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JANUARY 10, 2020 | Volume 33 No. 4

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Provincial dam-safety regulations mandate upgrades to the dam spillway at Jacko Lake, south of Aberdeen. An ongoing dispute between landowner KGHM and area First Nations has precluded work from being done. While deemed a remote possibility, an extreme weather event could impact those in the path of Peterson Creek, which flows into downtown Kamloops from the lake, while water users of the creek are concerned the impasse will affect their irrigation abilities this spring and summer

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DID YOU KNOW? Now part of the Tk’emlups reserve, Schiedam Flats was named for a Dutch squatter who lived in the area prior to 1870.

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Weekend Hi: -1 C Low: -20 C One year ago Hi: 5 .7 C Low: -0 .4 C Record High 13 .3 C (1959) Record Low -33 .3 C (1909)

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KTW reader Raul Weisser’s shot of the Thompson River in the depths of winter was chosen as winner of the Kamloops This Week photo contest for December.

The landscape around the region will look a lot like this beginning next week, when the big chill arrives.

ARCTIC DEEP FREEZE IS ON ITS WAY KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

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More snow is expected to fall in the Kamloops area this weekend, with a cold snap forecast to follow.

And, if some of the predicted temperatures come to fruition, there may be a run on long johns in clothing stores.

Environment Canada is calling for periods of snow on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with highs to -1 C and lows to -7 C. Sunday night, however, is when the weather is expected to change dramatically, with the clouds and snow giving way to sunshine and bone-chilling Arctic air.

Environment Canada is calling for a mix of sun and clouds on Monday and Tuesday, with a chilly high of -13 C on both days and overnight lows to -18 C. The Weather Network is predicting even colder mercury readings, with a low of -25 C overnight Sunday, a numbing high of just -21 C and low of -28 C on Monday.

From there, according to The Weather Network, temperatures in Kamloops will slowly rise, though no predicted readings are in the plus Celsius region through Jan. 22.

SNOWPACK GROWING Meanwhile, the South Thompson region, which includes Kamloops, has the largest snowpack in the province, relative to historic averages.

The first snow survey of the year, released on Wednesday (and based on Jan. 1 measurements) by the provincial government’s River Forecast Centre, shows the South Thompson basin snowpack at 117 per cent of normal levels.

The North Thompson basin snowpack is at 112 per cent of normal levels.

Other above-average snowpacks are in the Upper Fraser East basin, which includes Prince George (116 per cent), the Peace basin, which includes Fort St. John (109 per cent) and the Laird basin, which includes Fort Nelson (105 per cent).

Below-average snow basins include the Central Coast, which includes Bella Coola (60 per cent), the South Coast, which includes Vancouver and the Lower Mainland (57 per cent) and Vancouver Island (53 per cent).

The next snow survey and water supply bulletin is scheduled to be released on Feb. 7.

SEEKING SHELTER In Kamloops, available shelters include

Emerald Centre emergency co-ed shelter, downtown at 271 West Victoria St. (55 beds), and The Mustard Seed, downtown at 181 West Victoria St. (30 mats).

New beds have become available, including The Branch, 185 Royal Ave. in North Kamloops.

It has 36 beds, but it is geared more toward bridging people out of homelessness and a vulnerability assessment is required in order to access the service.

The Y Women’s Emergency Shelter also offers 23 beds, but it is specifically geared toward women and children fleeing violence and does not accept people escaping the cold.

The Out of the Cold shelter program is hoping to open soon in the Canadian Mental Health Association building, downtown at 857 Seymour St. As of KTW press deadline on Thursday, organizers were still wating for final inspection approvals from the City of Kamloops.

Out of the Cold will operate on Sunday and Wednesday nights, offering food, hygiene supplies and overnight accommodations for about 30 people.

The program had previously operated out of St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, downtown at Nicola Street and Fourth Avenue.

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SNOW SHOVELLING TIPS

January 14, 2020 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing (CANCELLED) Council Chambers, 7 Victoria Street

Here are a few snow-clearing tips for residents: 1. When shovelling your driveway, shovel snow to the right (when facing the road) if possible. This will minimize your windrow size by preventing the plow from dragging snow back across your driveway.

January 21, 2020 10:00 am - Committee of the Whole 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting Council Chambers, 7 Victoria Street

2. Store your shovelled snow closest to your house. This prevents shovelled snow from ending up on the roadway or curb and allows for more snow storage later in the season.

January 28, 2020 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing Council Chambers, 7 Victoria Street

3. Do not shovel snow onto the roadway or the curb. Placing snow on the travelled portion of the roadway contravenes the City’s Road Right-of-Way Bylaw. This regulation helps to ensure that potentially dangerous situations for motorists are avoided and the roadway is kept clear for emergency vehicles.

February 11, 2020 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm - Public Hearing Council Chambers, 7 Victoria Street

The City appreciates residents' co-operation to maintain and promote safe and accessible sidewalks that are free of ice and snow.

For more snow-clearing information, visit:

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Pedestrian Safety Follow these simple safety tips to stay safe when walking: • Look - make eye contact with drivers before crossing the road • Listen - remove your headphones when crossing the road • Be Seen - wear reflective clothing or use a flashlight to make yourself more visible

myKamloops App With myKamloops, it’s quick and easy to report issues, send a photo of a problem, and submit service requests to the City.

You can also use the app to: • search for park and trail maps • stay connected with City news on Twitter and Facebook • check local traffic on our webcams • search our cemeteries to locate a grave site With the myNeighbourhood feature, you can find basic information on developments in your neighbourhood.

For details, visit: Kamloops.ca/myKamloops

Idle Reduction - Good Neighbour Bylaw Did you know that Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1 prohibits all motor vehicles within city boundaries from idling for more than three consecutive minutes? Talk to your family, friends, and neighbours about the benefits of being idle free.

Learn more at: Kamloop.ca/IdleReduction

WINTER CURBSIDE COLLECTION

EXPERIENCE THE KMA IN A NEW WAY!

RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE

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!

Did you know the Kamloops Museum & Archives (KMA) offers hands-on programs for tots, kids, and adults? All programs are developed by our on-site educator and are linked to the exhibitions, archives, and artifacts. Register today and explore the KMA!

Recycled trees save landfill space and produce compost material that can be used in parks and gardens. To date, Kamloops has recycled almost 150,000 trees.

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.

My First Museum (ages 2–5) - introduce your tot to the museum with hands-on exploration and artifact handling, stories, songs, and a craft.

Ensure your tree is free of any wires, tinsel, decorations, and plastic prior to recycling.

Recycle your tree by January 13 at the following locations:

For details, visit:

To learn more, visit:

• Albert McGowan Park, 2025 Summit Drive • Brocklehurst Park, 2470 Fleetwood Avenue • Dallas Fire Station No. 6, 5300 Dallas Drive • Juniper Park, Qu’Appelle Boulevard • Len Haughton Park, Lister Road, Heffley Creek • McArthur Island, east of the Sport and Event Centre • Rae-Mor Park, Arab Run Road • Westsyde Park, Franklin Road • Yacht Club, 1140 River Street • Yard Waste Depots: Cinnamon Ridge, Bunker Road, and Barnhartvale

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For more information, visit: Kamloops.ca/Garbage

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.

Kid's Craft Series (ages 7–12) - explore the art of tangrams by creating tangram suncatchers connected to our current temporary exhibit, Still Life.

The Art of Taxidermy and Still Life (ages 13+) - join a local fine arts instructor to explore drawing, painting, and watercolour techniques related to the exhibit.

Meet Me at the Museum (ages 55+) - enjoy an afternoon at the museum featuring an artifact chat, creative activity, and coffee.

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.

Report an issue: 250-828-3461 Emergency after hours: 250-372-1710

ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES • Kamloops Centre for the Arts Referendum - Ask a question • Budget 2020 - Updates, infographics, ask a question, share an idea

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LOCAL NEWS On Oct. 27, 2017, Shane Caron (right) engaged in a shootout with Kamloops Mounties, leading to officers responding to the area around the G&M Trailer Park and a portion of nearby Highway 5 to be closed for several hours.

On Thursday, Caron pleaded guilty to eight charges and will be sentenced at a later date.

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SHANE CARON EXCHANGED GUNFIRE WITH MOUNTIES IN OCTOBER 2017. THE CROWN IS NO LONGER PROCEEDING ON FOUR CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER TIM PETRUK

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A Kamloops man who opened fire on police during a pursuit in 2017 has pleaded guilty to eight charges, but prosecutors are no longer proceeding on four counts of attempted murder — the most serious allegations he had been facing.

About 10 Kamloops RCMP officers filled two rows of a small courtroom in the Kamloops Law Courts on Thursday afternoon as Shane Caron entered guilty pleas to charges stemming from a violent series of incidents over a two-day period in late October 2017.

Dressed in red prison-issued clothing, Caron pleaded guilty to one count each of discharg-

ing a firearm with intent, pointing a firearm at police, failing to stop, break and enter, assault with a weapon, possessing brass knuckles, possessing weapons for a dangerous purpose and criminal harassment.

Now 36, Caron was arrested at 4 a.m. on Oct. 28, 2017, at the end of a 17-hour standoff with police.

Caron barricaded himself in his parents’ home at the G&M Trailer Park on the Yellowhead Highway near Sun Rivers.

At the time of the incident, police said they became involved with Caron while responding to a report of a domestic assault at a North Kamloops home.

Mounties said Caron told police he would shoot them, then emerged from the home armed with a rifle and fled in a truck.

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Caron fired several shots during the ensuing pursuit, in which police followed Caron from the North Shore across the Halston Bridge and into the industrial area on the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc reserve.

Caron exchanged shots with police on at least four occasions, with a stray bullet striking a building on Athabasca Way. An employee of Varsteel told KTW at the time that he heard multiple shots fired before noticing a bullet hole in a wall.

Caron eventually ended up in his parents’ home.

Sentencing had been scheduled to take place on Thursday, but defence lawyer Jonathan Avis asked for an adjournment for further discussions with Caron.

Lawyers are expected to meet on Jan. 16 to set a new date for sentencing.

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A BIG THANK YOU from NorKam Senior Secondary

A big THANK-YOU from NorKam Senior Secondary and AE Perry Elementary

LOCAL NEWS

Director wants TNRD alcohol policy refined

NorKam Senior Secondary and AE Perry Elementary would like to once again thank the following community volunteers for their assistance with our seventh school-wide luncheon hosted on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Without the help of our community, our luncheon would not be the success that it continues to be.

Thank you to: Mr. Karl DeBruijn City of Kamloops – Office of the Mayor The crew from the North Shore Detachment of the RCMP Store manager Brendan Martin from Canada Safeway (Fortune Center) Family and friends of staff at NorKam Secondary NorKam Senior Secondary former students NorKam Senior Secondary and AE Perry Elementary Staff

& AE Perry Elementary

Thank you once again to all of our volunteers for helping to make our luncheon an awesome day for the students of NorKam Senior Secondary and AE Perry Elementary. We look forward to you joining us again next year.

NorKam Senior Secondary and AE Perry Elementary would like to once again thank the following community volunteers for their assistance with our annual school-wide luncheons hosted on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 and Thursday, December 19, 2019.

Without the help of our community, our luncheons would not have been the successful events that they continue to be.

Special thank you to:

• Mr. Karl deBruijn and Mr. Greg Harnett • City of Kamloops – Office of the Mayor • The crew from the North Shore Detachment of the RCMP • Store manager Brendan Martin from Canada Safeway (Fortune Center) • Family and friends of staff at NorKam Secondary • NorKam Senior Secondary former students • NorKam Senior Secondary and AE Perry Elementary Staff

Thank you once again to all of our volunteers for helping to make our luncheons such awesome experiences for the students of NorKam Senior Secondary and AE Perry Elementary.

We look forward to you joining us again next year.

We want to hear from you Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry Draft Report Workshops On November 1, 2019, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) released its Draft Report including its preliminary findings and proposed recommendations for its inquiry exploring the regulation of Indigenous energy utilities in British Columbia.

The Draft Report is publicly available and can be found at bcuc.com on the “Current Proceedings” page.

The Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry explored and sought feedback on a number of important questions, including:

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A Thompson-Nicola Regional District director says a new policy guiding TNRD staff and board members about hospitality-related activities — including offering and consuming alcohol at events — does not go far enough.

At a meeting before the Christmas holidays, Wells Gray director Carol Schaffer voted against the policy, which applies to all board members and TNRD staff who incur hospitality expenses while conducting regional district business. Schaffer told KTW she wants the policy to be more specific, limiting the amount of alcohol that can be consumed or offered.

The policy, which was approved by the board (with only Schaffer opposed) restricts alcohol to beer and wine only. It prohibits offer or consumption of all other products, including cannabis, and dictates events at which it may be allowed.

The policy states most hospitality events will not include substances, but may be offered for reasons of “diplomacy, protocol, courtesy, business development, promotion or advocacy.”

It advises: “Board members and staff who choose to consume alcohol that is provided at a hospitality event are expected to do so responsibly and safely and act in a way that cares for the health and safety of themselves and their guests.”

The policy does not set out limits.

“I think it could be more refined,” Schaffer told KTW. The idea for a policy was first discussed by the board during an out-of-town meeting in Chase in July 2019, where no media were present and no broadcast archive is available detailing discussion.

Minutes of the public meeting disclose only decisions, not discussion.

Discussion came in advance of the Union of BC Municipalities convention in September, when the TNRD annually holds a dinner for directors in lieu of attending the conference banquet, to give board members and MLAs the opportunity to get to know each other.

Sun Peaks Mayor Al Raine brought up the TNRD policy gap in July. He told KTW the audit committee had flagged the absence of an alcohol policy, something he said is routine in other communities. Asked if any problems had arisen as a result of that gap, Raine said nothing was flagged by the audit committee. TNRD chair Ken Gillis echoed that sentiment, telling KTW at the time: “There hasn’t been an issue.”

TNRD CAO Sukh Gill said the regional district’s remuneration bylaw — reviewed annually by the board — details expense rules.

However, though meals are mentioned myriad times in that bylaw, it makes no mention of alcohol. Asked how alcohol was handled in the past, Gill said: “Generally, directors are kind of on their own. Where we have provided wine or beer, potentially, is like at the UBCM gathering. That’s where it came up.”

In addition to concern over having no limits on alcohol, Schaffer wondered if the new policy puts too much power in the hands of the CAO and chair. The policy notes either one can approve events at which alcohol may be permitted, outside of ceremonies, hosting dignitaries and conferences.

The policy also states the chair and CAO are “responsible for using discretion to make decisions and choices about provision of hospi-

tality [including alcohol] with some degree of flexibility ...”

When exercising discretion, the policy notes the following factors must be considered: Can the hospitality expense stand up to scrutiny by auditors and members of the public? Can the hospitality expense be properly documented?

