there is a lack of proactive communication about supports for mentalhealth and drug-use issues in schools and ineffective counselling in those areas.

Chase secondary student Drosten Lapinsky, 17, asked how to go about reaching out to find help for friends who are abusing drugs or falling deeper into depression because if it.

After being told about the counsellors available to direct him to the right resources, Lapinsky said he now plans to seek out school staff for advice.

Lapinsky said he believes mental-health and substanceabuse issues were prevalent among students in Chase, but didn’t realize that concern extended to Kamloops and Barriere students, from whom he heard on Wednesday.

“It’s widespread,” Lapinsky said.

Madison Doiran, a 17-yearold student at Valleyview secondary, told KTW she enjoyed the panel discussion, which gave her insight into the issues youth are dealing with and what authority figures are doing to address them.

“I feel like just hearing some of the issues that all of these kids face here is really impactful,” Doiran said, noting she wasn’t previously aware of some of the programs available to students.

She said mental health is a major issue for students, noting her peers are not being heard as often as they need to be.

During the discussion, Brocklehurst middle school vice-principal Scott Galloway — one of the event organizers acknowledged the sentiment that students seem to feel underserved and encouraged the youth to reach out, acknowledging that doing so takes courage.

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While the five panelists at Wednesday’s RCMP Youth Advisory Council event told students what programs and resources are available to them, they also explained some of the complexities and limitations that exist in dealing with mental-health and drug-use issues.

Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd Lecky told students more work may be happening on a mentalhealth file than they realize, due to privacy laws. He said working collaboratively can be a challenge in this area because some agencies are not permitted to share certain information with others.

SD73 board chair Kathleen Karpuk said often various agencies don’t work with each other, noting funding for mental health is held in silos between agencies that guard their funds.

Panelist Sherry Stade, the school district’s health promoting schools co-ordinator, said when it comes to understanding mental health, adults are sometimes learning at the same time as students. She said teachers are instructed to refer students to counsellors.

One student mentioned preferring to confide in teachers, with others expressing the

Bass said students don’t necessarily need to go to any one specific resource, advising that confiding in an adult at school can lead them in the right direction.

“Even though I’m a councillor, she’s a trustee, he’s a cop, we’re also moms and dads and grandmas and grandpas, and most of us, when we see a kid who’s got trouble, then we’ll help do what we can,” Bass said, referring to her fellow panelists.

One student in attendance said reaching out is sometimes part of the problem as some students feel trapped and can’t talk about their problems.

“No one can help themselves … you have to be helped to be able to help yourself,” he said, adding that signage and having staff proactively ask students how they are doing is needed to create change.

After hearing from students, Galloway told KTW he thought posting signage about mental-

feeling school counsellors only help get classes in order and are not equipped for mental-health assistance.

Karpuk confirmed school counsellors are not trained to deal with somebody who has a serious mental-health issue.

“They are an entry point to referring you to other experts in the system,” she said.

Asked if the school district would consider adding more clinical counsellors, Karpuk said the challenge is money and availability.’

Rick Kienlien, the school district’s director of instruction for secondary schools, told students that unlike clinical counsellors, teachers are not trained to deal with mental-health issues and are legally required to direct that conversation to an appropriate person.

Kienlien stressed to students the importance of taking health surveys distributed by the school district as that information helps inform how the district responds to issues.

Lecky told KTW it’s always good to get a sense of what issues are top of mind for students, while providing them with some context.

“Often times, the topics are far more complex than they originally though when they came in,” Lecky said.

health services in bathrooms — in a similar manner to advertisements often placed over urinals in pubs and restaurants — could be a way to reach more students.

Galloway said whether it be fear or embarrassment, it seems as though some students are having trouble accessing services.

“Our counselling departments are full, but it sounds like we need to meet the needs of more youth — and that’s what we’re always trying to do,” Galloway said.

The annual RCMP Youth Advisory Council event involves students from across the Kamloops-Thompson school district discussing issues with Mounties and school district officials.

Galloway said information gathered at Wednesday’s event will be presented in January at a joint school district-RCMP committee meeting, with recommendations to follow.

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Kamloops This Week staff members Marilyn Emery (left) Jodi Lawrence, Jessica Wallace, Tara Holmes and Linda Skelly gather around donated purses filled with necessities and goodies. The purses are being donated to the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter this Christmas as part of a Women Helping Women endeavour.

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Kamloops may be the most generous city in Canada — at least as donations to the GoFundMe website are concerned.

GoFundMe, the world’s largest social fundraising platform, has released its Year in Giving Report, which includes a list of the 10 most generous cities in Canada.

Kamloops is named as the most generous city in Canada (among communities with a population of at least 50,000), based on the number of donations per capita made to various causes on the website. The five most generous cities in Canada, based on donations per capita, are all in B.C.: Kamloops, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Nanaimo and Victoria.

Canada lands fourth in the world on the GoFundMe generosity scale, with Ireland at the top, followed by the United States and Australia.

While the Year in Giving Report does not detail how much money

Kamloopsians donated to causes in 2019, it did note some noteworthy campaigns: • $50,000 raised to help Dan McLean, who was paralyzed in a hunting accident.

• $25,000 raised to help buy supplied for teachers of Parkcrest elementary, who lost theirs in the Sept. 5 fire that destroyed the school.

• $11,000 to help Tara Bouvette, who was seriously injured when a moose collided with her vehicle near Edmonton.

• $22,000 to help Tory Jones, who was paralyzed from the waist down in an automobile accident near Vernon.

The report noted that Canadians tend to donate more on Thursdays than any other day of the week and that 834 fundraisers created this year in Canada mentioned hockey.

Since its launch in 2010, GoFundMe. com has facilitated more than 120-million donations in helping to raise more than $9 billion for various causes.

Lake to teach at TRU JESSICA WALLACE

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In the wake of the federal election, in which he finished second to incumbent Conservative MP Cathy McLeod in the Kamloops-ThompsonCariboo riding, Terry Lake plans to return to the classroom at Thompson Rivers University.

He taught animal health at the school for eight years prior to entering politics and

will this time tackle the subject of business ethics.

He will be teaching two sections part-time beginning in January.

“It’s essentially corporate social responsibility, which is what I was doing at Hexo the last couple of years,” Lake told KTW, referring to the Gatineau, Que.-based cannabis company for which he worked after his time as a B.C. Liberal MLA and cabinet minister, and from which he left this fall.

He said corporate responsibility is about the social contract a business has with the society in which it operates, including what is known as the “triple-bottom-line” approach.

“To make sure that you’re looking after the environment, that you’re looking after social issues, that all of those considerations are part of the discussions, not just the bottom line of how much money you’re making,” Lake said.

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Red Nose racking up donations and plenty of kilometres TODD SULLIVAN

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Through two weekends, Operation Red Nose has raised almost $10,000 in cash donations, while closing in on 400 rides entering service on Thursday night.

Operation Red Nose is an annual service that sees a team of volunteers, made up of two drivers and a navigator, work together to not only get an individual safely home, but ensure their vehicle will be with them the next day when they need it.

Patrons of the service are asked to provide a donation, with money collected going to Pacific Sport BC, which helps amateur athletes.

While the busiest part of the season is still to come, Katie Klassen, coordinator of Operation Red Nose in Kamloops, said the statistics are on

par with last year.

Through the first two weekends, volunteers have handled 397 rides and collected $9,500 in donations.

“We’re going into one of our busiest weekends and we have lots of teams on. I think we have about 20 teams for Friday and, right now, we’re sitting at 19 teams for Saturday.”

She added that the teams’ escort vehicles have clocked about 8,000 kilometres so far.

In 2018, Operation Red Nose in Kamloops provided 1,313 rides and raised more than $33,000, with volunteers driving more than 25,235 kilometres.

Last year, Kamloops was first in B.C. and 10th nationwide in rides completed and money raised.

Though the service now has about 200 volunteers, its goal is to reach 250.

With their busiest weeks still ahead, Klassen

is urging those interested in helping to join the cause.

“We’re really pushing for people to come out and help us on New Year’s Eve,” she said.

Operation Red Nose operates between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. on Thursdays and from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays — and on New Year’s Eve — in December. Call 250372-5110 for a ride.

For more information on volunteering with Operation Red Nose, call 250-320-0650. To download the necessary forms, go online to operationrednose.com or email kamloops@operationrednose.com.

Forms can also be picked up at the Tournament Capital Centre at TRU, at Volunteer Kamloops, 705 Seymour St. downtown and at Desert Gardens Community Centre, at Seymour Street and Fifth Avenue downtown.

CP Holiday Train set to arrive on Sunday Country singers Dallas Smith and Terri Clark will be performing when the CP Holiday Train pulls in behind Sandman Centre on Sunday afternoon.

The CP Holiday Train is North America’s longest rolling fundraiser.

The train raises money for local food banks at more than 150 free concerts in cities and towns along CP’s routes. It has raised more than $15.8 million

and collected 4.5-million pounds of food since its inaugural journey in 1999.

The colourful train is scheduled to arrive behind Sandman Centre at 4:30 p.m. and visitors are asked to bring donations of food and/or money for the Kamloops Food Bank.

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Smith was just named CCMA Entertainer of the Year, as well as Male Artist of the Year.

