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THE SNOWBIRDS CRASH

Coming to terms with a tragic day

MICHAEL POTESTIO

STAFF REPORTER

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MICHAEL POTESTIO/KTW Grounded Snowbirds can be seen behind a makeshift memorial on the fence at Kamloops Airport. On Sunday, a squadron jet crashed into a Brocklehurst neighbourhood, killing Capt. Jenn Casey, the snowbirds’ public affairs officer, and injuring the pilot, Capt. Richard MacDougall.

Shortly after the crash, residents began adding to the memorial, with a drum circle also forming on Monday to pay tribute to Casey and the Snowbirds.

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A sombre morning gave way to an uplifting afternoon salute at a makeshift and growing memorial near Kamloops Airport on Monday, the day after a Canadian Forces Snowbirds squadron member died when the jet in which she was a passenger crashed in Brocklehurst, shortly after takeoff.

Capt. Jennifer Casey of Halifax, the squadron’s public affairs officer, was killed and the aircraft’s pilot, Capt.

Richard MacDougall, seriously injured in a crash that saw their jet crashing in the area of Glenview Drive and Schreiner Street.

Casey and MacDougall’s plane took off from Kamloops Airport at about 11:45 a.m., bound for Comox. It rose, then veered to the left and barrel rolled toward the ground.

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The Snowbirds squadron was in Kamloops on its cross-country tour, dubbed Operation Inspiration, saluting frontline healthcare workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

Amidst cloudy skies on Monday morning, a small number of residents stopped by the growing memorial off Tranquille Road near the airport, where the other Snowbird jets remain grounded.

People young and old paid their respects, pinning flowers, Canadian flags and messages on cutout hearts on the chain link fence just outside the airport.

Sandi Benson placed a purple, star-shaped balloon to the fence, symbolizing a purple heart — the American medal given to soldiers wounded or killed in the line of duty.

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FACEBOOK PHOTO A charred piece of the CT-114 Tutor Snowbird sits in a yard on Glenview Ave. on Sunday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Kamloops Airport, killing Snowbirds public affairs officer Capt. Jenn Casey and injuring pilot Capt. Richard MacDougall.

Crash probe could take year to complete TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

The military investigation into the Canadian Forces Snowbirds crash in Kamloops on Sunday that killed one member of the aerobatic squadron and left another with serious injuries could last a year, according to the team’s commanding officer.

A Snowbirds jet crashed just before noon on Sunday seconds after taking off from Kamloops Airport. The famed squadron was in the city as part of Operation Inspiration, a cross-Canada mission aimed at lifting spirits of people during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Both occupants of the jet ejected east of the airport and came down on a property in the 800-block of Schreiner Street, just south of Brocklehurst Arena. The plane landed on a house around the corner, sparking a blaze that was doused by firefighters.

No one on the ground was injured, but Capt.

Jennifer Casey, the Snowbirds’ public affairs officer, died at the scene. Capt. Richard MacDougall, the jet’s captain, landed on the roof of the Schreiner Street home and suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

Military investigators arrived in Kamloops on Monday morning.

“We don’t know exactly what happened and that’s why we’re carrying out this investigation,” said Lieut.-Col. Mike French, the command-

ing officer in charge of the Moose Jaw-based Snowbirds.

“Safety is the No. 1 priority of the Snowbirds.

So yes, if you ask me if safety is a concern, it is always a concern to us. That is why we’re going through this investigation, to find out exactly what happened before we take any further steps.”

Calling the circumstances of Sunday’s crash his “absolute worst nightmare,” French said he does not know what Sunday’s crash will mean for the future of the Snowbirds.

“I can certainly tell you that the mission for the Canadian Forces Snowbirds is as Canadian ambassadors, we demonstrate the skill, professionalism and teamwork of the Canadian Armed Forces and we serve as a platform for recruiting,” he said.

“It’s a mission that I can get behind, it’s a mission I believe in and it’s a mission that I believe is important. So I certainly hope our mission will continue.”

The aircraft used by the Snowbirds, CT-114 Tutors dating back to the 1960s, were the focus of criticism following the crash that killed Casey, but French said the planes have been maintained impeccably — torn apart every other year and rebuilt entirely.

“We’re dealing with, basically, an as-new mintcondition airplane when we do that,” he said.

“Every day they’re also checked out on a B-check prior to going flying, so they’re inspected

by avionics people, aircraft structures people and safety systems people that go through the airplane to make sure that it’s serviced properly.

Then the pilot also does a walk-around to make sure that the airplane is safe prior to going flying.”

A former accident investigator himself, French said he expects the probe into the crash to take about one year.

“Typically, what you’l find out in about 30 days there will be, from the investigator, a quick snapshot into, I would say, a pathway they’re looking at, which might give you an indication of where we’re going,” he said.