Is the hospitality expense reasonable and appropriate?

Gillis said the new policy should reassure taxpayers that regional district dollars are not being spent frivolously, with rules now in place.

Asked if the policy goes far enough, he replied: “I hope so. It’s pretty hard for us as a board to try to regulate conduct and that’s not the intent at all. If people choose to misconduct themselves, I guess that’s a whole different issue. If they do that, it won’t be on the taxpayers’ nickel, put it that way.”

THE POLICY • Applies to TNRD board members and staff; • Provides guidance on approved hospitality expenses; • Defines hospitality as: hosting board members, representatives from other local, provincial or federal governments, first nations, staff, constituents and/or volunteers for gatherings, receptions, ceremonies, conferences, performances or other group functions that include expenses such as meals, beverages, room rental, serving staff, gifts, etc.; • States hospitality may be offered when hosting dignitaries, engaging in official public matters with representatives with other governments, business/industry/ labour leaders or other community leaders, sponsoring conferences, hosting ceremonies/recognition events, other authorized official functions, as approved by the chair or CAO.

• What are the characteristics of an “Indigenous Utility”?

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Will crickets emerge during the first council meeting of 2020?

A Kamloops councillor is hoping for support from colleagues next Tuesday.

Denis Walsh has filed a notice of motion, which will be debated next week, calling for the existing Trans Mountain pipeline to be relocated from residential areas in Westsyde and placed next to the twinned line that will run in the Lac du Bois area above the neighbourhood.

Walsh wants council to lobby the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) to order Trans Mountain Corporation to move its existing pipeline in Westsyde to Lac du Bois, citing his concern about residents’ safety and city liability.

However, Walsh

added, some councillors have told him the action is not within their mandate.

“I want us as a council to just make a statement to send to the CER outlining our concerns and we feel that it should be rerouted,” Walsh said.

“Then, it’s out of our hands. We’ve washed our hands of, I think, any liability. …

I don’t agree with the position that it’s not in our mandate.”

Councillor Dieter Dudy, who lives in Westsyde, said he has not heard concerns from residents in the area.

He noted the pipeline has been in the ground for more than 60 years.

At some point, he said, “we have to take TMX at its word. It’s in their best interest to make sure that nothing goes wrong.”

Nonetheless, Dudy said, he will keep an open mind and listen to debate on the issue on Tuesday.

Without a seconder to move the notice of motion to the floor, however, that debate may not occur — something that concerns Walsh.

Dudy would not commit to seconding the notice of motion to allow that debate.

“I’m sure somebody’s going to second it,” he said.

The Westsyde Community

Development Society is also tiptoeing around the issue.

President Diane Kuchma told KTW the society is not taking a political stance on the Trans Mountain pipeline, wishing instead to remain neutral.

However, she added, members have personally brought up the issue and the society is watching with interest what

transpires on Tuesday.

“It wouldn’t hurt if Trans Mountain came to the community and addressed the issue,” Kuchma said.

Walsh hopes research he compiled over the holidays will convince council colleagues they should be concerned about a safety risk to Westsyde residents.

“We’ll have to see what happens,” he said.

Walsh’s research includes examples of spills along the pipeline in other areas of B.C., including documentation that lists 81 such incidents between Edmonton and Burnaby between 1961 and 2013.

Those spills had numerous causes — faulty welds and other construction defects, human error and forces of nature.

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enis Walsh is doing what city councillors are elected and paid to do — advocate for residents, even if those residents are not aware they are in need of such an advocate.

Walsh wants his council colleagues to agree to send a letter to the Canada Energy Regulator, asking it to have Trans Mountain decommission its six-decade-old pipeline infrastructure beneath residential Westsyde and relocate it to Lac Du Bois above the neighbourhood when the twinning work begins there.

As Trans Mountain twins its pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby, some existing portions will have new pipe laid next to them, while other segments — such as in Westsyde — will see the twinning take place away from the existing infrastructure.

Walsh’s concern is that the old pipeline now running under private and city property — and between Westsyde secondary and David Thompson elementary — may one day fail and create an environmental catastrophe.

In documents he has collected to bolster his argument to council, Walsh noted there have been 81 spills along the Trans Mountain pipeline between 1961 and 2013 due to accidents, material failures or unforeseen causes.

While there does not appear to be an outcry from Westsyde residents echoing Walsh’s call, there appears to be no harm in having council ask this simple question of the Canada Energy Regulator.

If relocation can be done, how would it work and at what cost? If it cannot be accomplished, why?

(KTW has struck out during repeated attempts to get answers from Trans Mountain to questions regarding its labyrinth of pipe that crisscrosses the soil beneath Westsyde. Perhaps the pipeline company — our government — will be more receptive to queries via the Canada Energy Regulator from a fellow government entity.)

Walsh is hoping council members will agree to send the letter when council meets next Tuesday. It seems to be a logical request — and one that may yield answers to sought-after questions, if nothing else.

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Advocating for arts centre

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I am sure you will also tell me that it is just a coincidence how the pro-arts centre letters to the editor are getting WAY MORE print than the against ones are. Don’t think we haven’t noticed! Your newspaper is obviously trying to help the yes side!”

We did not address this misinformation from a KTW reader in our introduction to the Arts Centre Fact Checker series in Wednesday’s paper and online at kamloops thisweek.com.

But I can address it here and repeat what I told the reader: Since July 1, we have received 17 letters on the proposed arts centre. We have published 16 of them. One remains in the queue because the facts in the letter are incorrect. Of those 16 letters we have published, nine are in favour, six are opposed and one is on the fence, depending on how it is funded.

So, no, we do not choose to print pro-arts centre letters over letters of opposition. We print virtually every letter — either in print or online or both — we receive.

The fact is we have thus far received more letters in support than in opposition.

It was a few months ago that we mulled the idea of creating a factchecking series on the proposed arts centre project, considering how polarizing it has once again become and due to the fact there is so much erroneous information and genuine questions needing answers we have seen online, in letters to the editor and in conversations with residents.

The city has launched a similar endeavour online.

Editorially, we are neutral, but on this opinion page, I support the idea of the Kamloops Centre for the

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MUSINGS Arts, as I did in 2015 when a far different performing-arts centre pitch was defeated by voters in a referendum — a 54-46 percentage margin, with a voter turnout of about 32 per cent.

Had it been approved by voters in 2015, that arts centre would have given the city permission to borrow up to $49 million toward a $91-million project, with the average assessed household paying $38 per year for 20 years.

The upcoming April 4 referendum will ask residents to approve the city borrowing up to $45 million toward a project pegged to be in the $70-million range (with the remaining funds coming from government grants and donations). The average-assessed household will pay nothing extra as the $45-million to be borrowed will simply replace the debt of the Tournament Capital Centre, which will be retired right about when the arts centre begins to rise.

(Of course, taxpayers will be on the hook for annual operating costs, as they are now with every city-owned soccer field, ice arena, recreation centre and pool. Those costs, per household, will be a few dollars per year.)

I sympathize with those who cite tax fatigue. My property taxes rose by $500 last year. My 2020 utility bill will increase by 14 per cent.

I work at a newspaper, not a place where one gets rich, nor a place where pay raises are aplenty.

Still, the taxes and fees that keep me on my toes do not dissuade me from supporting the arts centre, with the plan proposed well within the household budgets of most in Kamloops.

The predominant argument against the arts centre proposal has been that there are many more important things on which we should be spending money.

But if we were to base all tax expenditures on only what is essential, we would never have a park, a library, an arena, a pool — anything. Sure, the potholes might be filled in, but what else would we have other than a well-maintained replica of a Soviet-era city?

Did you know Riverside Coliseum, Tournament Capital Centre, McArthur Island, Tournament Capital Ranch, Riverside Park and Pioneer Park all went to referendum?

Not all of those things are for everyone, but can anybody seriously argue Kamloops would be better off without any of them?

There will always be something that needs attention, but life is about more than potholes and the basics.

To borrow and fine-tune a quote of a prime minister who served through three decades: “Of course Kamloops with an arts centre will be more expensive than a Kamloops without an arts centre.

But Kamloops will be richer for it.” editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @ChrisJFoulds

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THE NEW ROARING TWENTIES A FULL REVIEW OF CITY SPENDING IS NEEDED IN 2020 Editor: I can’t imagine a greater waste of my taxpayer dollars than what I have witnessed for three weeks in Aberdeen, before the heavy snow arrived.

Our cul de sac was plowed and sanded no less than six times over that period, despite us having received no more than a cumulative 15 centimetres of snowfall.

The KTW article on Dec. 29 (‘Plenty left in Kamloops 2019 snow removal budget’) puts this into perspective for me.

I suspect there is a use-it-or-lose it mentality at play which if so, would constitute a gross injustice to the city’s already stretched thin taxpayers.

Alternatively, if the works were undertaken in response to the snow removal “... service levels as mandated by council,” then those service levels need a major overhaul to bring them into closer alignment with how our tax dollars should be effectively spent.

Council, please don’t try to make the case for tax increases next year until you have undertaken a comprehensive review of spending in order to root out this kind of negligent use of my tax dollars.

Bill Aspinall Kamloops

Editor: The arrival of a new decade that finally has a familiar ring provides an opportunity to reflect on the previous one, make predictions about the upcoming 10 years and compare it to its namesake, the Roaring ‘20s.

No doubt it will be as roaring as the last one, but the roar will more than likely not be coming from the wild dance parties, but from wildfires, intense storms, rising social upheavals and yet more wars.

With so many countries now run by leaders seemingly populist, but increasingly authoritarian and in cahoots with the greedy elites, it is likely at some point citizens will rebel when they see themselves increasingly marginalized.

As climate change impacts more people, it is inevitable that public opinion tide will turn with Greta Thunberg’s movement, gaining support and influence.

What is too often missing in any article

about climate change is the true nature of the problem — that all predictions call for exponential growth.

We are witnessing the exponential growth of most impacts already, including glacier loss, wildfires, ocean acidification and intense, unpredictable storms.

There is little doubt the upcoming decade will be much warmer, which could provoke a tipping point in public opinion toward greater uncertainty about the future and greater distrust of status quo governments.

It has been an ominous start to the new decade, with fires devastating Australia and another Mideast war brewing. Here in much of B.C., an unprecedented, climate changefueled storm that combined massive amounts of heavy, wet snow with strong winds resulted in thousands of trees either snapped in half or fully down. As a result, most homes experienced a power outage, while some customers were without power

for up to four days.

The impacts from the new year’s “snowmegeddon” will be felt far into the year as many hiking and cross-country skiing trails are crisscrossed with upwards of hundreds of trees. The downed trees can also attract fir bark beetles, whose populations can then expand into the standing forests.

With record amounts of snow and more on the way, the possibility of flooding in the spring increases. As well, if warm weather arrives early and is accompanied by heavy rains, there will be more slides and other erosion events we have already seen too often in the province.

At best, we can begin the decade with our fingers crossed in the hope that one of the best places in the world to live will continue to remain green and viable.

Jim Cooperman president Shuswap Environmental Action Society Lee Creek

TIME TO INVEST MORE IN SOCIAL HOUSING Editor: A recent article on Medicine Hat claimed the Alberta city had ended homelessness by ensuring housing for individuals in need.

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The city did this by investing in housing at $20,000 per person.

In Kamloops, the estimated number of homeless as of 2018 was 190.

It would be amazing to see our city

Editor: I know costs rise every year, but when will too much actually be too much?

When I was on Kamloops council from 1999 to 2002, I attended a seminar on the future cost of operating a municipality and being able to afford to stay in one’s own home.

invest in social housing at the cost of $4 million, especially when it is considering spending $45 million on an arts centre.

Sheila Branscombe Kamloops

It’s starting to come true. We have cost increases every year for various services and it is not sustainable. Rents, taxes and utilities go up, but pension plans don’t — at least mine doesn’t.

It’s a perfect storm.

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USING ROBOTS TO TINKER WITH THE TALES

Grades 3 and 4 students from Kay Bingham elementary learn to use an Ozobot robot to retell their versions of the Secwépemc story Coyote and the Salmon on Thursday at the North Kamloops Library. Library assistant Dara Hill (left) helps Sam Yargeau and Seth Eustache to graph their story using colour-coded felt pens on their story timeline.

Indigenous storytelling with robotics is an Kamloops-Thompson school district learning initiative, with the Ozobot kit donated by the Aurora Rotary Club of Kamloops.

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The owners of Bighorn Golf and Country Club have responded to a lawsuit filed last month, disputing a $16,000 bill Sun Rivers claims to be owed and offering to repay what it says is the correct amount.

Sun Rivers Limited Partnership filed a lawsuit on Dec. 17, seeking $16,079.44 for allegedly unpaid insurance and water bills.

In a reply filed in small claims court last week, Bighorn Golf and Country Club said the amount owed is actually less than $9,000.

The reply also notes the fact Bighorn paid more than $8,700 to Sun Rivers in November, stating a “complete intention to resolve and pay the disputed claim amount.”

Bighorn has proposed repaying the sum between April and August using 2020 golf revenues.

In November 2017, Bighorn purchased what was then Sun Rivers Golf Club and Hoodoos restaurant from Sun Rivers Limited Partnership for a reported $3 million — half of which was said to have been funded by $5,000 shares purchased largely by Sun Rivers residents and golfers.

The golf course was rebranded Bighorn in early 2018.

Last year, the restaurant was sold to another party not involved in the Sun Rivers-Bighorn dispute.

That party is now running the restaurant, called Mason’s.

The file will now be reviewed by a provincial court judge, who will determine the next step in the process.

Clarification Mason’s Kitchen and Bar in Sun Rivers is independently owned and not affiliated with the community or Bighorn Golf and Country Club.

A story in the Jan. 8 edition of KTW stated the restaurant had been sold to Bighorn

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in 2017 along with Sun Rivers golf course.

It was subsequently sold to owner Peter Ernst and rebranded in March 2019 as Mason’s.

“We are completely our own company,” he said of the eatery, operating in the space

formerly home to Hoodoos.

“We have nothing to do with either Bighorn or Sun Rivers.”

Mason’s is not involved in an ongoing lawsuit over alleged unpaid bills between Sun Rivers and Bighorn.

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B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating a police-involved shooting west of Salmon Arm that left a man dead.

Police were called to a home in Tappen, northwest of Salmon Arm, just after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday to investigate a complaint about severely damaged property.

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perimeter, according to an RCMP statement, which added the attempted arrest was called off due to risk.

The RCMP’s emergency response team was also called in.

“A warrant to enter the home was granted and officers deployed a chemical agent in an attempt to make the man leave the residence,” the statement reads.

“The man did leave and attempted to flee

Townsend bail decision soon?

TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

An alleged Kamloops gangster charged with murder in connection with the death of a man who was reported missing in the fall of 2018 could find out next week whether he will be released on bail.

TOWNSEND Nathan Townsend is one of five men accused of killing Troy Gold, who vanished in October 2018. Gold’s remains were found in the Lac du Bois area north of Kamloops weeks later.

Townsend, 23, is charged with second-degree murder, alongside Jayden Eustache, Darian Rohel, John Wade Daviss and Sean Scurt. Each of the five accused have been behind bars since they were arrested in October.

Townsend’s bail hearing took place on Dec. 11, but B.C. Supreme Court Justice Len Marchand is taking his time to decide whether the accused killer should be set free pending trial.

During the hearing, a prosecutor took two hours outlining the alleged circumstances of Gold’s murder, but that evidence is protected by a court-ordered ban on publication.

Townsend, also known as Nathan Pawluck, has in the past been linked to the Red Scorpions gang and its co-founder Konaam Shirzad, who was gunned down outside his Kamloops home in 2017.

Gold was also active in the city’s drug trade.

Following his disappearance, police could be seen scouring a Brocklehurst property owned by Townsend’s grandparents.

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Police allege the woman stole the garage door openers from vehicles parked outside of the homes, using them to open garages and enter homes to steal items while residents slept.

Police have suspect in case of body found in alley David Boltwood found dead in North Kamloops on Nov. 29 MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Police have identified a suspect in connection with the disposal of a Kamloops man’s body, which was found rolled up in carpet in late November.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Simon Pillay told KTW police have spoken to the person and the investigation is still ongoing, with no arrests yet made.

Then body of David Melvin Boltwood, 66, was found next to a dumpster in an alleyway behind 170 Carson Cres. in North Kamloops on Nov. 29.

Pillay said investigators are awaiting from the BC Coroners Office confirmation of the cause of Boltwood’s death. It is unclear if Boltwood’s death was the result of foul play, but the manner in which his body was discarded is a crime, Pillay said.

Boltwood, of no fixed address in Kamloops, was frequently seen in various North Shore locations, often in a BOLTWOOD wheelchair. His last contact with police was on Nov. 4.

Via tips from the public and witness interviews, Pillay said police have determined Boltwood had been staying in a Carson Crescent apartment building near where his body was found — an alleyway situated between two apartment buildings.

Pillay said several witnesses have identified themselves to police following an initial appeal for information and, at this point, the RCMP does not have any further requests for the public.

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ork to increase capacity of the Jacko Lake dam spillway, part of a “very high failure consequence dam” that stores water above Kamloops, is tied up in archeological and cultural heritage negotiations between two First Nations and KGHM, the company on whose land the lake sits.

However, the region’s dam safety officer does not believe the situation poses a safety risk.

“We are managing water levels appropriately and there is constant surveillance of the dam,” Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources regional dam safety officer Darren Bennett told KTW. While KGHM owns the land on which Jacko Lake sits, the lake’s dam is owned by private water users and the fish and wildlife branch of the provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. It is licensed for irrigation storage, serving properties downstream, and conservation.

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five homes near Oliver, a dam safety review was conducted by Jacko Lake dam owners in 2018.

The dam spillway, which discharges overflow water from the lake into Peterson Creek, was determined to be “inadequate in terms of its capacity,” Bennett said.

“It’s unable to accommodate peak flows in extreme events, so if there was an extreme event during freshet or spring time,

spring flows, it wouldn’t be able to accommodate it, based on the regulations that are in place right now,” he said.

The Jacko Lake dam has been labelled by the province as a “very high consequence dam,” the second-highest classification based on potential impacts of a breach.

To determine a dam’s classification, the province looks at population at risk, potential loss of life, environmental con-

cerns, cultural heritage and infrastructure.

In the unlikely case of an extreme weather event causing the Jacko Lake dam to flood, Bennett explained that water could flow downstream through Peterson Creek into downtown Kamloops.

Properties along the way could be at risk, including those in Knutsford along the creek’s path and those downtown, near the entrance to Peterson Creek Park.

As a result, the dam spillway has been ordered to be enlarged and armoured to prevent erosion. About two years later, however, that work remains in limbo. Bennett told KTW the province is doing what is “required based on our need to address First Nations rights.”

Bennett reiterated, however, he does not believe the situation poses a safety risk. He said a water bailiff pays

close attention to water levels and water is released as needed.

“At this point in time, what we’re doing is requiring the dam owners to maintain a water level that can accommodate or attenuate any kind of peak flows,” Bennett said. “So, they’ll be lowering water levels, essentially, until the work can be completed.”

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the rejected Ajax copper and gold mine proposal — is at the centre of a legal dispute that has been before the courts for a half-decade.

The Jacko Lake area is known by local First Nations as Pipsell, a culturally significant area.

The Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation, which consists of the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc and Skeetchestn First Nations, filed a land claim to Pipsell in B.C. Supreme Court in the fall of 2015, when KGHM was proposing the Ajax mine project.

The provincial government has stated its official opposition to the title claim, due to the fact it encompasses private property.

Calls by KTW to KGHM have not been returned.

Asked if the delay in completing the dam spillway work is linked to the SSN land claim and Pipsell, Bennet said: “We have to address each site individually. Certainly, the Pipsell area is of extreme importance to First Nations. We have to make sure that their needs are addressed and their concerns. That’s part of it, absolutely.”

Furthermore, Bennett said negotiations continue over who will do the archeological work.

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DAVE EAGLES/KTW FILE Skeetchestn First Nation Chief Ron Ignace (second from left) was among those at a September 2015 event at Jacko Lake (Pipsell), at which a title claim to the land was announced.

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“The province works towards the consultation requirements, but any archeology work that needs to be done off the ground is strictly a contract that’s put in place between the owners and whoever the archeologist is,” Bennett said.

A concerned water user, who agreed to speak with KTW on the basis of anonymity, said water users are prepared to spend the $100,000 necessary to complete the work and have agreed to an archeological assessment.

As the province works to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the water user said First Nations are no longer only consulted for work on waterways, but have the ability to approve the work.

The water user said the Skeetchestn band is, apparently, tying up the process.

“They said, ‘No, we don’t want the people that are going to do it to do it [archeological work]. We are going to sue,’” the water user said.

“The people that were to do the archeological investigation backed out because they didn’t want to be sued. It goes on and on and on and it’s totally unfair that they should have that kind of rights.

“All we’re trying to do is water the fields, grow hay for the cows and horses. We pay the taxes on the property, we pay all the water expenses. They don’t put a penny into any of it.”

Skeetchestn Chief Ron Ignace would not comment, telling KTW he has asked to put the issue on the agenda during an SSN joint council meeting this past Thursday.

“It’s a work in progress, that’s all I can say,” Ignace said.

The problem with archeological work, however, is that it requires digging into the ground.

Timing of that work is dictated by the season. At this point, the work likely won’t be completed until the spring, when flood risk is at its highest.

Last winter, as a safety precaution, water was released to lower Jacko Lake.

Fortunately for water users

and anglers, a wet spring in 2019 helped to fill the lake back up, with some water users forced to alternate watering days.

Whether the same can be said for this spring remains to be seen. Water levels have yet to be lowered again this year.

That decision would be made prior to freshet in the spring, Bennett said.

Asked if lowering water levels could impact fish in Jacko Lake, Bennett said it could in the long term.

“They tell me that as a shortterm solution, it’s not likely to impact the fishery element,” he said.

Meanwhile, water users remain on edge, noting significant impacts to their businesses should the taps run dry.

“I don’t believe that they should have the right to stop any work that we are doing,” the water user said.

“We are the keepers of the land, not them. They don’t want to have the work done and fields will dry up. That’s the bad part of it. They’re hurting the fish in the lake.”

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R R G D Q G S U L F H U D Q J H Brocklehurst, with 293 homes sold, followed by P O R R S V 6 D K D O L 6 X Q 3 H D N V + H I I O H \ : H V W V \ G H : H V W V \ G H 3 L Q H Y L H Z 9 D O O H \ 6 R X W K 7 K R P S V R Q 6 R X W K 7 K R P S V R Q Sahali 3 L Q H Y L H Z 9 D O O H \ (236) and Aberdeen (230). Brocklehurst’s

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largest contingent of homes were sold in the $400,000 to $439,000 range, while in Aberdeen the largest cohort of sales was in the $600,000In 2019, 1,822 single-family homes were plus range.

Residential — $470,819 sold in the Kamloops and District Real Estate The biggest jump in price affected Association area. mobile homes — up 17.3 per cent over the Residential, waterfront — $626,775 Those sales include 1,553 residential homes, previous year, to an average price of $148,669.

104 waterfront homes and 165 house 6 R X W K 7 K R P S V R Q and acre- & K H U U \ & U H H N 6 D Y R Q D Apartments also jumped in price, up 11.3 \ G H 3 L Q H Y L H Z 9 D O O H \ H U V 6 X Q 5 L Y H U V & D P S E H O O & U H H N & D P S E H O O & U H H N & K H U U \ & U H H N 6 D Y R Q D $ E H U G H H Q $ E H U G H H Q House/acreage — $537,287 ages. On the multi-family side, 834 units were per cent to an average price of $271,660. sold, including 378 townhouses, 287 apartTownhouses were up 5.9 per cent in price, ments and 169 multiplexes. marking an average of $365,206, while singleThree neighbourhoods made up about 34 family homes went up 4.3 per cent, to an Townhouses — $365,205 per cent of all sales. The most popular was average price of $485,741.

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AVERAGE SINGLEFAMILY HOME: $485,740

AVERAGE MULTIFAMILY HOME: $338,653

NUMBER OF SALES BY VALUE, BY NEIGHBOURHOOD H U R I V D O H V E \ Q H L J K E R X U K R R G D Q G S U L 1 X P E H U R I V D O H V E \ Q H L J K E R X U K R R G D Q G S U L 1 X P E H U R I V D O H V E \ Q H L J K E R X U K R R G D Q G S U L F H U D Q J H F H U D Q J H F H U D Q J H & U H H N & K H U U \ & U H H N 6 D Y R Q D $ E H U G H H Q 1 R U W K . D P O R R S V 6 R X W K . D P O R R S V H K X U V W % U R F N O H K X U V W 1 R U W K . D P O R R S V 6 R X W K . D P O R R S V 1 R U W K . D P O R R S V 6 R X W K . D P O R R S V 6 D K D O L 6 D K D O L 6 X Q 3 H D N V 6 D K D O L 6 X Q 3 H D N V 6 X Q 3 H D N V K 5 D \ O H L J K % D U Q K D U W Y D O H % D U Q K D U W Y D O H - X Q L S H U + H L J K W V - X Q L S H U + H L J K W V % D W F K H O R U + H L J K W V % D W F K H O R U + H L J K W V Multiplexes — $393,033

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W Y D O H - X Q L S H U + H L J K W V % D W F K H O R U + H L J K W V O D V + H I I O H \ ' D O O D V + H I I O H \ : H V W V \ G H + H I I O H \ : H V W V \ G H 3 L Q H Y L H Z 9 D O O H \ : H V W V \ G H 3 L Q H Y L H Z 9 D O O H \ 6 R X W K 7 K R P S V R Q 3 L Q H Y L H Z 9 D O O H \ 6 R X W K 7 K R P S V R Q 6 R X W K 7 K R P S V R Q G H 3 U L W F K D U G : H V W P R X Q W : H V W P R X Q W 3 L Q D Q W D Q 3 L Q D Q W D Q 0 R Q W H / D N H : H V W Z R O G 0 R Q W H / D N H : H V W Z R O G TOTAL 2019 HOME SALES: $1,198,082,832

SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES: $885,020,065

MULTI-FAMILY HOMES: $282,436,917

R X Q W 3 L Q D Q W D Q 0 R Q W H / D N H : H V W Z R O G \ Y L H Z 6 X Q 5 L Y H U V 9 D O O H \ Y L H Z 6 X Q 5 L Y H U V & D P S E H O O & U H H N 6 X Q 5 L Y H U V & D P S E H O O & U H H N & K H U U \ & U H H N 6 D Y R Q D & D P S E H O O & U H H N & K H U U \ & U H H N 6 D Y R Q D & K H U U \ & U H H N 6 D Y R Q D $ E H U G H H Q $ E H U G H H Q $ E H U G H H Q Q V X O D F / X U H 9 L Q V X O D 7 R E L D Q R 7 R E L D Q R 5 H G / D N H 5 H G / D N H HOUSE/ WATERAPARTRESIDENTIAL: $731,183,016

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FRONT: $65.2M

TOWNHOUSES: $138,047,846

MENTS: $77.9M

MULTIPLEXES: $66.4M

MOBILE HOMES: $30,625,850

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Interest in Kamloops from cannabis micro-processors MICHAEL POTESTIO

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There has been budding interest in Kamloops from the cannabis industry for processing facilities, according to the city’s business licence inspector.

David Jones told KTW the city has had three “real firm inquiries” from cannabis microprocessors — which create products such as

the marijuana edibles now on B.C. shelves — regarding where they could locate.

Cannabis-processing facilities are permitted in I2 and I3 heavy industrial zoning, but Jones said the inquiries have come with requests to be allowed in I1 light industrial zones.

Jones said processors prefer light industrial zoning because it typically comes with smaller units, better suited to

their needs than larger, heavy industrial spaces where owners may not be willing to subdivide.

“These smaller units you would see up in Sahali, up around Notre Dame, Laval, that’s kind of the stuff they like to see — smaller units, more compact,” Jones said.

Heavy industrial zoning is also located in somewhat isolated areas, some distance from residential parts of the city, such as Mission

Flats and parts of Dallas, whereas light industrial is better suited to comings and goings, he said.

The concern for the city is the impact cannabis-processing facilities would have on other businesses sharing space in I1 zoning, particularly with respect to mitigation of odour.

Applications will be considered on a case by case basis and Jones said the city will need to take a “hard look” when con-

sidering a variance.

Jones said the city doesn’t want to end up driving out other types of businesses because people can’t stand the smell of marijuana.

Before requests are considered, Jones said, he would like to visit a processing facility and see it in operation to get a better idea of the type of equipment and ventilation systems that are involved.

While there is interest

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When it comes to cannabis cultivation in Kamloops, Jones noted a marijuana-growing facility has opened on Mission Flats Road and another one is in development in Westsyde.

As for cannabis retailers, Jones said he anticipates one more government store and another six private retailers opening in Kamloops in 2020.

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Trans Mountain to spend $170K on dog park MONEY WILL BE USED TO COVER COSTS FOR A PARKING LOT, FENCING, LIGHTING AND OTHER ELEMENTS JESSICA WALLACE

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A new dog park at Aviation Way in Brocklehurst will cost Trans Mountain $170,000 to build, a financial injection into the community that comes in addition to a community benefits agreement that will net the city $700,000 when the pipeline expansion project begins.