He has also received multiple CCMA and British Columbia Country Music Association awards for Album of the Year and Single of the Year, and a Juno for Album of the Year.

Help Stuff the Cruisers The Kamloops RCMP’s annual Stuff the Cruisers event will take place this Saturday at two locations.

Stuff the Cruisers sees the public visit officers and help fill police cruisers with donations of

food, toys and cash for Christmas Amalgamated, the organization that assembles hampers for families in need in Kamloops.

Kamloops Mounties and auxiliary officers will be at Walmart and Toys R Us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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TECH HEATING UP IN KAMLOOPS

BCLC Technology Innovation Lab student Bronwen Evans (right) talks about her work with the BCLC’s Lotto!

App during a press event hosted by BC Lottery Corporation at Kamloops Innovation Centre in North Kamloops on Thursday. New research published by Venture Kamloops economic development manager Nicole Bruce and Thompson Rivers University Dr. Laura Lamb highlight Kamloops’ burgeoning status as a tech-hub destination of choice in the province, with BCLC helping to fuel the talent needed to support its growth. “In partnership with the Kamoops Innovation Centre, the BCLC Innovation Lab enables us to leverage the incredible energy and talent of students to solve our business challenges, while also giving them the legitimate experience they need to succeed in the rapidly evolving tech sector,” said Pat Davis, BCLC chief information officer. “We gain new perspectives and the students understand how to apply technology on real customer and business opportunities — it’s a win-win.”

A Black Pines resident wants compensation as a result of twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which goes through his front yard.

Jeff Lodge told KTW he bought property in the area north of Kamloops in 2016. However, he said undisclosed and unbeknownst to him, $21,000 in compensation had already been committed to the previous homeowner, who cashed in before selling the property.

“We knew a pipeline was going through, but we didn’t really know the process, right?” Lodge said.

“After we were in there for a year, the pipeline people came through and basically informed us that the contract had previously been signed by the previous homeowner and it wasn’t disclosed to us.

“So, she got all the money and we got all the problems.”

With construction to twin the pipeline set to begin in the Kamloops area in the spring of 2020, Lodge said work on his property will mean the loss of trees in his front yard and a portion of his land remaining unusable for future construction of buildings.

Lodge said he couldn’t speak for the previous property owner, but noted the contract was never disclosed.

Information came through the realtor, he said, who he believes was sincere, but did not fully understand the process.

“I don’t blame Trans Mountain,” Lodge said. “They had a legal contract with the previous owner. It’s just that I found that I got screwed over, I guess, by those people not disclosing the situation. We did go to a lawyer and they said youshould-have-known-better type thing. But if you don’t know, how do you know better?”

In an emailed statement to KTW, Trans Mountain confirmed Lodge’s story, but maintains the rights would have been registered on the land title after the agreement was reached.

Furthermore, Trans Mountain said, it is working to address “construction-related impacts in an effort to mitigate any identified concerns.”

Compensation for land rights and construction impacts are handled differently. The company provides compensation for land rights to the landowner at the time the agreement is signed, Trans Mountain said, while compensation related to construction impact mitigation goes to the current landowner.

It is unclear how much money Lodge may receive, if anything.

On Tuesday night, Lodge took

the issue to the Canada Energy Regulator, which was at the Delta Kamloops Hotel downtown, meeting with residents impacted by impending construction.

The Canada Energy Regulator was formerly known as the National Energy Board.

Though he supports the pipeline-expansion project, Lodge wants to be compensated for the deal struck before he moved in.

“I want what’s right,” Lodge said. “If it was a dollar, I would want it because it’s the right thing.

I can’t retire because of $21,000, but it’s something and I just think it’s right, that’s all.”

It is unclear if other residents are in the same situation as Lodge.

Kamloops Coun. Arjun Singh attended the meeting.

He said about 20 people were on hand, with the pipeline route of interest to homeowners in Westsyde and Black Pines. The pipeline route is being rerouted through Lac Du Bois in an attempt to avoid residential neighbourhoods.

Singh said the pipeline continues to be “very controversial,” but added most people in the city are in favour of the expansion.

The Ministry of Agriculture was also on hand. Agrologist Jim Forbes told KTW he wanted to make contacts, should farmers have concerns when construction occurs.

He said he has not yet heard from residents.

The regulator also met with city council on Tuesday, explaining its role in pipeline lifecycles.

Upon attending Tuesday night’s meeting between the regulator and residents, KTW was barred from entering and advised to call a media relations hotline and wait outside to speak with people.

When asked why media were barred from covering a public meeting on the pipeline expansion, communications officer Chantal Macleod replied: “These information sessions were by invitation to those living or working near the Trans Mountain pipeline so they had an opportunity to meet with CER staff to answer any questions they had regarding the CER’s role in the regulatory process, and what we do to protect people and the environment along federally regulated pipelines and power lines.

“The CER engages with individuals affected and potentially affected by regulated energy projects in a variety of ways and forums, including in-person information sessions that can be public or targeted to specific audiences.

“The public is always welcome to contact the CER’s Process Advisors if they have questions regarding a proceeding, whether they are participating directly or could be indirectly affected.”

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Express back on track this weekend The 22nd annual Wildlights Festival begins on Friday night at the B.C. Wildlife Park and will continue through Jan. 5, with Christmas Day the only day the park is closed.

The nightly festival, which features more than 650,000 lights, takes place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and includes an array of entertainment: the $1-perride Wildlife Express Miniature Train, Uncle Chris the Clown, 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt contest, Giving Tree ornaments, animal encounters, Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest, Tunnel of Lights, Home Hardware Family Farm, Holiday Maze, photos with Santa and more.

Wildlights is a crucial revenue-generator for the park in Dallas that helps to raise money to carry operations in the slower season and into the new year.

The bright displays take about two months to assemble and about five weeks to dismantle.

Annual pass holders receive 50 per cent off the price of admission, which this year is $12.45 per adult, $10.45 per senior, $8.45 per child (ages three to 17) and free for those ages two and under.

Family rates are $37 (two adults and two kids), $45 (two adults and three kids) and $52 (two adults and four kids). Those admission prices do not include taxes.

For a complete schedule of events, go online to bcwildlife.org.

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The SMALL//works exhibit and sale will return. The annual Kamloops Arts Council fundraiser will feature local, small, original works of art. Prices range from under $100 to $300 and about 350 works will be available for sale. Proceeds will be split 50-50 between the Kamloops Arts Council and the artist. An opening reception is planned for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23.

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D&D IMPROV Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., The Stage House Theatre, 422 Tranquille Rd.

The Freudian Slips will perform as epic Dungeons and Dragons adventurers. Tickets are available online at chimeratheatre.com/tickets or at the door for $20.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE KSO Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 2 p.m., Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave.

The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra will present Christmas with the KSO with a Quebecois twist this year, featuring vocal quartet Quartom, which will perform traditional Quebec carols.

The event’s guest conductor will be Michael Newnham. Tickets are $45 (less for seniors and youth), available at the Kamloops Live box office, 250-374-5483 or online at kamloopslive.ca.

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS COMEDY Dec. 14, 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 503 Victoria St.

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Uptown Chefs and Catering is hosting a gingerbread house competition where visitors will vote. For every house entered, Uptown Chefs will donate $10 to the Kamloops Food Bank, and visitors are encouraged to bring a Christmas gift for families using the food bank. Hot chocolate and cookies will be on offer from Romeo’s Kitchen and Spirits.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation will screen at the Paramount Theatre for one night only. Two contests will be held at the event: one for best dressed like cousin Eddie and one for the ugliest Christmas sweater. Tickets are $11, available online at thekfs.ca.

HOLIDAY TRAIN Dec. 15, 4:30 p.m., Sandman Centre parking lot on Lorne Street

Performers Terri Clark and Dallas Smith will break out of the CP Holiday Train for a performance on Dec. 15. The event is free, with donations taken for the local food bank.

CHORAL RHAPSODY Dec. 17, 7 p.m., Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave.

A free community concert will be held featuring a cappella group Amazing Singing. Those in attendance are encouraged to bring a donation to the Kamloops Food Bank.

BRITISH CHRISTMAS COMEDY Dec. 18, 8 p.m., Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave.

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FROM DEC. 13 ROCK PAINTING Dec. 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 7 West Seymour St.

As part of the SMALL//works art show, artists Mike Alexander and Eden will host a rock painting demonstration on Saturday, Dec. 21. For more information, contact the Kamloops Arts Council at 250-372-7323.

CHRISTMAS CHORAL MUSIC Dec. 21, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 1136 Sixth Ave.

An evening of Christmas choral music will be heard at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Dec. 22, 10 a.m., Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre, 1250 Rogers Way

To support Royal Inland Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, Santa Claus is coming to breakfast — and hoping to raise $6,000.

Tickets are $20 and include a breakfast buffet, cookie decorating, meeting with Santa, crafts and activities. They can be purchased online at eventbrite.ca/e/69077248911.

FOUR LOCAL BANDS Dec. 27, 8 p.m., The Blue Grotto Nightclub, 319 Victoria St.

A quartet of local bands will perform, including Mother Sun, Echo Beach, Jackson and The Jims, and The North Shore (formerly known as James and the North Shore). Tickets are $10 with the donation of a non-perishable item for the Kamloops Food Bank or $15 without, available at the door.