“But these investigations can take up to a year to finish, sometimes even longer. So, typically, you’d look for that from your investigator as your first clue for what we’re going after.”

Kamloops Fire Rescue Chief Mike Adams said the damage spans a number of properties.

“There was a large amount of debris in about a three-home proximity,” he said during a press conference on Sunday at Kamloops City Hall.

“The one home was damaged by fire.”

Calling the crash “a very startling and shocking incident,” Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian praised Brocklehurst residents for their poise and calm on Sunday.

“This has really shaken that neighbourhood,” he said.

“This was a tragic scene that had a huge response from emergency vehicles, not something you’d expect in the middle of May.”

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“My dad was in the army and I just felt that it was fitting that I come out and put a purple star for Jenn and for Capt. MacDougall,” Benson said.

The Kamloops resident, originally from Newfoundland said she enjoyed being able to contribute to the memorial.

“My heart’s breaking right now. I can’t

believe that happened here,” she said.

A woman named Danielle, who did not wish to give her last name, could be found tying a Nova Scotia tartan to the fence, honouring Casey, who hails from Halifax. MacDougall is also from the Maritimes and called Moncton, N.B. home.

“It’s just sad. They’re so far from home, so it’s a little piece of home

for her,” said the fellow Nova Scotian who has lived in Kamloops for about four years.

Terry-Lynn Stone and her husband pinned Canadian flags on the fence.

The Little Heffley Lake resident said she was horrified when she heard what happened.

“It’s a bad enough thing, but when it’s local, it just seems to hurt so much more,” she told KTW.

Lynn and Bob Klages could be found placing a bouquet of red flowers at the memorial.

“It’s a very sad time,” Bob said.

As the clouds cleared and sun came out after noon, the numbers at the memorial swelled, with some 200 people, including many First Nations elders and band members, gathering for a community-organized

drumming circle honouring Casey.

The event also drew the attention of some members of the Canadian Forces who came across the ceremony by happenstance.

Lt. Alexandra Hejduk, public affairs officer for 19 Wing Comox, which is assisting the Snowbirds, could be seen saluting from the road, leading the group of drummers

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“This is more than anybody could even imagine as a tribute.”

Lampreau, who organized the event with her sister, said they felt they needed to do something and hopes the ceremony provided healing thoughts and prayers to those impacted by Sunday’s tragedy.

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Capt. Casey remembered as a ‘proud’ Haligonian THE CANADIAN PRESS

A member of the Canadian Armed Forces killed in the crash of a Snowbirds aerobatic team jet is being remembered as a proud native of Halifax.

Capt. Jenn Casey, a public affairs officer, died on Sunday morning when the plane crashed on Glenview Avenue in Brocklehurst while on a crosscountry tour meant to convey hope during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Casey, who had been with the Snowbirds since November 2018, is a former journalist who worked as a reporter, anchor and producer at NEWS 95.7 in her hometown of Halifax.

Dan Ahlstrand said Casey was the first person who reached out to befriend him when he first transferred to Halifax from a sister radio station in Moncton, N.B., in 2012.

Ahlstrand said Casey was “super proud” of her community and was quick to give him the “insider’s tour” and offer advice on such things as where to find the best donair — a Halifax fast food staple.

He described her as a positive

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person who had an infectious smile — a trait Ahlstrand said he will remember the most.

The jet’s pilot, Capt. Richard MacDougall of Moncton, N.B., survived the crash and is being treated for injuries the military has said are not life-threatening.

Casey joined the Canadian Forces in 2014 and was based out of Trenton, Ont., according to her Royal Canadian Air Force bio.

Before joining the Snowbirds, she spent most of 2018 with the CF-18 Demo Team, travelling around North America and the United Kingdom with

the NORAD 60 jet.

Casey’s death was marked

by Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil in a tweet sent early Monday.

“On behalf of the entire province, I offer my deepest condolences to Capt. Jennifer Casey’s family, friends, @ CFSnowbirds team and fellow service members,” said McNeil.

“Nova Scotians stand with you and send our love, thoughts and prayers.”

The crash is the latest of a series of recent tragedies to profoundly touch Nova Scotia amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly one month ago, a gunman killed 22 people during a rampage through rural parts of the province — an event followed by the crash of a military helicopter from a Halifax-based frigate off Greece that killed six people, including three from the province.

And just last week, police in Truro, N.S., called off a six-day search for three-year old Dylan Ehler, who went missing while playing outside his grandmother’s house near a river that runs through the town.

Petition to rename Airport Road A Kamloops resident has started an online petition, urging the City of Kamloops to rename the road leading to Kamloops Airport after Capt.

Jennifer Casey, the public affairs officer for the RCAF Snowbirds who died on Sunday when the plane she was in crashed shortly after taking off from the airport.

The online petition to change the name of Airport Road to Capt. J. Casey Memorial Way was

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The ceremony will also offer support for pilot Capt. Richard MacDougall, who was injured in the incident, and for the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.