Trans Mountain, which in August 2018 was purchased by the

federal government from Kinder Morgan for $4.5 billion, is twinning its pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby to increase capacity for diluted bitumen shipped from Alberta to the West Coast.

City of Kamloops civic operations director Jen Fretz said the money will be used to convert the former softball field adjacent to the Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association into a dog park, covering costs

for a parking lot, fencing, lighting and other dog park elements.

“Trans Mountain has been very proactive in making sure they’re mitigating any impacts of construction,” Fretz said.

“This is certainly one of them. The Ord Road dog park will be closed for a number of months during construction, so we were working with them.

“Now, here we go, we get a new dog park.”

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site has been used by dog owners in the past.

However, Fretz said, the property was never officially a dog park.

Trans Mountain will cover costs of building the park, but the city will do the work and maintain the facility in the future.

Fretz expects that work to be minimal.

As residential development grows in the Tranquille area, Fretz said the city will wind up with two dog parks, something she said is

needed, as a result of the pipeline construction project.

The Ord Road Dog Park will close temporarily in March as work on the pipeline expansion in the area begins.

Work on the new park, meanwhile, will begin next week and open before the Ord Road park closes.

The city will also be doing rock face work along Ord Road, separate from Trans Mountain construction, after identifying a safety concern

along that stretch.

Every year, the city assesses rock faces.

“The rock face on Ord Road was shown to have some concerns from a safety concerns, with the potential — underline potential — for falling rock,” Fretz said.

“So, we are going to be out there, starting in a couple of weeks, we are removing about 4,000 cubic meters of rock from that rock face, just to make sure that the travelling public is safe at all times.”

Blasting and scaling will begin mid-month and take between six and eight weeks to complete.

Fretz said drivers can expect intermittent single-lane road closures.

The $700,000 the city will receive from Trans Mountain via the community benefits agreement will be issued when construction starts and has been earmarked for phase one of the Tranquille and airport/gateway corridor beautification plan.

Pilbeam is the chair A Kamloops hotelier is the new chair of the BC Hotel Association.

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hristmas 2019 has come and gone.

If the Lord tarries, Christmas 2020 celebrations will return in little more than 11 months from now.

In our market-driven society, glossy Christmas advertisement flyers and catalogues will once again make inroads into homes even

by October.

Lured by the blitz, parents will once more fantasize while children pester for the 2020 edition of new toys.

Nervous about their fourthquarter returns, retail stores will try to entice us to empty our wallets and seduce us to worship at the altar of consumerism.

Deep inside, we will realize something is amiss, yet being weak to cut the umbilical cord of pleasure, we will succumb again to the pressure.

However, if we care to trace our Christian roots, we would discover the church fathers had different ideas on how to celebrate the first coming of Christ to earth.

The first church official to propose special activities for the pre-Christmas periods was Perpetus, the Bishop of Tours. To help the flock prepare for the holidays, in AD 490 he advocated fasting every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Nov. 11 to Christmas Eve. This practice, which mirrored Lent, spread slowly throughout the Christian church.

In the Orthodox church, Advent still includes fasting.

In most places, it lasts from Nov. 15 to Dec. 24. Armenian Orthodox church members fast for three of the seven weeks between Nov.15 and Jan. 6.

Sadly, in this ever-changing world of technology, the capitalist god of market economy generates fanciful expectations that, when unmet, create a vacuum in our lives.

In human history, vacuums have always been filled either for good or bad ends.

The Bolshevik revolution that propelled Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin to power

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claimed to fill the vacuum of the masses with material prosperity and equality.

To achieve their goals, millions of people were put to death. The egalitarianism they promised is portrayed in George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, in which he wrote: “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”

The god of Communist ideology failed and the vacuum persisted.

The rise of Nazism was indeed startling. Our sensibilities are still traumatized by what Adolf Hitler carried out.

But we must not forget the vacuum he tried to fill.

Europe was living on glorious memories of the past. The church was irrelevant.

So, Europe got Nazism, which positioned itself as the rising tide of the future against the nostalgic waves of the past. The world suffered.

In our own times, the reign of terror unleashed by suicide bombers raises the question: Why are people willing to take young innocent lives and sacrifice themselves in the process?

The utopian revolutions of the failed gods of Communism and Nazism and the new gods of the free-market economy and terrorism are also bound to fail.

History is proof the gods of this world are bound to fail over and over again.

Once the euphoria of success is over, the vacuum in human lives will begin to haunt them again.

As Christians, we should never allow the human failures of history to haunt us.

Long ago, humanity declared its independence from God and chased the

whirlwinds of ideologies which were doomed to failure.

The biblical times were also brimming with Greek and Roman ideologies, but the simple message of the angels at the first Christmas was, “Peace on earth.”

God’s answer to the problems of the world was a baby — indeed, an invaluable treasure in an earthen vessel.

The self-giving love of God was manifested in a person, not in an ideology.

The wise men were led by the star to the mundane manger and they were not disappointed.

Rather, they worshipped the King of kings and the Lord of lords.

We are living amid remarkable renewal and growth of the Church worldwide.

What has contributed to this renewal?

Is it information revolution? Information is power and, indeed, information of the gospel of Jesus is the foundation for the onward movement of the church.

But this is information with a difference. It is not just limited to words, but rather the incarnation of the word.

The gospel story of Jesus makes a society that yearns to overcome awful loneliness, isolation and terrorized conflicts of human existence endure by its meaning.

The good news of Jesuscome-in-flesh on the first Christmas Day has the power to make human potential productive under the everchanging and challenging conditions.

The world, which has suffered and is still suffering under the deadly failed ideologies, needs to hear this good news in 2020 and beyond in order to have an encounter with the living Lord.

Narayan Mitra is a volunteer chaplain at Thompson Rivers University. He can be reached by email at ryanmitra225@ gmail.com. KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page.

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An Evening at the Opera before a love letter to a pianist KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

This weekend, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra has brought the work of five great opera masters to the Sagebrush Theatre.

Verdi, Mascagni, Puccini, Rossini and Mozart will be presented at An Evening at the Opera.

The first show is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, with another at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The KSO Chorus, led by chorus master Tomas Bijok, will add about 100 local singers to the orchestra for the event.

Baritone Micah Schroeder will contribute the arias of the program.

Tickets are still available. For more information and for tickets, go online to kamloopslive.ca.

NEXT UP, A LOVE LETTER The KSO’s next presentation is a love

Pianist Linda Ruan will join the orchestra for For the Love of Clara.

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Clara Schumann was an “astoundingly talented” pianist and composer who played with her husband Robert Schumann and

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For the Love of Clara will bring the passionate works of Clara’s lovers and Clara’s own piano concerto to the Sagebrush Theatre on Feb. 8.

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RETRO HORROR Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 503 Victoria St.

Kamloops Film Society and the Drunk in a Graveyard podcast crew will present The Thing, John Carpenter’s classic wintery horror flick. Tickets are $11, available online at thekfs.ca.

RETRO SILLINESS Jan. 11, 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 503 Victoria St.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail will get a special screening at the Paramount on Saturday, Jan. 11. The classic bit of medieval British silliness is being presented by the Drunk in a Graveyard podcast crew and Kamloops Film Society. Tickets are $11, available online at thekfs.ca.

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Alchemy is hosting a a solo showcase featuring three artists.

The first will be Daylen James, who himself is one third of local country band Tennessee Walker.

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

The work of five opera masters will feature in KSO’s An Evening at the Opera. Works from Verdi, Mascagni, Puccini, Rossini and Mozart will be performed by the orchestra and the KSO Chorus, joined by 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 online at kamloopslive.ca.

SWEATER KITTENS AND GUESTS Jan. 12, 6 p.m., Blackwell Hall at The Plaza Hotel, 405 Victoria St.

A trio of local acts will perform an all-ages show. Grunge duo Sweater Kittens will be joined by The Houses (Where We Grew Up) and Ila Charlotte and Guillaume Scott. Tickets are $15, available online at kamtix.ca.

COUNTRY SINGER-SONGWRITER Jan. 15, 7 p.m., Cactus Jack’s Nightclub, 130 Fifth Ave.

Country singer-songwriter Tebey will perform with guests The Good Ones as part of his 2020 tour. Tickets are $25, available online at kamtix.ca.

ELECTRO INDIE Jan. 17, 8 p.m., The Bassment, private home venue

Andrea Superstein has been described as “Amy Winehouse meets Portishead” in her delivery of an electro/indie-infused type of jazz. She will perform a house concert at The Bassment on Friday, Jan. 17. Tickets are $21.86, available online at thebassmentkamloops.com.

HARDCORE PUNK Jan. 18, 9 p.m., Pizza Pi, 314 Victoria St.

Vancouver hardcore punk band Chain Whip will be joined by local acts Voltage and Headcheese for a Saturday show at Pizza Pi. Admission is $10 at the door.

YOUTH FIDDLE WORKSHOP Jan. 18, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Heritage House, 100 Lorne St.

Elizabeth Ewen of the Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers will lead a beginner fiddle workshop for youth ages six to 12. The cost is $15. To register, go online to bcfiddlers.com/branches/kamloops/vfb-id19.

MAYOR’S GALA FOR THE ARTS Jan. 18, 6 p.m., Colombo Lodge, 814 Lorne St.

The 13th annual Mayor’s Gala for the Arts will award Kamloops artists and supporters in three categories: emerging artist, enduring supporter and corporate champion.

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FROM JAN. 10 RAREBIRDS CONCERT Jan. 24, 7 p.m., RareBirds Housing Co-operative, 772 West Battle St.

Jane and Larry Stephenson will perform with Don Metz as the Stephensons. Jane performs vocals, guitar and mandolin, Larry does vocals, guitar and banjo, while Metz takes care of the bass. They will perform originals and some favourite covers. For ticket information, contact rarebirdshousing@gmail.com.

STAND-UP COMEDY Jan. 25, 8 p.m., Tumbleweeds Pub, 5220 Bogetti Pl.

Tumbleweeds Pub is hosting a night of comedy with Comedy on the Verge, a group of Okanagan-based comedians.

The cover charge is $5. To reserve seating, call 250-573-5502.

’80S PARTY Jan. 25, 8:30 p.m., Pogue Mahone Irish Alehouse, 843 Desmond St.

Pogue Mahone is holding an ‘80s party featuring live music and the hits of the 1980s. Tickets are $15, available at the venue.

THE BEACHES Feb. 8, 7 p.m., Cactus Jack’s Nightclub, 130 Fifth Ave.

Juno Award winners The Beaches will return to Kamloops for a high-energy retro sounds. The all-women group out of Toronto last performed in the city in 2018 during a breakthrough year, riding high on the release of their debut album Late Show. They will be joined by special guests, Hunny.

Tickets are available online at kamtix.ca.

SOLO ROOTS Feb. 8, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., The Bassment, private home venue

Lynne Hanson will perform a house concert at The Bassment. Hanson is a two-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner with a host of other awards. She is known for highenergy roots guitar-driven live performances and is said to be a closet stand-up comedian. Tickets are $21.86, available online at thebassmentkamloops.com.

GEOFFROY Feb. 13, 7 p.m., The Blue Grotto Nightclub, 319 Victoria St.

Montreal-based singer-songwriter Geoffroy released three new singles in November and is now back on tour, with a stop on Kamloops on Feb. 13. Tickets are $15, available online at kamtix.ca.

ROYAL TUSK Feb. 16, 7 p.m., The Blue Grotto Nightclub, 319 Victoria St.

Edmonton rockers Royal Tusk will return to Kamloops.

Joining them will be guests Brkn Love and Sights and Sounds, both out of Toronto.

REDNEK MUSIC FEST Feb. 21, 7 p.m., Sandman Centre, 300 Lorne St.

Country music and hockey will mix at the upcoming Rednek Music Fest, featuring Juno Award winner Jess Moskaluke and Canadian Country Music Award winner Gord Bamford. A host of other artists will also join the two, including JoJo Mason, Eric Ethridge, Andrew Hyatt, Cory Marks, Duane Steele and GhostBoy. Tickets are $44.50, available at Ticketmaster.

CELTIC ILLUSION Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., Sandman Centre, 300 Lorne St.

Irish dance and magic show Celtic Illusion will come to Sandman Centre. The show includes performers from hit shows Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. Tickets start at $60, available at Ticketmaster.

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arts&entertainment Regional art exhibition coming in March, still accepting entries Art Exposed is set to mark its 10th annual exhibition, but it first wants to see more from the region’s artists.

The annual week-long event features artists from all across the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, and this year, will be held from March 6 to March 14.

Last year’s event showcased more than 250 original pieces of art — the work of 100 local artists — juried by a panel selected by the Kamloops Arts Council.

An opening reception will be held on March 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 7 West Seymour St.

Artists interested in submitting their work to be displayed at the exhibition can do so until Feb. 14.

KAC members must pay $25 for their first piece and $15 for a second, while non-members pay $35 for their first piece and $25 for a second. Art can be in any medium, but must have been completed in the past 18 months.

Awards will be given for top emerging artists, top established artists, best-in-show for youth, people’s choice and artist’s choice.

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The winners of the Kamloops Art Gallery’s Luxury Vacation Lottery have been announced.

This year’s grand prize was an eight-day European river cruise for two worth $17,000 — and its winner was Ruth Henderson.

Seven other names were drawn for lesser prizes worth between $665 and $1,500.

The winner of the second prize was Marjorie Robinson, who won an Atlas Steak and Fish package that includes a chef’s table dinner for eight.

Third prize went to Sean Turner, who took home an Oliver Wine Country package featuring a three-night stay, a

wine tour and tasting and golf for two.

Catherine Russell took home the fourth-prize Quaaout Lodge package, featuring a two-night stay and $200 in hotel credit to be used at the restaurant, spa or golf.

Fifth prize was a Sun Peaks package featuring two one-day ski passes and a two-night stay at the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel.

That prize went to Esther Miller.

Margaret Harvey picked up the sixth prize, winning a Hockey Night in Vancouver package. She will enjoy a twonight stay at the Rosedale on Robson, two Canucks game tickets and admission to the Museum of Anthropology and Vancouver Art Gallery.

Carol Goddyn won’t have to go far to enjoy seventh prize.

She gets a one-night stay at the Marriott Kamloops, a gift certificate to Cordo Resto and Bar, two Western Canada Theatre flex passes and a Kamloops Symphony flex pass.

Carolanne Madden picked up the eighth and final prize, an Earls Restaurant and Bar Patio Package for 20 people.

All prizes also included a Kamloops Art Gallery family membership.

Kamloops Art Gallery fundraising events co-ordinator Judy Basso said the Luxury Vacation Lottery tickets sold out a month and a half early this year, which she called an “unprecedented pace.”