NEW YEAR AT SUN PEAKS Dec. 31, 6 p.m., Sun Peaks Resort, 1280 Alpine Rd.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Sun Peaks. Events include the First Flight Big Air Invitational at the terrain park, the kids glow stick parade at the village platter learning area, the torchlight parade on the Sundance ski run and a fireworks grand finale. For more information, go online to sunpeaksresort.com.

SNOWED IN COMEDY TOUR Jan. 3 and Jan. 4, 8 p.m., Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave.

The Snowed In Comedy Tour will commence in Kamloops with two shows. Comedians Dan Quinn, Paul Myrehaug, Pete Zedlacher and Damonde Tschritter will perform. Tickets are $45, available at the Kamloops Live box office, online at kamloopslive.ca.

CHAMBER MUSICIANS Jan. 4, 7:30 p.m., Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

The next concert by the Kamloops Chamber Musicians will be L’Amour, featuring soprano Rachel Casponi, violinist Cvetozar Vutev and pianist Naomi Cloutier. The trio will perform love songs and duets from the likes of Mozart, Paganini, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin and more. Tickets are $25, available online at cmk. eventbrite.ca or at the door.

QUEEN MUSICAL Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m., Sandman Centre, 300 Lorne St.

We Will Rock You is a musical set in the future and modelled around the band’s hits. It was first performed under the musical supervision of Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Tickets start at $93.50 and are available through Ticketmaster.

AN EVENING AT THE OPERA Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 12 at 2 p.m., Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave.

Kamloops Symphony Orhcestra’s An Evening at the Opera will feature the KSO Chorus, a group of about 100 local singers led by chorus master Thomas Bijok. Special guest baritone Micah Schroeder will join the production. Tickets are $45 and available at the Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 and online at kamloopslive.ca.

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Four-piece Kamloops band Hemptress will play a show at the Kami Inn on Saturday, Dec. 21, with fellow locals Headcheese, a newly formed hardcore act. The show will serve as an album release for the eight-track record Alchemy.

Local stoner rock band gets the Nordic touch Heavy sounds of Hemptress will be heard at the Kami Inn on Saturday, Dec. 21 SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

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amloops stoner rock band Hemptress has had some help in reaching new audiences from a small record label in Denmark.

The local four-piece band’s latest album, Alchemy, was recently picked up by Copenhagen-based record label Cursed Tongue Records.

The label was founded by Niels Bartholdy in 2016, who still owns and operates the label, which bills itself as a DIY “basement” operation focusing on the global underground music scene.

Alchemy is the label’s 25th release.

As part of the deal, the band picked up 100 records to sell and distribute themselves while the label will sell the remaining 300 on its website, which caters to a global underground music scene.

“I can’t express enough how helpful and awesome Niels has been,” Taylor said.

“Maybe one day I’ll meet the guy.”

The new album was released digitally in March, and it only took about a week for Cursed Tongue to track down the band and make its pitch, which also included their choice of artist — deciding on Shane Jones, whose work now covers the record jacket.

“They did it all. It was kind of a no-brainer,” Taylor said.

The new album was a reformative venture for Hemptress, which lost its drummer in 2016, sending it on hiatus.

For Alchemy, the band came together with new drummer Matt Bailey, who joins bassist Jordan Easson, guitarist Jordan Bennee and guitarist and vocalist Taylor.

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music, the duty is split between the four of them, but it wasn’t always that way.

“It’s finally at the point where everybody is putting their two cents in. In the past, it was mostly me,” Taylor said.

Sharing creative control has been “awesome,” according to Taylor, who said he was initially worried about the band’s sound changing.

“It’s pretty awesome when one of the boys shows up with a song in their pocket,” he said.

Hemptress will hit the stage on Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Kami Inn for an 8 p.m. show with fellow locals Headcheese, a newly formed hardcore act.

In the new year, the four are planning a week-long tour through B.C. and Alberta before heading back into the studio.

Alchemy will be available at Barnacle Records, 290 Third Ave., following the show.

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he finalists for the Mayor’s Awards For the Arts have been announced.

Awards for emerging artist, corporate champion and enduring supporter will be given out at the annual Mayor’s Gala for the Arts, to be held this year on Jan. 18 at Colombo Lodge.

The emerging artist award recognizes artists, musicians and performers between ages 18 and 35 working in the visual or performing arts.

This year, emerging artist award finalists include Marcella Barz, Lucas Olsen-Willford and James Watson.

Barz is a Kamloops clarinetist who most recently has been studying at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in Dublin, Ireland. She was formerly a classical pianist before switching and pursuing a bachelor of music degree at the University of Victoria.

Around Kamloops, Barz performed with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra and the Thompson Valley Orchestra. She also performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the North American High School Band Honors Performance Series.

Olsen-Willford is a Kamloops violinist who, in June, received the Peter Collins memorial bursary and is now studying music at the University of Ottawa. In the past, he has studied with Kamloops Symphony Orchestra violinist Cvetozar Vutev, who, as KSO concertmaster, was named artist of the year in 2017.

Around Kamloops, OlsenWillford is a regular performer with the Chamber Musicians of Kamloops and is a faculty member (and former student) at the Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music.

James Watson is another KISSM alum in competition for the award.

The violinist completed his

bachelor of music degree at the University of Calgary and was awarded a position at the Orchestre de la Francophonie in Montreal this past summer.

For the corporate champion award, which recognizes significant contributions to the arts among businesses, nominees include Kamloops broadcaster CFJC-TV, ideaLever Solutions, Lee’s Music and Sandman Signature Kamloops.

The enduring supporter award will go to an individual from the Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops Symphony or Western Canada Theatre whose efforts have contributed to the success of these organizations.

In that category, nominees include Francis Barnett, Bryce Herman, Neil MacDonald, Phyllis Mader and Michael Powell.

Tickets for the gala are $125, available at the Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

Feminism focus in coming KAG exhibit Two new exhibits will open on Jan. 17 New exhibitions will open in January at the Kamloops Art Gallery.

On Jan. 17, Feminist Land Art Retreat: Free Rein will begin showing in the KAG’s central gallery. It features multimedia works including a video shot in nearby Heffley Creek.

Free Rein will show a major body of work that began in 2017, including video, sculpture,

sound and writing. The exhibit plays with tropes of western films and cowboy characters and proposes an alternate world timeline.

An opening reception will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a tour beforehand at 5:30 p.m.

In The Cube gallery, find the work of former TRU fine arts faculty member Twyla Exner

with Cling, also beginning Jan. 17.

Exner’s work is inspired by nature, combined with the ideas of technological obsolescence and refuse. Attached to gallery walls, and at off-site locations, are works that resemble hybrids of living organisms and technological structures gone awry.

Both exhibits will run until March 14.

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t’s a week before Christmas and Oaxaca’s Zocalo Square is ablaze with activity.

Villagers from near and far have come in droves to sell their handmade crafts.

My eyes feast on embroidered blouses, clay ornaments, beadwork jewelry and more.

Helium balloon sellers grip such humungous bunches, it’s a wonder they’re not lifted off the ground. Street performers draw crowds. Sidewalk cafes overflow with folks in holiday spirit.

As we sip iced cappuccinos the melody of a pan flute floats through the air adding to the magic of this joyous atmosphere.

A gigantic decorated tree and life-sized nativity scene front Oaxaca Cathedral. This massive cathedral is just one of many structures fashioned from green volcanic stone in this colonial city with a population of four million.

Most stunning is the Church of Santo Domingo. Construction began in the late 1500s taking over 200 years to complete.

It’s highly decorative interior is said to have more than 60,000 sheets of gold leaf. The botanical garden grounds display natural plants of the Oaxaca state.

Night of the Radishes (La Noche de Rabanos) is an event that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world.

Annually on Dec. 23, a tradition unfolds, as it has for over 100 years.

A day or so prior, artisans furiously carve sculptures out of radishes — but not your ordinary radishes.

These are fertilized to be mega-sized (some weigh threekilograms and are 50 centimetres long) and are not meant to be eaten.

During the day of the 23, their

carvings are set up in raised display units on three sides of Zocalo Square.

The event opens to the public in late afternoon, wherein we join the lengthy lineup to gaze at these amazing works of art: radish people, animals, buildings, fantasy creatures and more.

The creators wield water bottles to spray their works to prevent wilting as thousands of viewers pass by until midnight — and this fleeting event is over for another year.

“What? You have not tried grasshoppers yet? It’s our Christmas candy,” our hotel staffers tease.

We take this as a challenge and seek out one of the many street vendors selling grasshoppers (chapulines in Spanish).

These dried critters come in various sizes and colours.

I choose a large tan one and munch away — crunchy and nutlike tasty.

My friend picks up a reddish one. His eyes water from the fiery

blast of mucho spices, bringing on much laughter. We pay 10 pesos for the sampling and leave with this local treat literally under our belts.

When the holiday rush is over we head out by taxi to the famed archeological ruins of Monte Alban, located a mere 10 kilometres from Oaxaca.

This ancient metropolis was founded by the Zapotec civilization, once rulers of these central valleys. It looms 400 metres above Oaxaca Valley, atop a sheared off

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Functioning as the capital for more than 13 centuries, between 500 BC and 850 AD, it holds the remains of their temples, palaces, tombs, stepped platforms, observatory and ball courts.