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Slope near The Home Depot a lesson in unstable earth, TRU geology profs say Last week, the store was temporarily closed due to structural concerns stemming from land movement on adjacent hill sure the engineers “areI’mlooking carefully to

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ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW Dr. Nancy Van Wagoner, a TRU geology professor, stands in front of a retaining wall in the parking lot of The Home Depot on Hillside Drive. The retaining wall was built in the early 2000s as part of the store’s construction and it’s since been fitted with a PVC pipe setup aimed at drawing water from the slope to keep it stable. The store closed temporarily last week due to structural issues related to unstable ground. Van Wagoner said she takes her students on field trips to the area to show them what ground instability looks like.

he slope to the west of the Hillside Drive location of The Home Depot will keep moving for the foreseeable future, according to a Thompson Rivers University geology professor who has for years used the area as a field-trip aide to show students what unstable ground looks like.

Last week, the big-box hardware store was forced to evacuate and close for days after ground instability led to movement in a support column on the southwest corner of the building.

Now back up and running, the affected section of the store remains closed and support jacks have been installed beneath the impacted columns and beams.

“In nature, naturally, hills want to be eroded,” TRU geology professor Dr. Nancy Van Wagoner told KTW. “So, you take things from high spots and move

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Van Wagoner said the slope on the eastern edge of Kenna Cartwright Park was altered when The Home Depot store was built more than 15 years ago.

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ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW TRU geology professor Dr. Nancy Van Wagoner stands next to a large crack in the earth on the hillside above The Home Depot — a fracture she said was not present months ago. The Home Depot was forced to evacuate its store last week and remained closed for days after unstable ground on the slope created potential structural issues.

A retaining wall on the western edge of the store’s parking lot was constructed to hold back the hill, but Van Wagoner said an underground fault has created problems that are evident along nearby trails in Kenna Cartwright Park.

“When you undercut the slope, you really need to do something to retain it,” she said.

Van Wagoner and her husband, Steve, who also teaches geology at TRU, have been taking students to the slope west of The Home Depot for years, pointing out geological characteristics like cracks in the earth and heaving paths — prominent features they say change on a regular basis.

On May 12, The Home Depot’s Kamloops store was evacuated and closed. Hand-written signs posted on a barricade erected at the parking lot entrance said the cause was unstable ground.

“We have engaged structural engineers and teams to ascertain the current situation,” one sign read.

“Due to structural concerns as a result of ground movement near our store, we are temporarily closing for the near future for the health and safety of our associates and customers,” read the other.

The store reopened on May 16, but the southwest contractors’ entrance remains closed, as does the tool rental section, located near those doors.

An employee of The Home Depot, who was not authorized to speak on the record, told KTW the plan is to shutter the store for an extended period to address the issues in a fulsome manner. The worker said scheduling that work is being complicated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Steps to ensure the safety of The Home Depot have been taken for years in Kenna Cartwright Park, but the problem is not going away.

The issue is most problematic each spring, when snowmelt and rain make the ground wet.

Van Wagoner compared it to building a sand castle. A little bit of water will help the material stay together, but too much can be catastrophic —

sloppy sand will flatten out.

The problem slope adjacent to The Home Depot is glacial till, Van Wagoner said — “poorly consolidated” material left behind by prehistoric glaciers.

Fifty-five million years ago, an active volcano sat where Kenna Cartwright Park is today, Van Wagoner said, describing it as more active than eruptions in present-day Hawaii.

The glacial till rests up against the volcanic material. When it gets wet, Van Wagoner said, a fault forces material down and toward the store within the slope, buckling up underneath The Home Depot’s parking lot and, potentially, the building itself.

West of The Home Depot, red metal pipes stick out of the ground in Kenna Cartwright Park. They are used by engineers to measure the slope’s water level. On the retaining wall in the store’s parking lot, white plastic piping collects water through perforated lines drilled into the hill. It is all an expensive effort to keep the slope where it is.

The problem is not an uncommon one in Kamloops, but Van Wagoner said it usually happens in residential neighbourhoods where slopes are prevalent — Juniper Ridge, Aberdeen and Batchelor Heights, among others.

“Landslides are a major issue for us here,” she said. “It depends on the rainfall, it depends on a lot of things that are going on, but these things can change.”

According to Van Wagoner, Mother Nature is trying to claw back the slope that was altered when The Home Depot was built in 2003. But, she said, she’s confident engineers will be able to figure it out and keep the building safe for the time being.

“I’m sure the engineers are looking carefully to remediate the situation,” Van Wagoner said.

“But, if people were to go away, eventually that retaining wall would go away and this glacial till would slide and go back to what we call an angle of repose — a very stable slope.”

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amloops resident Giancarlo Briglio wants the powers that be to rename Airport Road, the street off Tranquille Road that leads into Kamloops Airport.