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Falling in love with Chamber Open Arts Society will host mixer/fundraiser this weekend Musicians of Kamloops The Kamloops Open Arts Society will host a fundraiser and mixer event this weekend.

The group was established last summer by artists Lindsey Tyne Johnson and Phil Coty, who said their goal was to create an open and accessible place for artists in the city.

Funds collected will go toward a

low-barrier space for “artists of all ages, incomes and life situations.”

Artists and other interested parties can meet at Blenz Coffee, 210 Victoria St., from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. this Sunday.

The event will also feature live music from Mvlik, a local singersongwriter.

Western Canada Theatre preparing for its next show: The New Canadian Curling Club Western Canada Theatre is preparing for its first show of 2020 — a very Canadian comedy on ice.

The New Canadian Curling Club will run from Jan. 23 to Feb. 1 at Sagebrush Theatre. It tells the story of a group of new Canadian immigrants who take up curling and end up with an unlikely — and intolerant — coach.

The play features actors from across Canada, including Guy Bannerman Richard Lam, Jenni Burke, Richard Young and Parmida Vand. It was written by Mark Crawford, whose play The Birds and the Bees ran at Western Canada

Theatre in 2017.

The play’s director, Andrew Kushnir, also has a WCT connection, playing Boy in Peter and the Starcatcher in the company’s 20142015 season.

Because The New Canadian Curling Club is a Western Canada Theatre co-production, the play has already completed a run with Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, Ont., where it received positive reviews.

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The musicians form a curious mix that could be described as a collective.

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The mixing and matching of artists is the great strength of CMK and some unusual combinations appear. Already this season there have been both a mother and son and a father and son performances, which create interesting dynamics for the audience.

Singer Rachel Caspioni, pianist Naomi Cloutier and violinist Cetovar Vutev, were the mix that thrilled a large audience at Kamloops United Church in downtown Kamloops on Jan. 4.

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“First of all, she is a widow [dons a black fascinator] and she is at a ball [dons a black feather boa] and she is rich [drapes herself with a very glittery necklace].”

She sings of a female tutelary spirit, Vilia, found in Slavic fairy tales. Holding a large picture book, Caspioni read/sang the story.

The program continued with a sprightly Ukrainian dance, the haunting Vocalize of Rachmaninoff, stunning arrangements for violin and piano of songs from Porgy and Bess, a lovely song from Caspioni’s favourite composer, Samuel Barber, and a return of props to re-create the Paris of Edith Piaf.

Non, je ne regrette rien had all of Piaf’s grip on life and provided a terrific ending to the evening.

There are four more events in the Chamber Musicians of Kamloops Society season, each about a month apart. The next concert is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16. More information can be found on the society’s website at chambermusiciansofkamloops.org.

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Patrons were treated to many samples of the extraordinary skills of the trio. A special nod to pianist Cloutier, who was able to find just the right feel for each piece. And kudos for her grace when her electronic screen failed.

Back to L’Amour. There were many beautiful touches, such as Caspioni’s props. For the Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen, she came up with a brand new interpretation of the treacherous, man-eating cigarette factory worker. Instead, Caspioni portrayed her as a rural school teacher, like herself, putting passions to paper at the end of a child-filled day. Caspioni opened a journal and began scribbling and singing, with the reinterpretation coming off beautifully.

That song ended the first half of the concert, with began with a Mozart song and included several more serious tunes, as well as three song-like violin/piano duets written by Tchaikovsky, which Vutev and Cloutier turned into magic.

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PASADENA, Calif. — The brief farewell that Alex Trebek says will close his final Jeopardy! episode isn’t on the horizon.

“I don’t foresee that 30-second moment coming up in the near future,” Trebek said Wednesday, referring to his request for time to close out his decades-long run with the quiz show.

While treatment for pancreatic cancer is taking a toll, Trebek said he’s not ready to retire, although he’s mulled it in recent years. He spoke during a panel promoting Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time with top contestants Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer, The primetime contest is airing this week on ABC. “When you’ve been in the same job for that long period of time and you’re in advanced years, it behooves you at some point to think about retiring.

Now, thinking about retiring and retiring are two different things,” he said. “As long as I feel my skills have not diminished too much, and as long as I’m enjoying spending time with bright people like these three (contestants) ... then I’ll continue doing it.”

Harry Friedman, the program’s long-time executive producer, said no successor was lined up.

Trebek, 79, was candid when asked about his health.

He announced his pancreatic diagnosis last March, and said Wednesday he’s between progress reports.

“Some days are better than others. My resistance is lower than most of you, of course, because of the treatments I’ve been having, the chemotherapy and, as you can tell, the cold that seems to be going around.

But this is the second time I’ve had it in the past month,” he said, his voice slightly hoarse.

“They’ve taken me off one of my chemo drugs, which was killing me,” he said, adding that he’s having tests done Thursday and “then maybe another week or so before I find out where things stand.”

He also was candid about less debilitating effects of disease and its treatment, including the hair loss that’s been covered by a wig and a deep tan cast to his skin. He also expressed concern about his recent performance on Jeopardy!, which he began hosting in 1984.

“I seemed a little slower in

the ad-lib portions. I could still deliver the clues at a rapid pace ... but I feel that I was not having one of my best weeks. Some weeks are good, some weeks are bad, but it comes with the territory,” he said, conceding that his wife didn’t share his assessment.

Neither does Rutter, who first competed on the show in 2000 and is the all-time top money winner.

“He’s absolutely the best who’s ever done it. He’s very modest. He’ll tell you that you don’t owe him anything. But we all do,” Rutter said. “There wouldn’t be any Jeopardy! without Alex. And Jeopardy! changed my life.”

Trebek was asked what he’ll do when he does retire. “Drink,” was his straight-faced reply.

“No,” he added. “I’ll work around the house.”

Asked what he will most miss about Jeopardy! his reply was swift.

“I tell audiences who come to our tapings that the thing I enjoy most about the show is the 30 minutes I spend on stage with the contestants, because I love spending time with bright people. ... I hate spending time with stupid people,” he said, drawing laughs.

Netflix tops GLAAD awards, HBO trails CANADIAN PRESS

NEW YORK — With 15 nominations, Netflix is the top contender at the 31st annual GLAAD Media Awards.

The streaming juggernaut scored nominations for outstanding drama series (The Politician), outstanding realty program (Queer Eye) and outstanding limited series (When They See Us, Tales of the City). Three Netflix shows will compete for outstanding comedy series: Dear White People, Sex Education and One Day at a Time.

HBO followed Netflix with eight nominations, while NBC, ABC and CBS scored four nominations each. GLAAD announced 176 nominees in

30 categories on Wednesday.

Nominees for outstanding film (wide release) are Rocketman, Bombshell, Downton Abbey, Booksmart and Judy. Outstanding drama series has 10 nominees, including Pose, Euphoria and Killing Eve. Ten acts will compete for outstanding music artist including rappers Lil Nas X, Young M.A and Kevin Abstract, Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard, sister duo Tegan & Sara, veteran singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge and pop singers Adam Lambert, Kim Petras, Mika and King Princess.

The GLAAD Media Awards will host two ceremonies, the first in New York on March 19 and another in Los Angeles on April 16.

The Graduate writer, Saturday Night Live host Buck Henry dead at 89 CANADIAN PRESS

NEW YORK — Buck Henry, the versatile writer, director and character actor who co-wrote and appeared in The Graduate, has died in Los Angeles. He was 89.

Henry’s wife, Irene Ramp, told the Washington Post that his death Wednesday was due to a heart attack.

Henry acted in and co-directed Heaven Can Wait. Henry and Mel Brooks helped created the classic 1960s spy sitcom Get Smart.

Short and deceptively mild, wearing blackrimmed glasses, Henry appeared numerous times as a guest host on Saturday Night Live. He played such memorable characters as the creepy babysitter Uncle Roy and the father of “Nerd” Bill Murray.

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Paris and the joie de vivre of outdoor cafes RAY CHATELIN

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he essence of Paris is not in its monuments, its opera houses or the fashion salons near the Champs-Élysées.

Nor is it in the great masterpieces of the Louvre, the grandeur of Versailles or even in the graceful flow and ebb on the Stade Roland-Garros courts during the French Open tennis tournament in June.

Nice as these places are, the real heart of Paris is found in the mix of humanity that frequents the countless outdoor cafes of Le Marais, the Latin Quarter or Montparnasse.

If you can understand the language of Paris cafes in the spring, summer and fall, then everything about the city begins to make sense.

For you see, Paris outdoor restaurants are for lovers and poets, real and imagined.

The French know that.

They always have and have never tried to hide the fact. Pick any single Paris café afternoon, or in the evening — and at every table there’s a story unfolding.

Sit and watch — it’s like chapters in gothic novels come to life.

You can easily pick out the types — lovers meeting, lovers separating, the lonely, the writers, the artists, students, businessmen trying to find relief from sales projections.

There’s no lack of outdoor cafes to suit every taste.

They line virtually every side street and main thoroughfare in each of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, the administrative districts that make up the city.

Each region has its own sense of character and each brings a different type of resident onto the sidewalks.

My favourite café area is along

Les Deux Magots is arguably the most famous of Paris’s cafes. A favourite haunt of author Ernest Hemingway, it’s located right in the Saint-Germain-des-pre area.

the narrow, cobbled side streets of the Latin Quarter where it’s easy to take part in its joie de vivre of sidewalk and street cafes, bakeries, bistros and food markets.

The crooked and medieval-like streets, such as the Rue du Chatqui-Pêche, take you to intimate alleyways that are as close in character to what the Paris of ancient days might have been like.

It’s the narrowest street in Paris at 1.8 metres wide for its 29-metre length.

The area — located in the fifth and sixth arrondissements and close to some of the city’s great tourist areas, such as the Pantheon and Cluny Museum — got its name from the fact Latin was the only language used at its schools during the Middle Ages.

It has an eclectic mix of sidewalk cafes ranging from the fashionable for the more afflu-

ent inhabitants who go to be seen (Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore), to hangouts for the working class stretched along Rue de la Huchette, where you’ll find the highest concentration of restaurants in Paris.

Café language is an art form in which messages abound without a word ever spoken — a subtle glance, an understated nod, a coquettish glimpse from salad to woman or man to wine and then a sip from the glass.

Reaction is everything.

A smile may acknowledge approval or it might say, “Sorry, I’m taken, but it would have been nice.”

A frown may be a rejection or a sign of disappointment. A kiss on the cheek may mean commitment or it might be signal that this is only friendship.

It doesn’t take long to achieve

a working knowledge of café language nuances.

The rules are simple. Never stare, always play with your food so as not to finish too quickly and suppress the impulse to strike up a conversation.

And should your eyes accidentally contact with someone, just slowly glance away, pick up your wine glass and give a slight swirl of the vin rouge while looking intently on the wine’s movement.

The message you’d be giving should you be caught meddling on someone’s privacy: “Sorry to intrude. My mistake. It won’t happen again.”

The higher end neighbourhood cafes cater to a different clientele than you’ll find in working-class areas.

You’ll notice the difference as soon as you enter and glance at the menu.

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Whatever your fancy, grab a chair, order your wine and cheese and open your heart to what surrounds you.

There are many ways to allow the imagination of your romantic self to run rampant, to give it free reign to the possibilities that Paris suggests and to watch others play the game of non-verbal cafelanguage.

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att Bardsley did not compile draft capital to blow it on a boondoggle deal at the WHL trade deadline.

“I just don’t know if there is a lot out there right now. If anything, it would just be shuffling players around,” said Bardsley, general manager of the Kamloops Blazers.

“It’s just a different name, but the same type of player.”

He made one trade before KTW went to press on Thursday afternoon, a player-for-player deal (see story at right).

The WHL trade deadline is at 2 p.m. on Friday.

Kamloops (24-11-2-1, 51 points) is atop the B.C. Division, five points ahead of the Victoria Royals and six points clear of the Kelowna Rockets, the 2020 Memorial Cup hosts.

Kelowna (21-15-1-2, 45 points) continued its all-in pursuit of a national junior title on Thursday with a trade for 18-year-old defenceman Tyson Feist, sending a fourth-round pick to Regina in the deal.

The Rockets, who did not pick in Round 1 of the 2019 bantam draft, have traded away first-round picks in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and seem likely to make a second-half push with returns from those transactions.

Meanwhile, the Portland Winterhawks (28-6-1-3) are atop the Western Conference with 60 points and hold a five-point lead on the Everett Silvertips (26-9-2-1) atop the U.S. Division.

Given the Blazers’ favourable position in the standings, an improving Rockets’ roster and the continued separation of the wheat

Kamloops Blazers’ general manager Matt Bardsley will be working his phone on Friday, WHL trade deadline day.

(Portland, Everett) from the chaff in the Western Conference, it seemed likely Bardsley would pursue an upgrade on the blue line.

There were only six defencemen on the roster until Thursday, when Bardsley dealt forward Martin Lang to Moose Jaw in exchange for rearguard Libor Zabransky.

He has the stockpile to do more on Friday and did not rule out the addition of a forward.

The Blazers have their first- and second-round picks, along with three third-round selections and two fourth-round picks, in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft.

In 2021, the club has its firstround pick, two second-round selections and two third-round picks.

“As far as draft picks go, we have really good draft picks this year,” Bardsley said. “Worst-case scenario, if we’re not moving them, we’re using them to make selections on good players.”

Bardsley has been aggressive this season, making deals early in the campaign to acquire 20-year-old forward Ryan Hughes and 20-year-old

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The moves indicate a winnow mentality, but the Blazers’ GM is always careful to mention his team is primed to be a contender beyond this season.

“We have no problem moving a good pick if you’re bringing in a player who is really going to help your team,” Bardsley said.

“What we’re seeing here, with the trade restrictions on the signed 15- and 16-year-olds, is teams now want a player back. They want a key piece of what you’re doing.

“You have to make sure you know what you’re getting back to do something like that.”

He called the Zabransky deal unique, an all-European trade that came together quickly.

Are there any blockbusters floating around out there?

“Nothing has come our way,” Bardsley said. “We’ve talked to some teams. Seems like it’s more talk about what everyone else is hearing.

“You hear about things, maybe a name that’s out there, but we haven’t had anybody contact us that would be considered a L A W I S E T H E H D A N D S M A I N O G G R O W W E S A L P O L D E A K S A M I T I E A Y S C D R F E C E A D A N I Z D T A Y S P

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blockbuster-type trade.”

Here’s Bardsley again, with his most GMish quote of deadline season: “I wouldn’t be surprised if something happened. I wouldn’t be surprised if something didn’t happen.”

Do not be surprised to find the most recent deadline happenings online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

ROCKETS IN TOWN The Blazers and Rockets will square off this weekend in a homeand-home series.