Sometime during the 9th century, for unknown reasons the Zapotec abandoned the site.

About 200 years later, the Mixtec peoples took over Monte Alban to bury their dead there, a practice they continued until the Spanish conquest in the 16th century.

The Grand Plaza is regally flanked by ceremonial platforms reached by broad flights of steps.

It is thought to have been the religious and administrative centre of the city and had a population of 30,000 citizens in its heyday.

The neighborhoods extended into the surrounding hills, where its residents grew crops of corn, beans and squash.

We arrive at the ball court and although the rules of their ancient game remain unknown, I envision the stone bleachers filled with raucous fans cheering on athletes who may have used hips, shoulders, knees and elbows to hit a wooden ball.

Carved stone monuments of human figures still stand throughout the plaza.

We enter a small museum at one side of the ruins where a number of the better preserved ones are on display, adding to the intrigue of this fascinating site.

It’s time to go and so we feel the pangs of not wishing to say good-bye to Oaxaca on this Yuletide season.

We appease ourselves with a resolve to return again some day.

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The advent of humility at Christmas and beyond

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ach Christmas, we ponder the central message of the season, that the mighty creator of the vast universe would stoop to the level of an ordinary human being.

A spiritual person will always be ready to humble himself.

The Bible says God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. If we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, He will exalt us at the proper time (1 Peter 5:5,6).

To be exalted does not mean we become great men in this world, or in Christendom, and get the honour of men. It refers to spiritual exaltation, where we are given spiritual authority to fulfil the will of God in our life and ministry.

But such exaltation depends on our humbling ourselves.

To humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand means to joyfully accept all the circumstances God sends into our lives. We allow those circumstances to humble us so that we become smaller and God becomes greater.

When we become smaller in people’s eyes, we won’t live on dependence on ourselves, but on the Lord.

Humbling ourselves involves apologizing to all whom we have wronged. As servants of the Lord, we are to be servants of people and must be willing to go under all of them in order to bless them.

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them and to apologize where necessary.

The only one who never makes mistakes is God. Henry Suso, a German Dominican friar who lived in Germany in the 1300s, was a bachelor. He used to pray often that the Lord would make him broken and humble him like Jesus was humbled. God answered his prayer, but in a strange way.

One day, Suso heard a knock at his door.

When he opened it, he saw a woman standing at the door with a baby in her arms. He had never seen her before.

She wanted to get rid of her newborn baby and decided that the best person to dump it on was Suso.

She told him, in a voice loud enough for everyone in the street to hear, “Here is the fruit of your sin.”

She then left the baby in his arms and walked off. Suso took the baby inside, knelt down and prayed to God: “Lord, you know I am innocent. What must I do now?”

The Lord replied, “Do what I did. Suffer for the sins of others.”

Suso brought up that child as his own,

content that God knew the truth and he was willing for everyone else to misunderstand him.

Many years later, the woman was convicted of her sin and returned to Suso’s house and proclaimed to all the neighbours that Suso was innocent. She had lied about his character.

But what had happened in the intervening years?

Suso’s prayer had been answered. He had been broken and became humble like his master. God had been able to accomplish a work of sanctification in Suso’s life, freeing him from man’s opinions so that God’s opinion of him alone mattered to him.

Are we willing to pay such a price in order to become like Jesus?

Or do we still seek the honour of men?

God breaks us by allowing us to be misunderstood, misjudged, falsely accused and, at times, even publicly humiliated.

In all such circumstances, we must refuse to see people who harass us as they are. They may be our friends or our enemies — it does not matter.

It’s easy to do so once we see it is God’s hand controlling our situations. We must then leave all such matters with Him. He knows what He is doing and He has everything under His control.

God is chiselling away our rock-like character, sculpturing the likeness of Jesus in us. Some parts of the rock are very hard.

He has to use false

accusations and persecution to chisel out those particular parts.

If we submit to His chiselling, we will come forth in the end as Christ-like people with spiritual authority.

No one who waits for God will ever be disappointed or put to shame (Isaiah 49:23).

Let us keep following in Jesus’ footsteps. Let people say whatever evil they want to about us.

If we honour God, He will one day honour us. If we are serious about following the Lord, we will find that God takes us through many painful experiences.

But His purpose in all of them will be to free us from the opinions of men and from the chains that bind us down to earth so that we can “mount up with wings like eagles” (Isaiah 40:31).

God will order our circumstances in order to humble us before men so that we finally come to the place where we care only for His opinion.

Then our spiritual authority will be really powerful. May it be so for all who follow in His footsteps and desire to do His will to the end.

Narayan Mitra is a volunteer chaplain at Thompson Rivers University. His email is ryanmitra225@gmail. com. KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Columns should be between 600 and 800 words in length and can be emailed to editor@kamloops thisweek.com. Please include a very short bio and a photo.

Prayers — and reflections Starting in 2020, the British Columbia legislature will begin each day with “prayers and reflections” instead of “prayers.”

The change comes after members of the legislative assembly unanimously supported a motion from Government House Leader Mike Farnworth to make the change in the Standing Orders, the official set rules that govern the chamber.

Every day before its regular proceedings, one

MLA rises in the legislature to deliver a prayer.

By rotating who gives the prayer, proponents have claimed the practice is more diverse than other legislatures that simply begin with the Lord’s Prayer or the House of Commons, which begins with a standard prayer.

The change comes as a result of a complaint from the BC Humanist Association, a group representing humanists, atheists, agnostics and the non-religious.

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Fulton Cup to unite city, showcase hoops talent Titans 69-64 in the gold-medal game.

Jasslyine Mangat, a Grade 11 student at St. Ann’s Academy, knows her single A Crusaders are a long shot to dethrone Valleyview.

She is embracing the underdog tag.

“It’s kind of rough, but they’re not wrong,” she said. “We have less options, fewer students.

“Even if you’re at a lower level playing higher teams, maybe you can do better than you think you can.”

The Vikes bested the Sabres 52-39 on the boys’ side and Sa-Hali edged Valleyview 41-40 in OT in the girls’ bracket in the 2018 junior finals.

South Kamloops dispatched Westsyde 63-59 in last year’s senior boys’ championship game, but the Titans are vacating their title, as the squad will be in Hawaii during the 2019 tournament.

Tristan Hunt and the Vikes are among its suitors.

“I came close in junior, but we’ve never won,” he said. “I just want to make my family proud, but I want to do it here, now. This is my last year.”

If Hunt falls short, at least he got pizza out of the deal.

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ree pizza is one of the great Fulton Cup perks for those lucky enough to attend media day.

Will Blair, organizer of the annual Kamloops and area basketball championship, delivered a selection of succulent pies on Wednesday at the TCC, where, in keeping with tradition, students sat around a table in the Wolf’s Den, sticking to classmate cliques, while awkward silence and the smell of pepperoni permeated the air.

But there was only so much wheel to go around, so jostling for slices began, which meant leaving seats, which in turn led to mingling and talking.

Topping it off, the Domino effect created super-supreme chatter of the inter-school variety.

Jessica Vliegenthart, an accomplished wheelchair basketball player, an associate at Fulton and Company and a former tournament participant, spoke to players and tied in nicely the value of the championship — and pizza on media day.

“It brings the city together,” she said, slipping in mention of her championship runs with Kam High. “It’s so fun. It’s a great way to build relationships across schools and showcase city talent.

“And I definitely wanted to win.

I had a lot of friends off the court. I had no friends on the court. I was after the W. Always.”

There are no tier-related barriers at the Fulton Cup, which will run from next Wednesday to Friday at the TCC and feature junior and senior boys’ and girls’ divisions.

The single A Desert Sands Rams of Ashcroft, for example, will open their tournament by locking horns with the AAA Sa-Hali Sabres. The senior boys’ tilt is slated for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday on Court 2.

“Being the underdog, we’re going to have to prove we can play against the bigger schools,” said

DAVE EAGLES/KTW Fulton Cup organizer Will Blair (centre) totes the rock, surrounded by (clockwise, from bottom left) Navi Aggarwal of the NorKam Saints, Pearce Brown of the Desert Sands Rams, Nicolas Willey of the Merritt Panthers, Tristan Hunt of the Valleyview Vikings, Ben Anderson of the Sa-Hali Sabres, Cam Kerslake of the Barriere Cougars, Trey Dergousoff of the Westsyde Whundas, Ben Oyler of the St. Ann’s Crusaders, Jasslyine Mangat of the Crusaders and McKenna Arsenault of the Sa-Hali Sabres.

6-foot-5 Grade 12 forward Pearce Brown, whose Rams will be toiling at the tournament for the first time in 20 years. “Hopefully, we can show out.”

Returning Rams are a neat storyline, but only one of many.

“Kamloops teams, in general, have always looked upon on us as, ‘Oh, we’re playing Barriere. It’s a win,’” Grade 12 Barriere Cougars’ point guard Cam Kerslake said.

“We just really want to come out and beat any Kamloops team we can.”

Nicolas Willey of Merritt secondary said his club “just has a general grudge against all the schools here.”

Don’t mess with the Panthers.

The Cougars, ranked fifth in the province among single A schools, will begin their quest for the senior boys’ title on Wednesday against the NorKam Saints, a AAAA team aiming to play in front of more than 1,000 fans in the final.