In an online petition that has gone from a few hundred names to more than 7,000 signatures in a 24-hour period, Briglio is calling on the City of Kamloops to rename Airport Road to Capt. J. Casey Memorial Way. Casey was the public affairs officer for the RCAF Snowbirds who died on Sunday when the plane she was in crashed shortly after taking off from the airport.

The Snowbirds had flown into Kamloops on Saturday and performed some flypasts for residents as part of Operation Inspiration, a cross-country tour by the Snowbirds meant to raise the spirits of Canadians living under the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bid to have the stretch of road that takes passengers past the roundabout and to the terminal named after the fallen Snowbird seems to be a good idea in recognizing the memory of Casey.

The road that would be renamed is the road to where the Snowbirds — and other aircraft — land and take off. It is also the main entrance to the airport and next to the fence that has become home to a growing makeshift memorial to Casey.

Capt. J. Casey Memorial Way, or perhaps simply Casey Memorial Way, rolls off the tongue with ease, sounds elegant when spoken and evokes far more emotion than does the obvious-sounding Airport Road.

Fulton Field at Kamloops Airport is named after local war hero John Fulton, so why not extend the honour to a woman who died while also serving her country?

There is a groundswell of support via the petition and the request seems logical enough to be granted. Renaming the road would serve as a perpetual reminder to all that Capt. Jennifer Casey will never be forgotten.

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Of Snowbird summers

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aving been raised in Abbotsford, home of the world famous Abbotsford International Airshow, the summers of my youth were spent with the Snowbirds.

The Canadian Forces aerial team was always a highlight of the three-day air show in early August, most often a headliner or co-headliner, along with the majestic U.S. Blue Angels or foreboding Vulcan bomber of Britain, taking to the skies like an angry bat.

Our townhouse was precisely 6.5 kilometres from Abbotsford Airport. In the years we did not join tens of thousands of others in braving the searing heat of the airport tarmac, we would gather on townhouse roofs, in backyards, up in trees or on the then-undeveloped hill above Bevan Gardens to watch myriad planes roar by.

In the 1970s and early 1980s — before safety considerations changed and severely limited the paths on which planes would fly — the aircraft in the air show would fly directly over parts of Abbotsford.

The windows on homes in our neighbourhood were constantly being rattled as jets screamed by overhead and, in my memory, I swear we could actually see the whites of the eyes of the pilots as we sat on our roofs in the scorching sun and watched, fascinated and frightened, as the shadows of these machines swallowed us.

The Abbotsford Airshow became world renown due to its ability to bring in the best in aviation, along with remarkable coups.

In 1974, King Hussein bin Talal

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MUSINGS of Jordan attended the airshow and was so impressed that he ordered the formation of a national aerobatic team in his Middle Eastern country. The Royal Jordanian Falcons were formed in 1976 and performed the following year in Abbotsford.

The 1980 show featured the first appearance in Canada of the new F/A-18 Hornet, then Canada’s newest fighter jet.

Shows in the 1980s boasted being the first in the world to feature the U.S. SR-71 Blackbird and the Soviet Union’s MiG-29 Fulcrum.

But amid all the returning squadrons and newcomers, there was always the Snowbirds, a team as Canadian to a kid in the 1970s as hockey, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (but for a nine-month break in 1979, the only PM from my birth to age 15) and Anne Murray.

We sunburnt Abby kids would be thrilled when the Blue Angels or Voodoo jets took to the skies, but the Snowbirds, with the striking red and white against the brilliant blue Fraser Valley skies, they were the

stars of the airshow, year after year.

The Snowbirds were the constant amid change. They were the comfort and connection to a sunsplashed childhood as we grew older and the airshow was elbowed aside by other August pursuits.

They were also a teaching resource when a family from a wartorn country moved into the townhouse complex and we learned the sounds of the airshow we associated with excitement were the exact sounds that elicited terror and panic in their home countries.

But the lure of the Snowbirds has not diminished, decades after they were formed.

We have seen that Canadian connection all month as the squadron flew west as part of Operation Inspiration, with so many people anxious to see the famous jets fly by.

Even before the tragedy of the weekend, the simple appearance of the Snowbirds was enough to spill many tears, as has been documented on social media.

The squadron’s path from Nova Scotia to B.C. amid the pandemic has indeed served as therapy of sorts for many, for reasons not entirely explainable.

The fatal crash, of course, has been heartbreaking and reflects the motto of the squadron — the Hatiten Ronteriios (Warriors of the Air), a reminder of the personnel’s bravery and courage in flight.

But the 1970s Abbotsford kid in me knows the Snowbirds will again soar against a blue backdrop and continue to serve as that unspoken connection among Canadians from coast to coast to coast. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

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UNDER COVID-19, WE IN CANADA ARE FORTUNATE Editor: In an effort to defeat the novel coronavirus, Canadians have been asked to keep their distance from one another and stay at home if possible.