Game time is 7 p.m. on Friday at Sandman Centre. Kelowna will play host on Saturday, with puck-drop slated for 7:05 p.m. at Prospera Place.

Kamloops forward Kyrell Sopotyk will get his first crack at the Rockets since he was checked from behind by Kelowna forward Pavel Novak on Nov. 11, a hit that left the 18-year-old left shot with a dislocated left shoulder.

“You just move forward and try to get revenge as a team, get the wins and go from there,” said Sopotyk, who returned to the lineup last weekend.

Blazers acquire Zabransky, deal Lang to Warriors The Kamloops Blazers and Moose Jaw Warriors swapped European import players on Thursday, both of whom are from the Czech Republic.

Kamloops traded 18-yearold forward Martin Lang to the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for 19-year-old defenceman Libor Zabransky.

“To get a good player, you have to give up a good player in Martin Lang,” Blazers’ general manager Matt Bardsley said in a press release.

“With the emergence of our younger forwards, this allowed this trade to be possible.”

The WHL trade deadline is 2 p.m. on Friday.

Zabransky, a 6-foot-1, 197pound rearguard from Brno, Czech Republic, has two goals and 11 points in 29 games this season.

He started the campaign with the Saskatoon Blades, but was traded to Moose Jaw on Nov. 6 for a seventh round pick in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft.

Zabransky, who has six goals and 39 points in 136 WHL games, captained the Czech Republic at the 2020 World Junior Hockey Championship, notching four goals in five games.

Martin Lang, from Rokycany, was picked by Kamloops 14th overall at the 2018 CHL Import Draft.

He played in 97 games for the Blazers, racking up 18 goals and 52 points.

The Blazers roster is at 22 players, including 13 forwards, seven defencemen and two goaltenders.

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Season on line for TRU men

Sam Taylor Parks, a fifth-year middle from Kelowna, and the TRU WolfPack are in danger of missing the 2020 Canada West men’s volleyball playoffs. Head coach Pat Hennelly said his team has entered do-or-die territory ahead of two home matches this weekend against the Manitoba Bisons at the TCC.

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Ten matches remain on the TRU WolfPack’s schedule and head coach Pat Hennelly said the next two are do-or-die contests.

The season has not gone to plan.

Anything but a weekend sweep of the visiting Manitoba Bisons would be a catastrophic blow to the U Sports volleyball club’s post-season aspirations.

Match times are 5 p.m. on Friday and 6:45 p.m. on Saturday at the Tournament Capital Centre.

“It’s way too early to predict things, but we want to stay in control and the only way we do that is with wins, pure and simple,” Hennelly said.

Sam Taylor Parks, a fifth-year middle from Kelowna, did not expect to be 2-10 in January, sitting tied for second-last in the 12-team Canada West conference. The top eight will qualify for the playoffs.

In October, word from the Pack was they have potential to finish among the top four in conference standings and, who knows, could push through to the Canada West final.

“We just haven’t really clicked, which is tough saying, with how far we are into the season” said Taylor Parks, whose WolfPack dropped a pair of matches last weekend to the hometown Winnipeg Wesmen (6-6).

“Our main focus now is a full reset. There is no hiding from the fact the pressure is on. We’ve just got to step up and face it head-on.”

Manitoba (6-6) is in a three-way tie for sixth in the conference and among teams TRU must catch to reach the playoffs.

The WolfPack’s remaining schedule: versus Manitoba, at Mount Royal (4-8) of Calgary, versus UBC Okanagan (0-10) of Kelowna, at Grant MacEwan (2-10) of Edmonton and versus Trinity Western (11-1) of Langley.

Buzzsaw Trinity aside, the slate looks favourable, but TRU has done little to suggest secondhalf salvation is salvageable.

Two wins this weekend might spark reason for belief.

“We’re not getting the job done when it counts,” Hennelly said. “That’s been frustrating for everyone. All I can say is we’ve got to put wins together.”

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Never has the TRU WolfPack women’s volleyball team played host to a Canada West playoff series.

The 2019-2020 squad is positioned well to change that, sitting third in conference standings with a record of 10-4 and eyeing the topfour finish required to host a quarterfinal series in February.

TRU and the basement-dwelling Manitoba Bisons will clash this weekend in a pair of matches the Pack can ill-afford to lose if they want to make program history by duelling in the Den in the playoffs,.

The tilts against the Bisons are slated for 6:45 p.m. on Friday and 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Tournament Capital Centre.

“We need to be a little bit more proactive,” WolfPack head coach Chad Grimm said. “We’ve waited a little bit too much to see what the other team is going to do and then reacted.

“We can dictate a lot of matches, so we have to get used to being in that position of, hey, we can do what we can do and whatever the other team does doesn’t matter.”

An alarming defeat last weekend — a straight-sets loss on Friday to the hometown Winnipeg Wesmen (6-8) — should serve to remind the WolfPack of one simple truth: The rest of the league does not give one single rip about their projected program-best campaign.

“It was a good wake-up call in a way,” WolfPack outside hitter Avery Pottle said. “We kind of assumed we could beat a lot of the teams below us.

“To get a loss like that on the road and to come back the second night and reset our focus was good for us.”

The WolfPack notched a five-set victory over the Wesmen on Saturday, but the win was not enough to keep them among the top 10 ranked women’s university volleyball teams in the country.

TRU, which was eighth in the final U Sports top 10 of 2019, was absent from the list released on Tuesday.

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CRIMES OF THE WEEK SHOTS Furry felon frozen on film On Friday, Jan. 3, a woman stole items from a Sahali-area store.

She is white, has blond hair, stands about 5-foot-6 and has a slim build. At the time of the theft, she was wearing a red jacket with a furry hood, jeans, furry boots and a white scarf.

Do you know her? Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Be bullish on finding this thief He was wearing the colours of a bad basketball team, so perhaps he was looking to drown his sorrows after the club’s latest loss.

On Monday, Dec. 30, a man in his mid-20s walked into a Kamloops liquor store and stole some booze.

He is white, stands about 6-foot-2 and was wearing a red and black tuque, a black shirt, black pants and a red and white hoodie bearing the colours, logo and name of the 13-25 Chicago Bulls of the NBA. If you can identify this shoplifter, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Winnipeg, 3-1 triumphs that suggest the WolfPack are favoured to take care of the Bisons.

“We’ve talked a lot about Manitoba,” Pottle said. “They do have a lot of talented players. Going into the season, no one would have predicted the results they have right now.

“We’re not taking that for granted.

They are essential games to win.”

They may be essential to securing home playoff dates.

On Monday, Jan. 6, a man stole from a downtown liquor store.

He stands about 5-foot-10 and, at the time of the theft, was wearing glasses, a black baseball cap with a green Monster logo, a black coat, black pants and black runners. He was carrying a grey and black backpack.

If you have information on his identify, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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STORM WATCH Ethan Paulin-Hatch was named the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s first star for the period ending Sunday, Jan. 5.

He was not in a giving mood to start 2020, the Kamloops Storm goaltender turning aside 48 shots in a 3-0 victory over the Kelowna Chiefs on Sunday at Memorial Arena.

Brett Mero, Brendan Kirschner and Josh Bishop tallied in support of their 20-year-old netminder from Fort McMurray, helping the Storm in their push up KIJHL standings.

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Brett Mero of the Kamloops Storm and Porter Dawson of the Kelowna Chiefs dust themselves off after a collision on Sunday at Memorial Arena.

in the Doug Birks Division, two points behind the 100 Mile House Wranglers.

Kelowna (24-10-1-0) remains atop the Bill Ohlhausen Division.

The Storm will play next against the North Okanagan Knights on Friday in Armstrong.

Kamloops’ next home game is slated for Jan. 26, when Sicamous comes to town.

Birks Division standings: Revelstoke (51 points), Chase (42 points), 100 Mile House (31 points), Kamloops (29 points) and Sicamous (23 points).

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Kim Churchill is asking for help to raise the roof.

She is bid co-ordinator for the group that entered Falkland Skating Rink in the 2020 Kraft Hockeyville competition, which will see one community receive $250,000 and the right to host an NHL exhibition game.

Falkland does not have a venue appropriate for the NHL exhibition game, which would be held at Sandman Centre in Kamloops if the bid is successful.

The group has been working for a few years to put a roof over the rink — on Highway 97, beside Falkland Curling Club — and has raised about $150,000, about half of the estimated cost.

Foundation has been laid, but the project is on hold.

“We’re short on funding. We’re a very family oriented community and I think this will really help us provide our young people with outdoor activities, get them off the couch and out of the house,” Churchill said, noting outlying communities such as Westwold, Silver Creek, Monte Lake, Vernon and Kamloops will benefit.

The competition opened on Jan. 1.

To help Falkland’s bid, go online to krafthockeyville.ca, sign in and search for Falkland Skating Rink by clicking on the Find My Arena tab.

From there, submit a story, photo, note or video and share the rally page on social media.

Judges will score nominations — the stories worth 80 per cent of the final score, the rally points worth 20 per cent.

Falkland had 37 entries as of Thursday afternoon at KTW’s press deadline.

The nomination period ends on Feb.9, with the top four announcement set for March 14.

A voting blitz will then take place on March 27 and March 28 to determine the winner.

Three runners-up will receive $25,000 apiece.

Churchill said a roof has potential to extend the outdoor skating season by nearly two months and will benefit the community throughout the year.

“It would keep the ice from melting or having snow on it, where we have to have people come out and work their tails off to clean it so we can skate,” said Churchill, who lives in Westwold.

“The sun really hits in that area. That’s a major issue for us.”

The Falkland Stampede runs on May Long Weekend.

“For our rodeo dance, we cram into the hall,” Churchill said. “If we were at the skating rink, we could host more people.

“We could revive the farmers’ market. We wouldn’t have to be so weather-dependent.”

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DON’T DOUBT THOMAS Kamloops Long Blades skater Cameron Thomas competed last weekend at the Canadian Junior Long Track Championships at the Calgary Olympic Oval.

Finishing 30th overall in his age category, Thomas skated to personal best times in the 500-metre, 1,000-metre and 5,000-metre events. Next up for the Long Blades is the B.C. Long Track Championships in Fort St. John on Jan. 25 and Jan. 26.

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Cactus Jack is a hardcore wrestling legend, so the venue for Thrash Wrestling’s weekend show in Kamloops is fitting.

The New Year’s Wrestlution card will hit the mat at Cactus Jack’s Nightclub on Saturday, the first bell set to ring at 7 p.m.

The Okanagan-based promotion held four shows last year in Kamloops, all-ages events at Moccasin Square Gardens, where liquor was not served.

Booze will be on tap at Wrestlution, which is being billed as a night of 19-plus hardcore action.

Will there be tables and barbed wire?

“There are usually tables at our all-ages show, so you can probably expect something crazy at the 19-plus show,” said Justin Griffore, Thrash’s director of northern promotions.

“We have a whole barrage of weapons we keep around. But, for people concerned about violence [among the viewing public], there has never been an issue.

“People are there to have a good time and they walk out with a smile on their face, very entertained.”

Tickets are $15 at Desert Hemp Hut, Hasty Market, Scott’s Inn and online at kamtix.ca.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

Thrash will host a show, Frostfite, on Friday at the Royal Canadian Legion in Merritt.

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The 36th annual Reino KeskiSalmi Loppet cross-country ski event in Salmon Arm is fast approaching.

The ski, slated to take place on Jan. 25 in Larch Hills, features recreational and competitive distances for all ages and includes a post-race hot lunch at the newly renovated chalet.

Participants also receive a Saturday afternoon pool, hot tub and sauna pass at the community centre and are welcome to attend an appy hour followed by an award ceremony.

The event is a fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, having raised more than $415,000 in its history.

Deadline for registration is Jan. 23. For more information, go online to skilarchhills.ca.

VIBING ONCE AGAIN

ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW FILE Old Greedy Bastard Jord Taylor in the clutches of Dream Killer Jayce D’Arcy at Just for Kicks, a Thrash Wrestling event held in May at Moccasin Square Gardens.

Griffore said the promotion is slated to host an event in the North Thompson at the Lions

Community Hall in Barriere on March 22.

The goal is to expand following

a successful year in 2019.

Thrash will return to Moccasin for an all-ages event on March 21.

The Kamloops Vibe return to the ice this weekend for a pair of home games against South Fraser TNT. The Vibe sit third in SCWHL standings with a record of 8-1-4, while South Fraser occupies the fourth spot at 6-7-3.

Game time is 8:30 p.m. at McArthur Island NHL on Saturday and 11 a.m. at Sandman Centre on Sunday.

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If Pompeo was too hard to get at, the Iranians could have got even by murdering any one or two of a hundred other senior U.S. officials.

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WATCH most powerful pro-Iranian militia in Iraq.

An eye for an eye and so forth.

But Iranians are playing a much longer game than tit-for-tat and their targets are political, not personal. Instead, they launched a dozen ballistic missiles at two U.S. air bases in Iraq — after warning the Iraqi government a few minutes

before that the strikes were incoming, knowing the Iraqis would instantly warn the Americans.

So. Iranian “honour” has been satisfied — they shot back at the Americans — but no Americans were killed or injured.

As they hoped, Trump’s speech one day later effectively signalled he will not go to the next level of escalation. He’ll simply impose more sanctions on Iran, if he can think of any that were previously overlooked.

In practical terms, Iran has already taken its revenge. Its first response, last Sunday, was to announce it will no longer respect the limits placed on its nuclear programs by the 2015 nuclear treaty, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of

Action (JCPOA).

Trump pulled the United States out of that treaty in 2018 and Iran has given up hope the other signatories (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and Germany) would defy the U.S. and continue trading with Iran. It signed the deal in order to end the sanctions, but all the sanctions are effectively still in place.

Tehran didn’t say it is now going to start working on nuclear weapons, but it will resume producing enriched nuclear fuels in quantities that would make that possible. Iran knew it would have to pull the plug on the JCPOA eventually, but Trump’s assassination of Soleimani let it do so with no international uproar.

Everybody was instead busy with the

fallout from the assassination.

And there’s a second, less visible benefit for Iran from Soleimani’s murder — it greatly strengthens Iran’s political influence in Iraq, which has been falling fast in recent months.

Ever since the U.S. invasion in 2003, Iraq has been the scene for intense competition for influence between the United States, which dominated the country militarily, and Iran, whose state religion, the Shia version of Islam, is also the faith of the majority of Iraqis.

There are still about 5,000 American troops in Iraq, but they are now vastly outnumbered by local pro-Iran Shia militias, who did the heavy lifting during the 20142017 military campaign

to crush Islamic State militants in northern Iraq.

Lately, however, the pro-Iran faction had been losing ground.

Soleimani is now yet another Shia martyr to the cause and an extraordinary session of the Iraqi parliament has passed a resolution demanding the expulsion of U.S. troops from Iraq.