“Just the whole atmosphere around the tournament is special, plus the scholarships and there are people watching,” said Navi Aggarwal of the Saints. “Last year’s final, South Kam versus Westsyde, the bleachers were full and it was pretty wild.

“And I want to beat Barriere this year because our old coach (Travis Repka) went there. We’ve got a vendetta. He got a job there. It wasn’t like he just jumped ship. Still, we’d

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like to beat them.”

The Fulton Cup presents a shot at city supremacy, but is also an early-season test and tune-up for regular-season action.

“I just feel like this is the very start,” said McKenna Arsenault, a Grade 12 member of the Sa-Hali Sabres. “It’s when everyone comes together.

“We have a lot of variety — lots of height, tall girls, bigger girls, smaller girls, girls who are super fast and ones that are slow but tall.

We have a little bit of everything and every player contributes to the team.”

Valleyview snared the senior girls’ championship last year, knocking off the South Kamloops

FULTON FILES Fulton and Company will hand out nearly $5,000 in bursaries after the tournament, adding to the total of about $65,000 students have received from the sponsor.

“Youth sport is fantastic and is a cornerstone for moulding young people in our town,” Fulton partner Dan Carroll said. “We’re glad to be part of it.”

Red Devils Basketball Camp coach Paul Patterson will award 12 camp passes to deserving junior players.

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Thief needs to be connected to the cops — and a dentist On Wednesday, Dec. 4, a man stole items from a Sahali store.

The suspect is white, under 30 years of age, with bad teeth, dark hair and a moustache. He was wearing a darkcoloured jacket and sweat pants at the time of the shoplifting spree.

If you know his name, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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ISHAR LITT PHOTO Patrick Gu of the Kamloops Long Blades in flight last weekend at the Kelowna Cup.

On Saturday, Dec. 7, man pilfered items from an Aberdeen store.

The thief is about 25 years of age and has a shaved head. At the time of the theft, he was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.

Do you know him? If so, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Bathroom bandit fails in mugging bid On Friday, Dec. 6, a woman tried to grab a purse from a stranger in a public restroom on the North Shore.

The would-be-mugger failed in her attempt, with the victim holding on to her purse. The hapless bandit then ran from the washroom.

The suspect stands about 5-foot-6 and is in her late 20s or early 30s. At the time of the mugging attempt, she was wearing dark clothes.

If you recognize her, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

www.kamloopsCrimeStoppers.ca If you know where any of these people are, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). The tip line pays up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest of fugitives.

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Kamloops Long Blades speed skaters were in action last weekend at a Canada Cup event in Fort St. John and the annual Kelowna Cup. Cameron Thomas and Sylvie Lloyd competed at the first Canada Cup of the season.

Lloyd placed 13th in the 500metre event and established a personal-best time in the 1,000m.

Thomas, participating for the first time in a Canada Cup event, recorded a personal best in the 5,000m. His best finish came in the 1,000m, in which he placed 32nd.

Adam Turner and John Hill placed

fourth and fifth overall, respectively, at the Kelowna Cup, which was a qualifier for the B.C. Winter Games.

The Games will be held in February in Fort St. John.

Turner and Hill may earn wildcard spots on the Zone 2 team.

Meena Litt posted three personal bests, Patrick Gu, Jason Hill, Jacob Beesley and Jared Roberts had two personal bests each and Kayleigh Roberts and Allison Hill recorded one personal best each in Kelowna.

The Long Blades will be in action next at B.C. Cup No. 2 on Saturday in Richmond.

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Maia Vitoratos of the Kamloops Triathlon Club will attend Wagner College next year.

Triathlete Vitoratos secures scholarship to New York college Maia Vitoratos, a junior elite triathlete who competes internationally for the Kamloops Triathlon Club, has accepted an athletic and academic scholarship to NCAA Division 1 school Wagner College.

The scholarship to the private liberal arts school in New York City is valued at $55,000 per year for four years.

Vitoratos is a swim and bike specialist

who placed fourth in the Triathlon Canada National Development Series and earned a podium finish in Triathlon BC’s Provincial Super Series this year.

“Maia has always done a phenomenal job of setting goals and working diligently to get them,” Vitoratos’ coach, Patrick Waters, said in a press release.

“This is a great opportunity for her

and, in doing so, she is showing other female athletes it is possible to compete in their sport while attending university virtually for free.”

She will begin her tenure at Wagner next August and will be studying biology.

The KTC will host its annual 4x Mixed Relay Indoor Triathlon on Jan. 26 at the TCC. To learn more about the club, go online to trytri.org.

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ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW FILE Darryl Chow (left) and Brad Yamaoka, seen here coaching the Kamloops Broncos in 2016, are these days part of the South Kamloops Titans’ coaching stable.

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Coach Brad Yamaoka is confident the South Kamloops Titans’ junior varsity football program is in a good place.

The Titans fielded a roster of 33 and last month reached the provincial semifinal, in which they were trounced 42-8 by the Ballenas Whalers of Parksville.

“It was probably one of the largest groups they’ve had in years,” Yamaoka said. “We were fairly young and had a lot of good athletes, but not a lot of guys who had played a tonne of football.

“We’ve got a good core group of Grade 9s, including our entire starting backfield and more than half of our O-line.”

The senior team next season will be bolstered by about 17 players who are in Grade 10 this year.

Darryl Chow, Ron Pauwels, Ryan Weichel and Troy Peters rounded out the coaching staff this season.

Yamaoka noted 17 players on the roster this season were Kamloops Community Football graduates.

South Kam posted a 4-2 record in AA Interior play, finishing second in the division behind Vernon (6-0).

“It really bodes well for next season,” Yamaoka said. “It’s a matter of continuing the growth.”

The Windsor Dukes bested Ballenas 25-14 on Nov. 30 in the Subway Bowl provincial AA final in B.C. Place Stadium.

AWARD WINNERS The Titans handed out their annual awards last week at The Dunes at Kamloops.

Award winners include Deegan Falsetta, MVP; Jakob Kies, offensive player of the year; Kai Yamaoka, defensive player of the year; Ashton Yamaoka and Kelsey Watson, who shared the Unsung Hero Award; Reid Lougheed, lineman of the year; and Jesse Peters and Anthony Lafreniere, who shared the Breakout Player of the Year Award.

The Kamloops Sport Council is accepting nominations for its 30th annual athletic awards, which will be handed out on May 23 in conjunction with the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame banquet at the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre.

Categories include Coach of the Year, sponsored by Tim Hortons/Jon Pankuch; Female Athlete of the Year (LN Group); Male Athlete of the Year (Kamloops Minor Baseball Association); 50-and-over Master Athlete of the Year (Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 52); Team of the Year (Kamloops Sports Legacy Fund); Sportsperson of the Year (Nutech Fire Protection and Safety Services); University Award (TRU WolfPack); and International Excellence Award (PacificSport Interior BC).

Able-bodied athletes and athletes who have disabilities who made significant contributions to sports in the 2019 calendar year may me nominated.

Self-nominations are accepted.

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“Every year, the selection for these awards gets tougher and tougher because of the quality of nominations,” awards chair Larry Read said in a press release. “I am sure that with this being the 30th year of the awards, there won’t be an exception.”

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Students learning basiclot, ballet, jazz, and

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Kamloops Performance Company Wed Jan 08–Feb 26 3:30–4:15 pm 8/$100

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Acro dance is a fun way of building strength through a mix of dance and gymnastics. The class naturally progresses through skills at the student’s pace, up to level 4 in acrobatics. This class will cover techniques such as stretching, strengthening, limbering, balancing, and tumbling.

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In this clinic, you will be introduced to the sport of Pickleball through drills and game play. This program is in partnership with Mak Racquet Sports https://makracquetsports.ca Tournament Capital Centre – North Court Mon Dec 23 (Ages 19+), 1:00–2:30 pm $30 Fri Dec 27 (Ages 9-12), 10:30–12:00 pm $30 Dec Dec 31 (Ages 13-17), 1:00–2:30 pm $30

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Grab your skates, helmet and family on Wednesday December 18th and come on down to Valleyview Arena for the Santa Skate!

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John to join field hockey Hall of Fame Jenny John of Kamloops, a longtime PacificSport Interior BC board member, has been named to the Field Hockey Canada Hall of Fame Class of 2019 in the Builder Category.

“The name Jenny John was synonymous with field hockey both in B.C. and the rest of Canada during the 1970s and 1980s,” a Field Hockey Canada press release said.

“She has been the ultimate builder, providing inspiration to thousands of Canadians as a player, coach and administrator.”

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BRIEFS Daburger told KTW. “The tube park will open Saturday, but we don’t have quite enough snow for skiing.”

Daburger said skiing is “day-to-day” — and he’s hoping for snow soon.

“We just need a little bit more,” he said.

“The base is really good. We just need some fluff on top. It’s not going to take much to get going.”

Daburger said the conditions are similar to last year, a good season that had a bit of a slow start.

“It’s not abnormal,” he said.

The tube park at Harper Mountain will operate Saturday and

SNOW WANTED The tube park will open this weekend, but Harper Mountain’s ski slopes are waiting for a little help from Mother Nature.

“We’re supposed to be open Saturday,” general manager Norm

Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

and Prince Albert on Saturday.