My wife is from the Philippines, her home area being about 350 kilometres north of Manila.

Telephone conversations with her sister there reveal a more challenging situation for relatives.

There is a stay-at-home directive in the Philippines. To get groceries, one first has to receive written permission from the community captain to travel. There are restrictions as to where you can travel, meaning you cannot leave the community area.

Getting to the grocery store is a challenge as most people depend on public transportation.

Buses, Jeepneys and tricycles (a 200-cc to 275-cc motorcycle with a locally made sidecar) are privately owned and to make money requires a full load.

However, because of the stay-at-home requirement, full loads are unlikely to be, so there is precious little transport available along the highway.

There are also police checkpoints, where your documents are checked to ensure people are staying within acceptable boundaries.

If you get to the grocery store, the shelves may be almost empty because transport of products is limited because of restrictions.

This results in people resorting to theft in order to get food.

My brother-in-law has had fruit stolen from trees on his property.

We should consider ourselves blessed.

Ray Jones Kamloops

SECURITY NEEDED DOWNTOWN Editor: I read the May 13 KTW article by Jessica Wallace — City cites pandemic for rise of problems on West Vic — which describes the increased crime and drug traffic that has taken hold since the Rosethorn House supportive-housing facility opened in January.

I was struck by two quotes.

The first by Byron McCorkell, the city’s protective services director: “We’re trying to get people into a shelter, into a produc-

tive life, yet they are being targeted by those that want to bring them back to the drug culture.”

The second by CMHA Kamloops manager of operations Alfred Achoba: “Security is not being considered at this time.”

My question is simple: What is the point in spending billions of taxpayer dollars to house and try to rehabilitate people if we cannot protect them from being preyed upon by those who want them to

revert to their previous lifestyles?

If the province and local municipalities are not willing to hold the operators of these facilities accountable to their occupants and to the businesses and homeowners that surround them by mandating a clean environment through 24-hour onsite monitoring or security, then how will these initiatives ever succeed?

Tom Calne Kamloops

RESPECT ALL THE SIGNS YOU SEE IN NATURE Editor: I live in Barnhartvale and enjoy the rural lifestyle as it is so close to nature.

I regularly hike near Scuito Flats and I am infuriated when I see people not heeding “no trespassing” signs.

They have driven on the open range with ATVs and 4x4s, leaving distinct, permanent tracks on these very sensitive grasslands.

Skeet shooters have left their shell casings scattered all over the landscape. Target shooting has also been hap-

pening, as evidenced by boards full of holes that have been left nailed to trees.

These culprits are not true outdoorsmen. They disrespect the environment and the ranchers by damaging the land and shooting holes in the very signs that have

been put up, asking them to not trespass.

If this continues, access to this area and many others may be permanently restricted.

Jim Brown Kamloops

WHO WERE THOSE MASKS-DONATING WOMEN? Editor: I was in Northills Centre last week when a lady approached me and gave me a free mask to wear.

Her name is Tracy and she and a friend were handing out masks to those who wish to wear them in light of COVID-19.

They are made with wire, which helps the mask fit better over the nose. My thanks to Tracy and her friend for the kind gesture.

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Interior Health allows gyms to reopen this week Some Kamloops facilities tell KTW they will be waiting weeks to open, allowing time to put precautions in place KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

Gyms and fitness centres in Kamloops and the Interior Health region will be able to reopen this week.

An order issued on April 2 by Interior Health’s chief medical health officer that closed all fitness centres, gyms, yoga studios and similar personal training facilities has been rescinded in accordance with phase 2 of B.C.’s Restart Plan.

Gyms and other fitness centres will be able to re-open as long as they can meet requirements to protect staff and clients against the spread of COVID-19.

Any facility wishing to resume operation must develop a plan based on measures laid out by the Provincial Health Office.

Guidance for facility operators and for the public related to gyms and other fitness facilities is now available on the Interior Health website at interiorhealth.ca.

Facility operators may also contact their local Environmental Health Office.

Guidelines call for at least one staff member being present when a facility is open, with 24-hour

You have to respect people’s fears. “ There’s so much information out

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unrestricted access suspended. In addition, the number of patrons inside will be limited, with fitness centres urged to move to a booking system.

Patrons will be screened upon arrival and asked if they have COVID-19 symptoms, while space between cardio machines will be increased and/or every second machine will be not in use.

Group classes will not be offered unless participants can remain six feet (two metres) from one another at all times.

Basketball courts and similar group sports areas, saunas, hot tubs and steam rooms will remain closed.

Drinking fountains will be closed, although water bottlefilling stations will be permitted if appropriately sanitized. Food service will be prohibited.

In addition, staff at each facil-

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ity will be tasked with adhering to proper cleaning practices.

Martina Schnelle, owner of Yoga Loft, said she was thrilled to hear the news.