The Iraqi political elite may or may not carry through on that policy, but there is genuine outrage that the U.S., technically an ally, would make an airstrike just outside Baghdad airport without telling Iraq and kill an invited guest of the Iraq government.

In just one weekend, Iran has had two big diplomatic wins thanks to Soleimani’s assassination.

It felt it had to do

something militarily as well, but it did the very least that it could — and it seems to have worked.

Iran doesn’t want an all-out war with the United States.

The U.S. could not win that war, but Iran would suffer huge damage if there were a flatout American bombing campaign using only conventional bombs and warheads.

Apocalyptic outcomes to this confrontation are still possible, but they are not very likely.

The Iranians will probably just chug along as before, staying within the letter of the law most of the time and waiting for Trump to make his next mistake in their favour.

If nothing else, he is reliable in making yet another.

OBITUARIES & IN MEMORIAM Daniel Gerald Shane “Boone”

James William (Bill) Cavers

1951 - 2020 Daniel Gerald Shane “Boone” (1951-2020) passed away suddenly on January 4, 2020.

February 1, 1937 December 25, 2019

He is survived by his mother Verna, sister Kathy (Dave), son David, daughter Terra (Maik) and grandchildren Stella and Sebastian.

Survived by his wife Bernice, four children, three grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Danny was a proud man who was always willing to lend a hand to help others.

He will be greatly missed and will be forever in our hearts.

No service as per his request.

Paul Palmer

There will be no service as per his wishes.

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Marlyn (Lyn) Ann Klingbeil (née Brawn)

and the young couple embarked on the peripatetic existence of a career airman. Postings included Edmonton, Fort Nelson, Ottawa (twice), Biloxi, Winnipeg, Montreal and North Bay. February 27, 1926 - January 4, 2020 During that time, they were joined by two children Lois in 1954 and Karl in 1959.

The move to Kamloops in 1969, after leaving the armed forces, was the result of careful research into climate (arid) and sport fishing opportunities (ample). The couple were thrilled to move into their custom-built home on Peterson Creek Park in 1982. This was a special place for Mom, where she spent many hours making friends with the multitude of wild birds who took advantage of her hospitality. Later in life, Lyn and Bruno indulged their shared passions for trout and salmon fishing in the summer and fall, followed by travel south to Arizona and Mexico for several months in winter. Lyn also pursued her interest in art and became an accomplished Marlyn, known as Lyn to her friends, passed away at Ridgeview watercolourist.

It was Mom’s desire to stay in her home for as long as Lodge in Kamloops at the age of 93 on January 4, 2020 due possible – a wish realized with the assistance of family, friends to natural causes after a brief illness. She was predeceased and home support from Interior Health. In her final year, by her husband Bruno Klingbeil, her brother Allan Brawn Ridgeview Lodge provided a pleasant, caring and attentive and sister Harriet Freeman. Immediate surviving family are community.

We extend our thanks to her G.P. Dr. Montalbetti her daughter Lois Klingbeil (Dexter Spivak) of Victoria and and staff, friends and neighbours and Ridgeview Lodge staff son Karl Klingbeil (Louise Kotani) of Kamloops. Survived for their invaluable contributions to her quality of life.

by Klingbeil family brothers and sisters-in-law Margaret The family requests that donations be made in her memory (Edmonton), Werner and Michelle (Cleveland) and Norman to the Kamloops SPCA or the BC Wildlife Federation. and Faye (Peterborough), plus many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life and reception will be held at the Hills Also survived by Brawn and Freeman nieces and nephew on of Peace Lutheran Church, 695 Robson Drive, Kamloops, BC Vancouver Island. on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:00 am.

She was born in Vancouver General Hospital and was raised on Vancouver Island in the communities of Saltair, Chemainus Condolences may be sent to the and Victoria. She graduated from Victoria High School. Lyn family at DrakeCremation.coms met the love of her life Bruno Klingbeil, at one of the many dances sponsored for servicemen at the Pat Bay Air Force (250) 377-8225 Base. They were married in 1945 at her mother’s home in Victoria. Soon after, Bruno received his officer’s commission

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OBITUARIES & IN MEMORIAM Charles Samar Dyson

Hans Werner Schlichtenhorst

November 12, 1942 - December 28, 2019

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Hans Werner Schlichtenhorst on December 7, 2019 in Kamloops, British Columbia. A special thank you goes out to the staff at Kamloops Seniors Village for all their loving care over the 5 years dad lived with Alzheimer’s.

Left to remember Hans are his children Zita Totten, Tia (Dave) Wagner, Lia Flack, grandchildren Daniel Johnson, Angelina Cresnjar, Ryland, Aidan, Cailen Wagner, Brooklyn, Kaya, Jayla Flack, six great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; as well as his brother, nephew and nieces in Germany.

He was predeceased by his wife Sylvia and brother Dieter.

Hans was born on November 18, 1930 in Uelzen, Germany, he travelled by ship to America on his 21st birthday. Best advice from a fellow countryman was this: “No matter what, do not hang around Germans. Read the paper, listen to the radio and learn English.” In Canada, he travelled to beautiful British Columbia and decided to stay, working on the Canadian National Railway. Meeting his wife to be Sylvia Yvonne Gunn in Kamloops, they made a home of 49 years.

He’d become a heavy duty mechanic, working at Connor Trucking, Inland Kenworth, Kamloops Fuel Injection and retiring at James International Western Star. Hans was well liked by co-workers and customers alike.

Hans discovered the love of Jesus in April of 1980 and met many fellow believers over the years at Full Gospel Tabernacle, Calvary Temple, Bethel Tabernacle, Foursquare Church and others.

He enjoyed visiting with friends, “tinkering” in his wood-working shop, windsurfing, swimming, going on long trail walks, Cottonwood Campground at Shuswap Lake and Crystal Springs Resort at Lac La Hache.

There will be no formal ceremony as per Hans’ request.

We are very saddened to announce the passing of Charles “Charlie” Dyson on December 28, 2019, at the age of 77 years. He is survived and was loved dearly by his first cousin Mally Dixon (Bob) of Vancouver, his second cousin Sandra Henderson of Kamloops, her husband Steve, who was Charlie’s biggest support system, and their children Christopher (Ashley) and Brianna, who Charlie loved as his own.

Charlie was an LPN in Vancouver for 28 years, working on the Spinal Cord Injury Units at Shaughnessy Hospital and VGH. He was a strong advocate for the disabled, promoting wheelchair sports, and escorted the athletic team to the Paralympic Games in Seoul, Korea in 1988. After retirement, he moved to Kamloops to be closer to family. He was a volunteer with Victim Services and Crime Stoppers. He enjoyed many wonderful summers camping at Shuswap Lake with the Henderson family. We called him “Inspector Gadget” as he always loved owning the latest and greatest of technology! He was a kind and gentle soul and generous to all.

We would like to thank all of the staff on the second floor of Ponderosa Lodge for taking such good care of Charlie over the past seven months as his health declined, and to our family and friends for being there. Also, special thanks to Kim and Sandra Henderson, and our dear friend Gail Lawson, who never missed an occasion of celebration in Charlie’s life. We will spread his ashes by the river at McArthur Island in the spring, as per his wishes.

“In the arms of an angel”, Charlie, we love you always, xo

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Robert Max Bogula 1932 - 2020

Robert Max Bogula of Logan Lake passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 87 years of age. He is survived by his daughters Anne (Rob) Parrish of Roberts Creek, Lynn (Paul) Good of Maple Ridge and Leslie (Peter) Bogula LaVigne of Red Deer, grandchildren Alex (Charlie), Brad, Kevin Parrish, and Spencer and Allie Good.

Bob was born in Montreal in 1932, raised his family with ex-wife Francoise in Vancouver, and spent happy retirement years in Logan Lake. He was involved in many community organizations and loved to spend time with his friends hunting, fishing, ATVing and socializing.

The family wishes to acknowledge his very dear friends Linda Dennison, Dave Crack and Les McDonell for their extraordinary love and great care.

A celebration of Bob’s life will be held in Logan Lake at a date yet to be decided.

Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

At Schoening we believe a life should be remembered.

By having a service at our home, you can do whatever you want, play tribute videos or favourite music or decorate the celebration centre in a manner that will give closure to family and friends.

Jean Elizabeth Hoffman March 25, 1931 - January 4, 2020 Jean Hoffman was a fun loving, feisty woman. She passed away at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice fighting to the end.

She is survived by her three children Judy (Henry) Elzer, Joan (Rolf) Demale, Don (the late Brenda) Hoffman.

She had nine grandchildren Lisa, Chris, Henry, Amanda, Kirsten, Matthew, Daniel, Jason and Carli, seventeen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild on the way.

What made Jean smile the most were children, dogs and the pride she had in the garden she tended to at her home at Riverbend in Kamloops. She loved her glass of wine and our family get-togethers. She also loved her view from her suite of the mountains. We ensured her last days were spent being able to see those mountains.

You always see people thanking Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice in this section, but not only are you angels to the patients, but you are truly angels to all the families as well. Another huge thank you goes out to Dr. Chahal, thank you so much for your dedicated care of mom, as well as the nurses on 7-North, especially Jen and Amy in Administration. You’ve all made moms journey easier. Thank you.

A celebration of life will be held early spring in Kamloops.

We will miss you so much Mom.

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Wayne Gilroy

May 31, 1943 – December 21, 2019 It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of Charles “Wayne” Gilroy on December 21, 2019 at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House where he was surrounded by family and close friends.

Wayne was born on May 31, 1943 in Red Deer, Alberta and spent much of his early years hopscotching all over BC. His young adult years were spent mainly in Chilliwack, Merritt and Vancouver where he met his wife Carol. They eventually settled in Kamloops where they raised their two children Richard and Michelle.

Wayne spent his early working life as a heavy duty mechanic and later moved into equipment sales working at Interior Diesel, Ritchie Brothers and finally taking a leap to become a founding partner of Woodland Equipment.

Wayne was a very hard worker and truly valued the relationships he had with his customers and the companies he represented.

Predeceased by his parents John and Marie Gilroy, Wayne is survived by his wife of 52 years Carol, his son Richard Gilroy (Kristy) and daughter Michelle Grice (Tom). He is also survived by his five grandchildren Logan and Jackson Gilroy and Carter, Paige and McKenna Grice.

Wayne had an unforgettable personality and a unique sense of humour that will forever be remembered by his friends and family.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House or the Canadian Cancer Society.

A celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

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ACROSS 1. Reveal, as a plot twist 6. Hit 1980s-’90s show with TV’s first lesbian kiss 11. Closed 15. Blemish 19. Groan-inducing, perhaps 20. Pop up 21. The eyes have it 22. Fictional lab assistant 23. Casino gambler’s resolution?

26. Reputation 27. Locale of 10 Winter Olympics 28. Match.com, e.g.

29. Helen Mirren or Judi Dench 30. New Age author Chopra 32. Sitcom lover’s resolution?

37. Emmy-winning TV producer Klein 38. Morales of “NYPD Blue” 39. Encouraging start?

40. “Wow, awesome!”

42. French, say, to a Brit 44. Georgia, once: Abbr.

46. Sold-out sign 49. Popular Fisher-Price toy for pre-kindergartners 51. Hen’s resolution?

56. Round of applause 57. “____-Tiki” 59. Small dam 60. Children’s author Beverly 61. Wall St. works on it all summer 62. Simple 63. First of two U.S./U.S.S.R. pacts 64. Locale of New York’s Frederick Douglass Blvd.

65. Nun’s resolution?

68. ____ Shepherd, former co-host of “The View” 71. Trees used in furniture-making 72. Hub 73. C.E.O.’s deg.

76. Whip, as cream 77. Best Actor winner Malek 78. Junior 79. Many a TikTok user

80. Stalking tiger’s resolution?

84. “Arabian Nights” locale 86. Floral wreath by a coral reef 87. Olympic gymnast Raisman 88. Line from the past?

90. Standout star 91. Prominent part of a Mickey Mouse costume 94. Historic plaintiff Scott 96. Ball game 97. Bank robber’s resolution?

104. Mideast peace talk?

105. Out of juice 106. Tats 107. Quarreling 109. Cry of woe 110. Union activist’s resolution?

115. It usually has a single palm tree, in cartoons 116. Bargaining point that’s nonnegotiable 117. Actor/L.G.B.T. rights activist George 118. Saves for later, in a way 119. Word before streak or business 120. Artist Warhol 121. All tuckered out 122. It gets your blood flowing

DOWN 1. Pet cause, for short 2. Takes the lead 3. Megarich group 4. Lickety-split 5. Girl’s name ending 6. Actress Metcalf who was nominated for an Oscar for “Lady Bird” 7. Uncultured 8. Blotto 9. Louisville Slugger material 10. Creeping Charlie and Good-King-Henry 11. Many plays are seen in it 12. Actor Rutger of “Blade Runner” 13. Letters naval gazers see 14. What punctual people arrive on 15. They appreciate a nice bouquet 16. Visibly stunned 17. Not italicized 18. Quite a hike 24. Lead-in to “Town” or “Gang” 25. Scenery chewer 31. Direct deposit, for short 33. Verizon offering 34. Da ____, Vietnam 35. Fashionable Christian 36. Pull down 37. Israel’s Dayan 41. Feature of many a summer camp cabin 43. Get lost or stolen, in British lingo 44. Metalworker 45. Some of them call Homs home 47. Honest-to-goodness 48. Shrek, e.g.

50. “Auld Lang Syne” time 52. Fuses 53. Spiny anteaters 54. Online magazine since 1996 55. Locale involved in many a New Year’s resolution 58. Like Switzerland during World War II 62. Jollity 63. “Same here!”

65. Comic foil of early TV 66. Having the taste of smoke, as some Scotches 67. Nincompoop 68. Toothy tool 69. Get better 70. Famed Deco designer 73. Having deep thoughts 74. Marilyn Monroe or Beyoncé 75. “Consequently …”

79. Fly off the handle 81. Treasure chest feature 82. Rock band that Slash really ought to play for?

83. Lip-puckering 85. Kind of monster 89. 50 situps a day, say 92. “Feliz ____ Nuevo!” (cry on el 1 de enero) 93. Title heroine of classic 60-Across books 95. P.R. advice for the accused, maybe 97. New moon, e.g.

98. Boxer Ali 99. Beat by a hair 100. “Shall we?”

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Farm Equipment Case Collector Tractor only 1950s. $500. 1958 Case (utility) 350 Tractor w/blade, chains, front-end loader. $800.

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Antiques Wrought iron beds $300/each. High chair $30.

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Art & Collectibles BUYING & SELLING: Vintage & mid-century metal, teak, wood furniture; original signed paintings, prints; antique paper items, local history ephemera; BC pottery, ceramics.