BLAZERS’ TRADE The Kamloops Blazers on Thursday traded the rights to 19-year-old defenceman Devan Harrison to the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a conditional 10thround pick in the 2021 WHL Bantam Draft.

Harrison played 62 games for Kamloops over parts of three seasons and had one goal and five points.

He is playing this season for the Estevan Bruins in the Saskatchewan Junior (A) Hockey League and has two goals and 12 points in 29 games.

Kamloops (19-92-1), which earned a 4-2 victory over the Pats in Regina on Wednesday, will finish its six-game tour of the East Division this weekend, with games in Saskatoon on Friday

DONATION MADE Sun Peaks Resort planned to host its biannual High Five Day in December, but is postponing the event until April.

In lieu of funds normally raised on High Five Day, the resort is making a $10,000 donation to the Kamloops Food Bank and will be holding a food drive from Dec. 20 to Dec. 22.

Non-perishable food items can be handed in from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to guest services in the Village Day Lodge.

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Recording points for Kamloops were Luca Capello (3G, 1A), Noah Paulsen (1G, 4A), Riddick Feely (2G, 1A), Carter Biggs (2G), Jack Smith (1G, 1A), Sami Turunen (1G), Tayo Jackson (1G), Elias Munegatto (1G), Christopher Feely (1A), Keegan Fretz (1A) and Ezra Siemens (1A).

Akillease Bodenham and Jarrek Hluschyk split time between the pipes.

NATIONAL RECORD Ryan Jacklin of the Kamloops Track and Field Club set a Canadian record in under-18 hammer throw last weekend at Paradise Valley College in Phoenix.

Jacklin, who moved to Kamloops from Ontario this past summer to train with KTFC coach Dylan Armstrong, threw 72.18 metres.

PEEWEE POINTS The peewee Kamloops Junior Blazers participated in a tier 2 tournament last E D I T

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FRANK & ERNEST by Bob Thaves

ARCTIC CIRCLE by Alex Hallatt

THE BORN LOSER

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OBITUARIES & IN MEMORIAM Jamie Gordon McDonnell It is with deep sadness and broken hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Jamie Gordon McDonnell, on December 4, 2019 at Yarmouth Regional Hospital at the age of 51.

Jamie was born on July 5, 1968 in Kamloops, BC. He moved to Yarmouth in 2001 and worked for many years for the Yarmouth Vanguard and later worked in the insurance industry. Jamie Mac was a masterful drummer who played with many bands both out west and in Yarmouth. He also mentored many new drummers as a drum teacher. Jamie loved drumming with every inch of his soul and he exuded pure joy on stage. To watch him play was a true privilege and his passing will leave a deep void among his fellow musicians. Jamie was a beloved presence in his community. Whether it was a quick greeting on the street or a long conversation about life and spirituality, you were better for having interacted with him - this was one of Jamie’s many gifts. Jamie was an active volunteer, a technology expert and was famous for his homemade spaghetti sauce and pancakes. He loved to laugh and make other people laugh, his smile was contagious and he had an unshakable faith that was absolutely awe-inspiring. The one thing that eclipsed Jamie’s passion for drumming was his love for his wife and children. He was a devoted husband, best friend and soulmate to Colleen - to witness their love for one another was truly humbling. He loved and supported his kids fiercely and was their loudest and most enthusiastic cheerleader. Jamie was so proud of his family.

Jamie was predeceased by his parents Terry and Elaine McDonnell, sister Sandra McDonnell and brother Greg McDonnell, all of whom he loved and missed dearly. Jamie leaves behind his wife and love of his life Colleen Daley, children Elliot,

Ayla, and Samantha McDonnell, all at home, sisters Trish McDonnellThellend (Rob) and Carole McDonnell-Popp (Brian), all of Kamloops, BC, parents-in-law John and Nancy Daley of South Ohio, brother-inlaw Sean (Rose) Daley of St. Catherine’s, ON, brother-in-law Mike (Jacqueline) Daley of South Ohio, nephew Trevor Balmer, nieces Amanda Balmer, Rachel and Brittany Daley, Clara and Maeve Daley, great-nieces Sadie and Emily and many good friends both in Yarmouth and Kamloops. Jamie touched the lives of many.

We will miss him very, very much.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sweeny’s Funeral Home and Crematorium, Yarmouth. Visitation was held on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm and 6:00 - 8:00 pm with prayers at 7:00 pm at Sweeny’s Funeral Home, Yarmouth. Funeral Mass was held on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 2:00 pm at St. Ambrose Cathedral, Yarmouth, Father Henry Smolenaars officiating.

Donations may be made to Gilles Boudreau and Friends Cancer Help Fund. Family flowers only.

Online condolences may be made to sweenysfh@eastlink.ca or you may sign the guestbook online at www.sweenysfuneralhome.net.

A Memorial Mass will be held in Kamloops, date and time to be announced.

Sharron Good

Robert Arthur Miller

December 19, 1946 – December 7, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sharron Good (née Moffat) on December 7, 2019.

May 22, 1954 – November 14, 2019

It is with great sadness that the family of Rob Miller announce his sudden passing on November 14, 2019.

She was born on December 19, 1946 in Vancouver, BC. She is survived by her sisters Darlene and Sheila, brothers Allan (Colleen) and Wayne (Cathy), son-in-law Jack (Sheryl), grandchildren Cortney and Andrew, great-grandchildren Hope, Haley, Jaxson and Bennett as well as many nieces, nephews and in-laws.

He is survived by his sister Laurie Masse (Mike), his brother Doug (Sharon), nephews Bill Miller (Karen) and Andrew Miller (Lissah).

Predeceased by his parents Art and Phyllis and his partner James Gardham.

Sharron was predeceased by her parents Jean and Bruce, husband Barry and daughter Tracy.

Sharron spent many summers camping and fishing at the lake with family and friends. She also spent many hours in the garden and canning the fruits of her labour.

She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

No service by request.

Rest in peace, free from pain at last.

No service by request.

Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

Donations in her memory to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.

Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

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January 18, 1945 - December 13, 2018

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Come talk to us and have a look around. You will be pleasantly surprised.

Debra Ann Matonovich February 1, 1961 - December 1, 2019

Our dear daughter and sister was born in Kamloops, BC on February 1, 1961 to John and Caroline Matonovich. She was their second daughter and brought a wonderful light into their lives.

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Joan Tuokko

July 3, 1925 December 5, 2019

Debbie attended Fitzwater school in her elementary years. She then went to Overlander school where she received her diploma.

After finishing her schooling, Debbie then moved on to develop her skills in the work force. She worked at Pleasant industries and Rainbow Ribbons for many years. After that she went to a Day Program where she was able to enjoy her arts and crafts.

Debbie loved music and went to many live concerts where she would dance and sing along. She enjoyed bowling with her friends. Debbie also loved and enjoyed family gatherings.

A piece of my heart is in Heaven Forever loved and so deeply missed Dee-Dee My Dad Nikki My Grampa Todd

Debbie captured the hearts of everyone she met. Her love, spirit and humour will be remembered through the moments she shared with friends, family and loved ones.

Debbie is survived by her father John Matonovich, sister Lani (Doug) Malanchuk, brothers Nick (Kathy) Matonovich, Johnny (Sukh) Matonovich, her nieces Julia, Jayse and Raiya and nephew Nicholas and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Predeceased by her mother Caroline Matonovich who is now taking good care of our beloved Debbie.

We would like to thank Dr. Montalbetti for his care of Debbie.

We would especially like to thank all of the staff at Oriole House for their care, compassion and love for Debbie.

A private family service is being held.

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Every Friday in KTW!

Q. Murray loved poker. Can I place a deck of cards into his urn?

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our Mum, Gramma, Great-Gramma, Sister, Aunt and Friend Joan Tuokko.

A. Absolutely. If you’re uncomfortable with the idea, I’ll do it for you.

Give me a call if you have any other ideas/requests.

Mum left this life peacefully on December 5, 2019 to join her husband Roy and their son Butch.

The family would like to say thank you to Parkside and Bastion Place for all their care and kindness shown towards Mum and Dr. Benjamin Robinson for his exceptional care.

See ya later Mum, you are home now.

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OBITUARIES & IN MEMORIAM Rita Joyce Plowman

September 4, 1926 - November 15, 2019 Our wonderful mum Rita passed away peacefully on November 15, 2019 at the age of 93. She was predeceased by her husband John, her parents Florence and Cecil Ironmonger and her sister Ruby. She is survived by her daughters Christine and Hilary, sister-in-law Jean, grandchildren Laura (Ryan), Steven (Megan), Trevor (Christya), Kayleigh (Matt) and greatgrandchildren Jaxon, Eloise, Abigail and many loving relatives in England.

Rita was born on September 4, 1926 in Leicester, England.

At age eleven, Rita earned a scholarship to the Newarke Girls Grammar School. Her favourite subjects were English and History. After working for a while, she joined the British Army (A. T. S.) in WWII as a driver.

In 1946, Rita was discharged and worked delivering new cars to various dealerships. In 1948, she met her soulmate, a policeman named John and they were married January 8, 1949. They had 68 wonderful, loving years of marriage until John died in 2017.