“Most definitely, because this took quite a while to figure out,” she said. “We didn’t know which category or phase we would be in.”

Schnelle said she has clients anxious to get back into the studio, but noted there will be changes to limit any potential spread of the novel coronavirus.

“Definitely smaller classes to have enough space in between people,” she said. “Usually it’s 30, so we will cut that in half.”

Schnelle said she also expects to have floor markings and rules prohibiting activities like matsharing. Surfaces will also be disinfected after each class.

“And just be careful to keep our

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distance,” she said. “I still believe that’s the most important thing. I think that’s the major thing.”

Safety precautions are important, Schnelle said, but so, too, will be managing the anxiety of her clients.

“You have to respect people’s fears,” she said. “There’s so much information out there. Everybody believes things a little bit differently.”

Schnelle said she plans to open her studio on June 1, allowing her time to put precautions in place and create schedules with extra time between sessions.

Michael Jodoin, owner of the Kamloops Orange Theory studio, said his gym will not be open for

another month at least.

“I’m excited we’re starting to move into the next phase of getting things open, but to be honest with you, Orange Theory will not be reopening on Tuesday,” Jodoin told KTW. “Our level of separation is not there yet.”

Orange Theory is a group workout studio. Jodoin said the chain’s locations were not built with physical distancing in mind.

“We’re working with Orange Theory Canada on coming up with a structure that will work inside with the footprints we have,” he said. “Right now, with the design of the studio, it’s not designed to be a social-distancing studio.

“We’re looking at the possibility of mid-June, but that depends on other factors. A lot of that will have to do with whether gyms and restaurants that are reopening are able to stay open and not creating another spike.”

Additional guidance for facility operators will come from WorkSafeBC. Members of the public with further questions may call the non-medical COVID-19 phone line at 1-888-COVID19 (268-4319).

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NOTICE OF DISPOSITION MICHAEL POTESTIO/KTW Central Barbershop is back open for business under B.C.’s new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the shop on Lansdowne Street, barber Cliff Horgan dons a mask while cutting the hair of Jake Lee. Only two customers may wait inside on a bench at one time and they must practise physical distancing, as must those waiting outside to have their locks shorn.

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They lined up with long hair on Tuesday.

The Central Barbershop downtown opened with fanfare, providing much-needed cuts to those with grown out COVID coifs.

“Right out of the gate, they were outside,” owner Lisa Holzman told KTW on a busy reopening morning two months into the pandemic.

The downtown barbershop is among Kamloops businesses reopening this week during the provin cial government’s phase 2 of restarting the economg.

Relaxed restrictions will allows salon, massage parlours, fitness centres, pubs and restaurant dining rooms in British Columbia to reopen, with measures in place to prevent spread of COVID-19.

For the Central Barbershop, those measures mean fewer clients served at one time, increased sanitization and the use of personal protective equipment.

A bench for clients usually holds four or five people and now accommodates two. Waiting occurs outside. Meanwhile, capes and chairs are wiped constantly.

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“We’ve been having people come in and peek in past couple of days to see if we’re open already,” McCracken manager Jessie Vinepal said.

In addition to half-capacity in the dining room, tables will be spaced six feet apart. Sanitation stations will be set up and signage will promote awareness of COVID-19 symptoms and policies.

Condiments will also be one-time use.

Up the hill in Sahali, expect Mike burgers served in-house beginning Thursday.

Mr Mikes Steakhouse Casual will reopen at half capacity, also with increased protocols, including plexiglass placed near high-traffic areas, such as the host stand. In addition, staff temperatures will be screened.

Takeout has been good for the restaurant, but required fewer staff. Reopening of the Mr Mikes dining room this week means 10 full-time staff rehired — not to pre-pandemic levels, but more than when takeout was the only option.

Excitement is brewing.

“We’re super excited to open,” Mr Mikes general manager Emma Burtch said. “We can’t wait to have actual people in here.”

Editor’s note: Along with these businesses, many others are opening this week and next week and in the weeks to follow. There are simply too many to track and update as the gradual reopening of the economy continues. Our suggestion? Call your favourite haunt — be it a restaurant, pub or barber shop — and ask when they will be open and what protocols need to be followed.

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Pursuant to Sections 26(3) and 94 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, Ch. 26, the City of Kamloops (the “City”) is disposing of property at 750 Mission Flats Road, as well as a 476.9 m2 portion of road adjacent to 750 Mission Flats Road, legally described as: Lot 2, District Lot F, Group 2, Kamloops (Formerly Lytton) Division Yale District, Plan 31464, Except Plans H16832 and KAP90842 and Road to be closed shown on Bylaw Plan EPP99799, Dedicated on Plan 4901, Kamloops Division Yale District (collectively, the “Property”).

The City is transferring the fee simple title of the Property to the Thompson-Nicola Regional District for the purchase price of $385,000.