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Apartments/Condos for Rent 2bdrms, 2-bath Library Square. N/S, N/P. Close to all amenities. $1600. 579-5323.

Renos & Home Improvement

4 - 6 bolt studded tires on rims. P265-R17. 50% tread. $250/obo. 250-376-2403.

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

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

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Motorcycles

Houses For Rent

Classes & Courses

2010 Harley Davidson Softail.

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P.A.L. January 19th, Sunday. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor: Bill 250-376-7970

RVs/Campers/Trailers

6 drawer Walnut dresser w/ mirror & matching double bed exc cond $175. 250-374-7514.

8ft Antique Couch Couch & matching $200. 250-374-1541.

ATVs / Dirt Bikes

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

Oval table w/leaf, 4 chairs dark wood. $300/obo. 250573-2599.

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.

For Sale by Owner $55.00 Special The special includes a 1x1.5 ad (including photo) that will run for one week (two editions) in Kamloops This Week. Our award winning paper is delivered to over 30,000 homes in Kamloops every Wednesday and Friday.

Call or email us for more info:

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Domestic Cars

Run until sold New Price $56.00+tax

Rims

2008 Chev Impala 4dr, V-6.

Clear title, no accidents, no smoking, no pets.

Senior driven. 140,500kms. $4,500/obo.

250-376-3741.

Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, motorcycle, ATV or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one flat rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* $56.00 (boxed ad with photo) $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)

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

Must see to appreciate. $14,900. 250-374-1541.

Call: 250-371-4949 *Some conditions & restrictions apply.

Private party only (no businesses).

2014 Lincoln MKS, AWD, 4dr Sedan. 3.5 Ecoboost twin turbo like new, black in & out. 80,000kms, $19,823.00. 250-319-8784.

RUN UNTIL SOLD ONLY $35.00 (plus Tax) (250) 371-4949 *some restrictions apply call for details

Brand New Yamaha R3 Motorcycle with only 6kms. 320CC, liquid cooled, ABS brakes. Still has 1 year Factory Warranty. $4,700. 250-578-7274.

Trucks & Vans

Collectibles & Classic Cars

2014 Ford Platinum 4x4 Crew-cab 3.5 Ecoboost, white with brown leather, Fully Loaded. Immaculate.

142,000kms. $29,313.

250-319-8784

Domestic Cars 1997 Ford Probe. Red, 4cyl, std, A/C, 1-owner.

114,428kms. $3500 .250-3767964.

2000 Jaguar XK8 Convertible 4L, V-8, fully loaded. Exec shape. $15,500/obo. 250-3764163.

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

207,000kms. $3,900/obo.

250-701-1557, 778-471-7694.

4 - BMW X5, X3 wheels like new. $700 Call 250-319-8784.

Legal/Public Notices

2002 Ford Escape, auto. Exec body. Mechanic special. $800.

250-819-9712, 250-672-9712.

1965 Mercury 4dr., hardtop.

55,000 miles. 390-330HP. $4,000. 250-574-3794

Trucks/Heavy, Commercial Cummings Gen Set Ford 6cyl 300 cu/in single and 3 phase pwr $5000 (250) 376-6607

Sports Utilities & 4X4s

$900. chairs

Based on 3 lines 1 Issue.. . . . . . $1638 1 Week. . . . . . $3150 1 Month . . . $10460

Tax not included

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.

N/Shore 1bdrm for one person. Priv entr. N/S, N/P. $680/mo. inclds util. 376-0113.

House-sitting

Tax not included

2014 Adventurer Camper 89RB solar 13’ awning + extras $22,000 250-523-9495.

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2004 Cougar 5th wheel. 12ft slide.

Excellent cond. $14,000/obo. 250-554-1744.

2006 Dodge 2500 4x4 HD. w/1994 11ft. camper. $14,500/both. 778-220-7372.

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

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

Only 2 issues a week!

Daylight 2bdrms. Brock. Private entr. $1200 inclds everything. N/P. 250-319-1911.

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Motor Vehicle Accident We are requesting that anyone who witnessed or has information regarding a Motor Vehicle Accident that occurred on December 24th, 2019 at approximately 2:00 pm, in the intersection of 6th Avenue and Lansdowne in Kamloops, BC., which involved a white Honda Civic driven by a woman and a black 2013 Audi S5, driven by a man, to please contact; 250-371-4888 or 250-819-3885.

Any information regarding this accident would be greatly appreciated.

BigSteelBox Corp at 1284 Salish Road, Kamloops, BC, Canada claims a PPSA Lien Against

CHANDIE MASKWA of Kamloops, BC for arrears of container rent amounting to $1,783.04 plus any additional costs of storage that accrue.

If not paid in full, the contents of furniture and miscellaneous items will be sold online auction via Ibid4Storage.com on January 17, 2020.

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Looking for Carriers MANAGER OF CONTRACT SERVICES For over 35 years Thompson Community Services has provided community living services in many communities in British Columbia.

Our mission is to enhance each day for each individual. We are committed to ongoing innovation in the delivery of services and we are absolutely committed to recruiting, developing and retaining dedicated employees.

TCS is seeking a Manager of Contract Services. This is an important position within the Agency and will have input in the planning and delivery of administrative services. Reporting to the Director of Administrative Services, this position is located at our head office in Kamloops.

Responsibilities include providing an efficient and effective contract administration and management system and overseeing the accounting functions for TCS by ensuring efficient fiscal monitoring, documentation and tracking in compliance with the terms and conditions of TCS contracts. Service reporting on contracts is a critical component of this Accountability and impacts on the Agency’s ability to meet service expectations as defined by the contracts. This position will also provide executive assistant services for the Executive Leadership team and other administrative duties as required including providing mentorship to the Administrative Assistant positions in our regional offices.

TCS offers a very competitive salary and an attractive benefits package.

Closing date is for applications is January 24th, 2020.

Please submit resumes to Andrina Tenisci, Director of Administrative Services at atenisci@tcsinfo.ca

Business Opportunities

Is looking for our next team member who is enthusiastic, independent, hardworking and driven.

Preference goes to Licensed Agents with Personal Lines and/or Commercial Lines experience.

Very competitive wages, benefits, education and an amazing work environment.

Please stop by our office at 605-1801 Princeton Hwy or send your resume to paul@emslandinsurance.com

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~ Caution ~ While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front.

Career Opportunities

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250-374-3853 General Employment I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679.

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries.

Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the Circulation Department at 250-374-0462

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.

Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills.

Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match.

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DOWNTOWN Rte 308 - 355 9th Ave. & 703-979 Columbia St. – 34 p.

Rte 325 - 764-825 9th Ave, 805-979 Columbia St, 804-987 Dominion St,. & 805-986 Pine St.-64 p.

Rte 327 - 1103 Columbia St. & 1203-1296 Dominion St.-38 p.

Rte 334 - 975 13th St, 1104-1276 Pine St. & 1201-1274 Pleasant St. – 42 p.

Rte 336 - Fraser Cres, 610-817 Fraser St, 600-648 Penzer St, Robinson Cres, Tunstal Cresc, Tunstal Cres.-73 p.

Rte 372 - 22-255 W. Battle St, 660 Lee Rd, 11179 W. Nicola St. – 50 p.

Rte 380 - Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 71 p.

Rte 381 - 20-128 Centre Ave, 517-782 Hemlock St. & 605-800 Lombard St.-42 p.

Rte 382 – 114-150 Fernie Pl, Fernie Rd, 860-895 Lombard St. – 24 p.

Rte 384 - 407-775 Battle St. W. & 260-284 Centre Ave. – 42 p.

Rte 385 - 350-390 Battle St. & 382-526 Strathcona Terr.-27 p.

Rte 389 - Bluff Pl, 390 Centre Ave, 242-416 W. Columbia St, Dufferin Terr, Garden Terr.&Grandview Terr.- 61 p.

Rte 390 – Fernie Crt, 158-400 Fernie Pl, Guerin Creek Way. – 46 p.

LOWER SAHALI/ SAHALI Rte 402 – 14-94 Bestwick Dr, Mahood Pl. – 28 p.

Rte 403 - 405-482 Greenstone Dr, Tod Cres. – 27 p.

Rte 405 – Anvil Cres, Bestwick Crt E & W, 98-279 Bestwick Dr, Morrisey Pl. – 47 p.

Rte 410 - 56-203 Arrowstone Dr, Silverthrone Cres. – 47 p.

Rte 449 - Assiniboine Rd, Azure Pl, Chino Pl, Sedona Dr. – 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. – 88 p.

Rte 461 - Glen Gary Dr, Glen Gary Pl, Glencoe Pl. & 700-799 Gleneagles Dr. – 48 p.

Rte 474 - Coppertree Crt, Trophy Crt. – 22 p.

Rte 475 - Castle Towers, Sedgewick Crt & Dr. – 44 p.

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

ABERDEEN Rte 503 - Fleming Circ, Hampshire Dr & Pl, Hector Dr. – 48 p.

Rte 509 - 459-551 Laurier Dr, 2101-2197 Shaunessy Hill – 47 p.

Rte 522 - 604-747 Dunrobin Dr, Dunrobin Pl. - 66 p.

Rte 523 - 2300-2399 Abbeyglen Way, 750-794 Dunrobin Dr. – 72 p.

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

PINEVIEW VALLEY/ MT. DUFFERIN Rte 562 - Englemann Crt. & 1802-1890 Englemann Crt. – 35 p.

Rte 564 - 2000-2099 Hugh Allan Dr. & Pinegrass Crt. & St. – 78 p.

Rte 581 - Cannel Dr, Cascade St, 1508-1539 Hillside Dr, Mellors Pl. - 47 p.

Rte 584 - 1752–1855 Hillside Dr. – 26 p.

Rte 586 - 1505-1584 Mt Dufferin Cres, 1575 Park Way, 1537-1569 Plateau Pl. - 27 p.

Rte 588 - Davies Pl, 16801754 Hillside Dr, Monterey Pl, Scott Pl. – 46 p.

Rte 589 - 1200–1385 Copperhead Dr. – 52 p.

Rte 590 - 1397 Copperhead Dr, Saskatoon Pl. – 36 p.

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

Rte 603 - Chickadee Rd, Comazzetto Rd, Strom Rd, 1625-1648, 1652-1764 Valleyview Dr. - 40 p.

Rte 605 - 1770-1919 Glenwood Dr, Knollwood Dr, Vicars Rd. – 61 p.

Rte 606 - Orchard Dr, Russet Wynd, 1815–1899 Valleyview Dr. – 39 p.

Rte 607 - Cardinal Dr, 1909-2003 Valleyview Dr. – 33 p.

Rte 608 - Curlew Pl & Rd, 1925-1980 Glenwood Dr. – 70 p.

Rte 617 - 2401 Valleyview Dr. & Valleyview Pl. – 50 p.

Rte 618 – Big Nickel Pl, Chapman Pl, Marsh Rd, Paul Rd, Peter Rd, 2440-2605 Thompson Dr. – 58 p.

Rte 620 - 311-357 McAdam Rd, McKay Pl, Pyper Way & 2516-2580 Valleyview Dr.-67 p.

BROCKLEHURST Rte 4 - 727-795 Crestline St, 2412–2741 Tranquille Rd. - 70 p.

Rte 5 - 2606-2697 Young Pl. – 44 p.

Rte 14 - 23992305 Briarwood Ave, McInnes Pl, Richards Pl, Wallace Pl. – 37 p.

Rte 19 – Downie Pl & St, Moody Ave & Pl, 23072391 Tranquille Rd. – 49 p.

Rte 20 - Barbara Ave, Pala Mesa Pl, Strauss St, Townsend Pl. & 2105-2288 Tranquille Rd.-45 p.

Rte 21 - 2300-2397 Fleetwood Ave, Fleetwood Crt & Pl, 1003-1033 Schriener St, 1020-1050 Westgate St.-52 p.

Rte 31 - 1008-1095 Desmond St, Inglewood Dr, 1010-1088 Newton St, Oxford St. - 55p.

Rte 37 - 1710-1797 Fleetwood Ave, 913-981 Newton St. & 999-1085 Stardust St. – 39 p.

Rte 153 – Kemano St. & Seton Pl. – 36 p.

Rte 154 – Belmont Cres, Cumberland Ave, Patricia Ave. & Qualicom Pl. -70 p.

BATCHELOR Rte 175 – Norfolk Crt, Norview Pl, 821-991 Norview Rd. – 38 p.

Rte 184 - 2077-2097 Saddleback Dr, 2001-2071 Stagecoach Dr. – 31 p.

WESTMOUNT/ WESTSYDE Rte 255 - 2478-2681 Parkview Dr. – 28 p.

Rte 257 - Alpine Terr, Community Pl, 2192-2207 Grasslands Blvd, Grasslands Pl, 881-936 McQueen Dr, Woodhaven Dr. – 53 p.

Rte 258 - 806-879 McQueen Dr, Perryville Pl. – 36 p.

Rte 260 - 2040–2185 Westsyde Rd. – 24 p.

DALLAS/ BARNHARTVALE Rte 701 - Freda Ave, Klahanie Dr, Morris Pl, Shelly Dr, 901-935 Todd Rd. – 92 p.

Rte 710 - 1350-1399 Crestwood Dr, Ronde Lane, 1300-1399 Todd Rd. - 43 p, Rte 750 - 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 31 p.

Rte 751 - 5310 Barnhartvale Rd, Bogetti Pl, 5300-5599 Dallas Dr, 5485-5497 ETC Hwy, Viking Dr, Wade Pl. – 64 p.

Rte 754 - Hillview Dr, Mountview Dr. – 40 p.

Rte 759 – Beverly Pl, 6724-7250 Furrer Rd, McIver Pl, Pat Rd, Stockton Rd. – 40 p.

Rte 761 – 6022-6686 Furrer Rd, Houston Pl, Parlow Rd, Pearse Pl, Urban Rd. – 57 p.

RAYLEIGH Rte 830 – Chetwynd Dr, Stevens Dr. – 55 p.

Rte 831 - 4904-5037 Cammeray Dr, Mason Pl, Pinantan Pl, Reighmount Dr & Pl. – 61 p.

Rte 833 – Cameron Rd, Davie Rd. – 44 p.

Rte 836 - Cahilty Cres, Hyas Pl, 4551-4648 Spurraway Rd. – 36 p.

Rte 837 - Helmcken Dr, 4654-4802 Spurraway Rd. – 24 p.

LOGAN LAKE Rte 911 - 242-278 Alder Dr, Aspen Cres, Birch Cres. & Ponderosa Ave.-54 p.

Rte 914 - 219-420 Calcite Dr, Calcite Plm, 365-403 Granite Dr, 201-266 Jasper Dr. & Linden Rd.-60 p.

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