A daughter, Christine was born in 1950. Two years later, they immigrated to Canada, settling in Vancouver, BC. Their second daughter Hilary was born in 1953. While the girls were young, Rita sewed curtains for travel trailers, worked as a dental receptionist and then a retail credit clerk. She volunteered for the school P.T.A. and Elizabeth Fry Society. Rita attended her daughters’ many school and sports activities and also taught Sunday school at their church.

A change of John’s career in 1969 brought the family to Chilliwack. Rita worked in banking, then as a Provincial Court Recorder and opened an English “sweetie” shop for a year.

She had a passion for all things theatre and in 1971 joined the Chilliwack Players Guild where she spent many years directing, producing, acting and was an award-winning costumer.

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Rita was later made an honorary lifetime member of the guild for her many years of service.

A dedicated volunteer, she joined the Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary and became a member of the Hospital Board. Rita and John loved sailing (their “happy place“) and travelling, enjoying many trips to the United Kingdom, two beautiful sailing trips around Greece and a 50th anniversary cruise aboard the Queen Elizabeth II.

In Loving Memory of

David Wayne Robinson November 2, 1957 – December 17, 2017

In 1993, Rita and John moved to Kamloops to be closer to their girls and four grandchildren. They became active members of St. Paul’s Cathedral congregation. Retirement allowed more time to enjoy their family, travelling, community theatre (Kamloops Players) and volunteering with the Canadian Cancer Society.

Our family would like to thank Dr. Baker and all the wonderful, caring nurses and volunteers at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home. They are very “special” people and made mum’s final journey comfortable and free from pain. We also give a big thank-you to all who have sent messages of condolence through social media and e-mail.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 1:00 pm at St. Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola St, Kamloops. Reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers and if desired, a donation to a charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Connie Philip on December 4, 2019 at the age of 94.

Connie was predeceased by her husband Warner in 2005, her three brothers and sister.

She is survived by her brother Harold, sisterin-law Beulah (Rich), children Pat (Rioji), June, Marian (Doug), Lesley (Jim), Peter (Sharon), Carolyn (Jerry), nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and her very special friend Gerry.

Connie was born on December 21, 1924 in Brandon, Manitoba and lived in Hartney until the family moved to Vancouver in 1935.

She completed her teacher training and at the age of 18, her real life education began with her first teaching position at Coalmont, BC. From there, she went to Brocklehurst and then on to Long Lake School where she found the two loves of her life; her husband Warner, whom she married on August 22, 1950 and the ranch, where she spent 65 of the happiest years of her life.

Tim Cook offers a history of working in funeral service as a funeral director and embalmer for over 24 years. Tim’s favourite past times includes spending time with family and friends along with fishing and time at the lake.

Tim was born in Saskatchewan and has spent the last 48 years in Kamloops, which has allowed him to develop a large network of friends and a great sense of community.

Her passions, besides her family, were genealogy, bowling, travelling, bluebirds and her garden. She spent many years organizing Meals on Wheels and canvassing for the Heart & Stroke and Cancer Foundations.

One of her proudest accomplishments was the completion of the book “Bunch Grass to Barbed Wire,” which is still much sought after today.

Thank you to the staff of the Kamloops Seniors Village for keeping her safe and comfortable for the last four years and to Dr. Malan for taking such good care of her.

A very special thank you to the nurses, Dr. Dong and Dr. Esterhuizen on 4-North for your compassionate care.

A big thank you to the very special staff at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House for everything, you are all amazing!!

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Hospice House or the Cancer Foundation.

A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on January 3, 2020 at 1:00pm.

Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting www.schoeningfuneralservices.com

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IF TOMORROW NEVERby Norma COMES Cornett Marek If I knew it would be the last time That I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly And pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss And call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time I’d hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an extra minute To stop and say “I love you,” Instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, Well I’m sure you’ll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there’s always tomorrow To make up for an oversight, And we always get a second chance To make everything just right.

There will always be another day To say “I love you,”

And certainly there’s another chance To say our “Anything I can do?”

But just in case I might be wrong, And today is all I get, I’d like to say how much I love you And I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, Young or old alike, And today may be the last chance You get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you’re waiting for tomorrow, Why not do it today?

For if tomorrow never comes, You’ll surely regret the day, That you didn’t take that extra time For a smile, a hug, or a kiss And you were too busy to grant someone, What turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today, And whisper in their ear, Tell them how much you love them And that you’ll always hold them dear Take time to say “I’m sorry,” “Please forgive me,” “Thank you,” or “It’s okay.”

And if tomorrow never comes, You’ll have no regrets about today.

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Let’s Dance with the Kamloops Social Club, Sat, Dec. 14, 7-11pm.

Live music by Strange Brew.

Tickets $10 at the door. At Brock Activity Centre, 1800 Tranquille Rd. New Year’s Eve Dance Tues, Dec 31, 8pm-12:30am.

Dance to the music of Bob King. Includes a light, cold buffet, desserts, sparkling wine at midnight, party favours & great door prizes. If you like music from the 60’s & 70’s, rock n roll as well as country, not too loud, come and join us at the Brock Activity Centre! $40/person. For tickets call Bonnie (250-319-8510) or Trish (250-318-7964).

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5th wheel hitch $250. 250374-8285.

Butcher-Boy commercial meat grinder 3-hp. 220 volt. c/w attachments. $1500. 250318-2030.

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6 drawer Walnut dresser w/ mirror & matching double bed exc cond $200. 250-374-7514.

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$900. chairs

Diningroom table w/8-chairs, c/w Buffet and Hutch. Med Colour. $850. 250-374-8933.

Solid oval oak table w/6side chairs, 2 arms chairs, buffet. $5,000. Exec desk dark finish $200. Teak corner cabinet $100. Treadmill $450, Custom oak cabinet $200. 250-8517687.

Sports Equipment Ultra Light Ride Snowboard w/bindings, never used. $375.

Arc Solomon snowboard w/bindings $325. 578-7776.

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2 Days Per Week Call 250-374-0462 Ukrainian New Year Dinner & Dance Hosted by Kamloops Social Club. Brock Activity Centre, 1800 Tranquille Road. January 18th, 2020. Cocktails @ 5:00 Dinner @ 5:30 Dance @ 7:3011:30.

Music by Sleepless Nights. Tickets $25 ( $35 non-members). Contact Rudi 250-578-8296 or Carol 250-318-7048

Greeting cards made in England each cellophane wrapped 90,000 for $17,000 (250) 376-6607 Recumbent bicycle c/w weight stand & bench, weights. $300. 374-3864.

ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops, BC call for availability 250-374-7467

Found Found: Toolbox at the bottom of Pacific Way and Hugh Allen Dr. Call 250-828-1151.

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PETER’S YARD SERVICE

Peace of mind house sitting and pet care. Keep your house and pets safe while your away.

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Snow Removal Tree Pruning or Removal Yard clean-up, Landscaping

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Basement Suites 2-Bdrms, level entry, shrd laundry. N/S, Sm pet. $1200 util incld. 250-376-1136.

Fully furnished 1-bdrm with all amenities. Behind Sahali Mall 10 mins to TRU. Male Pref. $850. Jan 1st. 250-374-0949.

Vacant NKam, 2bdrms, c/a, patio, nice yard. $950/mo plus shared hydro. Ref, req. 250376-0633.

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4-Blizzaks M&S 245/45 R20 $600. 4-Hankook 215/75 R15 winters on GM rims $200. 2Laufenn 235/75 R15 winters on GM rims. $200. 376-6482.

Classes & Courses courses mid-week & weekends.

NEW - Intro to Reloading & Bear Aware courses on demand.

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1972 Triple E motor home 25’ 77,000miles 402 Chev lots of extras $7,000 250-523-9495

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SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR

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ATVs / Dirt Bikes Yamaha Grizzly ATV. KMS 011031 $3,800. 250-579-3252

Motorcycles 2010 Harley Davidson Softail.

Lugg carrier, cover, lift-jack. $11,000/obo. 250-374-4723.

HUNTER & FIREARMS Courses. A Great Christmas Gift. Next C.O.R.E. January 4th and 5th, Saturday and Sunday.

P.A.L. January 19th, Sunday.

Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor: Bill 250-376-7970

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4- 22S-60-16 Bridgestone Blizzak WS-80.

Like new. $500/obo. 778-470-1426.

Misc Home Service

Scrap Car Removal

Run until sold New Price $56.00+tax

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Handyman, Carpentry, Drywall, Painting, Basement finishing. 250-851-6055.

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2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $14,000. 236-421-2251.

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2006 Dodge 2500 4x4 HD. w/1994 11ft. camper. $15,500/both. 778-220-7372.

2000 Jaguar XK8 Convertible 4L, V-8, fully loaded. Exec shape. $16,500/obo. 250-3764163.

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2006 Buick Allure CXS. 1owner. Fully loaded. Excellent condition.

207,000kms. $4,900/obo.

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2010 Dodge Charger SXT Sedan. 4dr., AWD, V-6, auto. 50,001 kms.

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The intent of Bylaw No. 854, if adopted, is to establish an Interâ&#x20AC;?Community Business Licence, in conjunction with neighbouring communities, that will provide qualified mobile businesses doing business in one or more participating municipalities with the option to purchase one business licence and eliminate the need to purchase separate business licences for each municipality in which they operate.

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RE: ESTATE of Roy Lang seeking Melody Johnson. Call Executor 250-702-4997.

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

Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Office Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate.