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

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Siena Aberdeen graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 2017 with a major in Accounting and a minor in Human Resources. Siena joined Tenisci Piva LLP as a part time student in May 2016 and became a full time CPA articling student in September 2017 to pursue the completion of her Chartered Professional Accountancy designation. The Partners and Team at Tenisci Piva LLP wish Siena a successful future in her new career. Siena would like to thank the Partners, the Tenisci Piva team and her family and friends for their continued support throughout this journey.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a serious impact on ICBC, but the long-term financial outlook of the province’s public insurer remains unknown.

“It could be terrible or there could be a significant surplus,” Attorney General David Eby said.

A report on the pandemic’s impact on ICBC, presented on Thursday by Eby and ICBC CEO and President Nicolas Jimenez, revealed that while the insurer has saved about $158 million due to a dramatic drop in crash claims, its investments have also seen massive fluctuations in an uncertain market.

In fact, the report states that in the 20202021 fiscal year, ICBC could see a negative impact in excess of $1 billion if the market downturn continues.

The insurer’s fiscal year began on March 31, just weeks after public health orders created a dearth of traffic around the province.

The report examined a period of time between March 15 and May 2.

During that period, ICBC received 46 per cent fewer claims for vehicle damage and injuries compared to the same period last year. On average, ICBC processed 7,100 fewer claims each week. It also saw a number of cancellations, rate changes and new policies.

Over that period, 103,712 policies were cancelled, an increase of 53 per cent over last year.

An additional 57,561 policies were changed — the majority of which (31,299) were alterations from short or long commute rates to pleasure-use only rates, a savings for customers of between 10 and 20 per cent, according to Eby. While the overall number of new policies fell 41 per cent compared to last year, the number of new storage policies purchased skyrocketed by 191 per cent as customers decided to park their vehicles during

the pandemic.

There was also a 12 per cent decline in the number of policy

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Jimenez said ICBC’s recovery was headed

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The two women will be conferred honorary doctorates during the virtual convocation ceremony on Monday, June 22.

This year, the ceremony is being held online to comply with health regulations around physical distancing and gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graduates in the class of 2020 will also be able to join in convocation ceremonies in fall of 2020 or spring of 2021, depending on circumstances at those times.

The honorary degree is the highest form of recognition offered by TRU and is awarded for demonstrated excellence in the fields of public affairs, the sciences, arts, humanities, business, law and philanthropy.

“The word ‘inspiring’ does not begin to describe the adversity that these women have overcome, nor does it capture all that they have achieved,” TRU president and vice-chancellor Brett Fairbairn said.

Jules, who will receive the Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, is a respected researcher and Secwépemcstín language instructor who has devoted her career to fostering and revitalizing her traditional language.

Jules has encouraged the proliferation of the Secwépemcstín language through her lifetime of work and, more recently, alongside the Secwépemc Cultural Education Society and First Voices by creating a living database and historical record of Secwépemcstín.

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of the language in political spheres.

Schiff, who will receive the Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, is a Holocaust survivor, educator and awardwinning author who has devoted her life to spreading the message of tolerance and morality.

Born in 1926 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Schiff’s life was forever changed after Nazi Germany occupied the country in 1939.

At 16, Schiff and her family were deported to Theresienstadt, a transit camp for Jews en route to extermination camps.

Schiff spent three years in subhuman conditions, watching as her parents, sister and grandmother perished.

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Nurses find roundabout way to get married MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

What started as a joke turned into a memorable weekend wedding ceremony at Royal Inland Hospital for a pair of nurses whose initial plans were thrown off by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Saturday, critical-care nurses Amanda McKay and James Futerko were married in the centre of the roundabout outside the hospital, where they both work and met, surrounded by a small group of colleagues and family members.

In April, the couple cancelled their original wedding plans, set for May 16, due to physical-distancing requirements that have scuttled large gatherings. They began looking for an alternative.

The date was non-negotiable as it held special meaning for McKay, who has grandparents and great-grandparents who were married on that date.

“I was very determined that we were going to get married that day no matter what, so, as the pandemic was exploding, I had actually gone to the government office to get a backup marriage licence just in case we weren’t allowed to leave Kamloops,” McKay told KTW. Plan A had been to get hitched at James’ parents’ farm near Chilliwack and ride a tandem bike to their reception at a nearby community hall, with about 100 guests in attendance.

Instead, they considered just doing a ceremony with their two witnesses and an officiant in Chilliwack — or Kamloops, if travel became more restrictive.

That’s when the couple had a light bulb moment.

In March, one of their colleagues had joked that a large white tent found in an ambulance bay could be set it up in the parking lot for all the nurses with wedding plans impacted by the pandemic.

The ribbing cracked people up, but it also got McKay and Futerko thinking.

“We were like, what about that hospital joke?” Futerko said.