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The successful candidate must be willing to be on call 24/7 for half of every month. Technicians are paid a monthly on call fee of $500, as well as testing fees, travel fees for tests outside Kamloops, mileage reimbursement, and for additional work in our local oďŹ&#x192;ce. This is an ideal position for someone with a ďŹ&#x201A;exible schedule, who does not wish to work outside the home on a full time basis.

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Rte 405 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Anvil Cres, Bestwick Crt E & W, 98-279 Bestwick Dr, Morrisey Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 47 p.

Rte 410 - 56203 Arrowstone Dr, Silverthrone Cres. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 47 p.

Rte 449 - Assiniboine Rd, Azure Pl, Chino Pl, Sedona Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 90 p.

Rte 457 - 990 Gleneagles Dr, Monarch Dr, 1810-1896 Springhill Dr, Tolima Crt. - 50 p.

Rte 458 - 803-980 Gleneagles Dr, Glen Nevis Pl, Glenesk Pl, Glenshee Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 88 p.

Rte 459 - Monarch Crt & Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 38 p.

Rte 461 - Glen Gary Dr, Glen Gary Pl, Glencoe Pl. & 700-799 Gleneagles Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 48 p.

Rte 474 - Coppertree Crt, Trophy Crt. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 22 p.

Rte 475 - Castle Towers, Sedgewick Crt & Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 44 p.

Rte 476 - Tantalus Crt, Tinniswood Crt, 2018-2095 Tremerton Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 53 p.

Rte 478 - 191-299 Chancellor Dr, Sentry Pl, Sovereign Crt, The Pinnacles. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 42 p.

Rte 479 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tomlinson Crt, Tuxford Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 55 p.

Rte 483 - Breakenridge Crt, Cathedral Crt, Grenville Pl, 409-594 Robson Dr. - 59 p.

Rte 485 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 690 Robson Dr, 2020 & 2084 Robson Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 50 p.

Rte 487 - 201-475, 485-495 Hollyburn Dr, Panorama Crt. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 75 p.

ABERDEEN Rte 503 - Fleming Circ, Hampshire Dr & Pl, Hector Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 48 p.

Rte 509 - 459-551 Laurier Dr, 2101-2197 Shaunessy Hill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 47 p.

Rte 522 - 604747 Dunrobin Dr, Dunrobin Pl. - 66 p.

Rte 523 - 2300-2399 Abbeyglen Way, 750-794 Dunrobin Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 72 p.

Rte 544 - Holyrood Circ, Holyrood Pl. & 2070-2130 Vanhorne Dr.-24 p.

PINEVIEW VALLEY/ MT. DUFFERIN Rte 581 - Cannel Dr, Cascade St, 1508-1539 Hillside Dr, Mellors Pl. - 47 p.

Rte 584 - 1752â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1855 Hillside Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 26 p.

Rte 586 - 1505-1584 Mt DuďŹ&#x20AC;erin Cres, 1575 Park Way, 1537-1569 Plateau Pl. - 27 p.

Rte 588 - Davies Pl, 1680-1754 Hillside Dr, Monterey Pl, Scott Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 46 p.

Rte 589 - 1200â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1385 Copperhead Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 52 p.

Rte 590 - 1397 Copperhead Dr, Saskatoon Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 36 p.

VALLEYVIEW Rte 602 - Apple Lane, Knollwood Cres, Parkhill Dr, 1783 Valleyview Dr. - 47 p.

Rte 603 - Chickadee Rd, Comazzetto Rd, Strom Rd, 16251648, 1652-1764 Valleyview Dr. - 40 p.

Rte 605 - 17701919 Glenwood Dr, Knollwood Dr, Vicars Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 61 p.

Rte 606 - Orchard Dr, Russet Wynd, 1815â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1899 Valleyview Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 39 p.

Rte 607 - Cardinal Dr, 1909-2003 Valleyview Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 33 p.

Rte 608 - Curlew Pl & Rd, 1925-1980 Glenwood Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 70 p.

Rte 618 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Big Nickel Pl, Chapman Pl, Marsh Rd, Paul Rd, Peter Rd, 2440-2605 Thompson Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 58 p.

JUNIPER Rte 667 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Birkenhead Dr & Pl, 1674-1791 Cheakamus Dr, Similkameen Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 64 p.

BROCKLEHURST Rte 257 - Alpine Terr, Community Pl, Rte 4 - 727-795 Crestline St, 2412â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2741 2192-2207 Grasslands Blvd, Grasslands Pl, Tranquille Rd. - 70 p.

881-936 McQueen Dr, Rte 14 - 2399-2305 Woodhaven Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 53 p.

Briarwood Ave, Rte 258 - 806McInnes Pl, Richards 879 McQueen Dr, Pl, Wallace Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 37 p.

Perryville Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 36 p.

Rte 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Downie Pl Rte 260 - 2040â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2185 & St, Moody Ave & Pl, Westsyde Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 24 p 2307-2391 Tranquille Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 49 p.Rte 21 DALLAS/ 2300-2397 Fleetwood BARNHARTVALE Ave, Fleetwood Crt Rte 701 - Freda Ave, & Pl, 1003-1033 Klahanie Dr, Morris Schriener St, 1020-1050 Pl, Shelly Dr, 901-935 Westgate St.-52 p.

Todd Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 92 p.

Rte 20 - Barbara Rte 710 - 1350-1399 Ave, Pala Mesa Pl, Crestwood Dr, Ronde Strauss St, Townsend Lane, 1300-1399 Pl. & 2105-2288 Todd Rd. - 43 p, Tranquille Rd.-45 p.

Rte 750 - 5101-5299 Rte 21 - 2300-2397 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Fleetwood Ave, Pl, Rachel Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31 p.

Fleetwood Crt & Pl, Rte 751 - 5310 1003-1033 Schriener Barnhartvale Rd, St, 1020-1050 Bogetti Pl, 5300-5599 Westgate St.-52 p.

Dallas Dr, 5485-5497 Rte 31 - 1008-1095 ETC Hwy, Viking Dr, Desmond St, Inglewood Wade Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 64 p.

Dr, 1010-1088 Newton Rte 754 - Hillview Dr, St, Oxford St. - 55p.

Mountview Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 40 p.

Rte 37 - 1710-1797 Rte 759 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Beverly Fleetwood Ave, 913981 Newton St. & 999- Pl, 6724-7250 Furrer 1085 Stardust St. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 39 p. Rd, McIver Pl, Pat Rd, Stockton Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 40 p.

Rte 41 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Alexis Ave, Rte 761 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6022-6686 520-796 Singh St, Furrer Rd, Houston Pl, Slater Ave. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 59 p.

Parlow Rd, Pearse Pl, BATCHELOR Urban Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 57 p.

Rte 175 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Norfolk Crt, RAYLEIGH Norview Pl, 821-991 Rte 830 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chetwynd Norview Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 38 p.

Dr, Stevens Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 55 p.

Rte 184 - 2077Rte 831 - 4904-5037 2097 Saddleback Cammeray Dr, Mason Pl, Dr, 2001-2071 Pinantan Pl, Reighmount Stagecoach Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31 p.

Dr & Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 61 p.

Rte 186 - 1002-1098 Rte 833 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cameron Saddleback Crt. - 27 p.

Rd, Davie Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 44 p.

WESTMOUNT/ Rte 836 - Cahilty Cres, WESTSYDE Hyas Pl, 4551-4648 Rte 255 - 2478-2681 Spurraway Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 36 p.

Parkview Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 28 p.

Rte 837 - Helmcken Dr, 4654-4802 Spurraway Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 24 p.

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Rte 324 - 606-795 Pine St. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30 p.

Rte 325 - 764-825 9th Ave, 805-979 Columbia St, 804-987 Dominion St,. & 805986 Pine St.-64 p.

Rte 327 - 1103 Columbia St. & 12031296 Dominion St.-38 p.

Rte 372 - 22-255 W. Battle St, 660 Lee Rd, 11-179 W. Nicola St. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 50 p.

Rte 380 - Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 71 p.

Rte 382 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 114-150 Fernie Pl, Fernie Rd, 860-895 Lombard St. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 24 p.

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12 | HONDA CRV EX

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WAS: $13,904

WAS: $17,535

WAS: $17,534

WAS: $23,042

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Z0009A 33,881 KMS

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16 | FORD EXPLORER LIMITED

13 | GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE

WAS: $28,534

WAS: $27,148

WAS: $33,233

WAS: $32,934

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T9638A 110,898 KMS

NOW:

24,235

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9P105B 62,422 KMS

NOW:

25,605

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B0003A 88,970 KMS

NOW:

28,640

$

CLEAROUT

19P133 29,686 KMS

NOW:

$

28,940

17 | RAM 1500 SPORT

17 | FORD F150 XLT

17 | LEXUS NX 200T

16 | TOYOTA TACOMA SR5

WAS: $38,443

WAS: $38,434

WAS: $38,940

WAS: $41,735

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T8699A 53,258 KMS

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19P150 58,675 KMS

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19P149 68,908 KMS

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CLEAROUT

9P093A 41,456 KMS

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15 | FORD F350 SUPERDUTY LARIAT

14 | FORD SUPERDUTY F350 LARIAT

19 | FORD EXPLORER SPORT

16 | CADILLAC ESCALADE PLATINUM

WAS: $54,934

WAS: $46,134

WAS: $52,734

WAS: $63,149

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