MARSHAL CHUPA PHOTO Due to the pandemic scuttling plans for a traditional wedding in Chilliwack, RIH nurses Amanda McKay and James Futerko decided to tie the knot outside the hospital on the weekend.

They proposed the idea to hospital administration in midApril, and RIH brass made it happen.

McKay credited RIH hospital director Richard Jewitt for taking care of all the details, describing him as their unofficial wedding planner.

“This request escalated to the CEO of Interior Health, who said yes, but we didn’t get official word until two weeks ago, so it’s been a bit of a scramble putting things together. But it’s been great,” McKay said.

One of the reasons they chose to marry at the hospital was

because, if they couldn’t celebrate with their parents, the two nurses wanted to at least be in the company of their work family.

Luckily, parents of the bride and groom were able to make last-minute arrangements to attend the wedding in person, but the couple also learned how to navigate Facebook Live a few days before the event so more family and friends could attend virtually.

“It was really important that my grandma’s able to watch us, too, because she was really honoured that we were sharing her wedding anniversary and I’m actually wearing her wedding dress, as well,” McKay said.

The newlyweds said they are thankful to fellow hospital workers who volunteered their time to help with the wedding.

A nurse was their photographer, another made them a wedding cake and a third did McKay’s hair and makeup.

Some hospital managers also volunteered for traffic control duty and to ensure physical distancing among the 20 attendees who watched from the sidewalk and parkade.

McKay and Futerko met by chance when they each moved to Kamloops in 2017 to work at the hospital.

Futerko had transferred from Edmonton, while McKay had moved from the Kootenays.

They met in RIH’s intensive-care unit when McKay, having some issues with a piece of equipment, asked Futerko if he could lend a hand.

“It turns out it was operator error, so that was a little bit embarrassing for me, but I joked and I told him he should come back and check on me at the end of the day to make sure I was still doing OK,” McKay said.

Sure enough, he did, and the two became friends. They began dating in the summer of 2018.

“Turns out we had a lot of similar interests,” Futerko said.

“We both ski, we both mountain bike, we both like rock climbing — so it was just super easy to hang out and hanging out led to dating, eventually, and dating led to getting married now.”

Our Investment Philosophy & 10 Core Beliefs As a parent, I believe we want to instill certain virtues and values in our children. We have two daughters, aged eight and six, and some of the things we hope they learn are: the value of a dollar, confidence to know right from wrong, compassion for others etc. Often, life pulls us in many directions causing us to lose focus. I believe the world of investing can be similar, especially right now during the Covid-crisis. It seems the media always has ''Breaking News'' and because there is so much noise, even the most seasoned investors can get spun around. It is worthwhile to come back to your foundation and beliefs.

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TRU projects big dip in enrolment COVID-19 pandemic turned budget projection from $12M surplus to $6M deficit MICHAEL POTESTIO

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Thompson Rivers University is facing potential layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic as enrolment numbers are in doubt ahead of the upcoming fall semester.

TRU vice-president for administration and finance Matt Milovick said the university is expecting a $6-million deficit in its 2020-2021 budget — a reversal from the $12-million surplus projected before the pandemic hit.

“Some of the projections based on COVID, that turned itself on its head. It pivoted by about $18 million in the wrong way,” Milovick said.

The largest revenue stream expected to be impacted by COVID-19 is international student enrolment, which may drop by 30 per cent in 2020-2021, Milovick said.

Domestic student enrolment is projected to drop by about five per cent.

“Given our fairly high international student population and some of the challenges they may experience getting here or coming back, we’re anticipating that we could have a decline in the fall,” Milovick told KTW, alluding to the ongoing restrictions on international air travel due to the pandemic.

Milovick said TRU was projecting $67 million in revenue from international students alone and now anticipates that dropping by as much as $24 million.

The post-secondary institution relies heavily on its international students, who make up about 38 per cent of the on-campus population.

They pay about $18,000 per year in tuition, compared to about $5,000 for domestic students.

Milovick also noted myriad losses due to COVID-19 that will ultimately impact the bottom line.

“You look at our summer

business, all the catering, the hotel business, the training business that we lost — that was another huge income loss — refunds for residents, refunds for parking and no parking revenue over the summer, so it’s a whole bunch of things,” he said.

Milovick said the university doesn’t want to conduct layoffs, but will probably be forced to make some reductions in the fall, the extent of which will depend on enrolment.

Last week, TRU president Brett Fairbairn sent out an email to staff, warning of the potential for layoffs despite the university’s board of governors approving a provisional budget for the first six months of the fiscal year that addressed COVID-19.

To address the projected deficit budget, TRU halted discretionary spending, temporarily rescinded the majority of corporate credit cards, froze several capital projects and stopped hiring for all but

a few new or vacant positions.

Fairbairn wrote that while those measures were successful, they only take the university so far and it’s time TRU consider what other steps need to be taken, noting some employees’ work has been reduced by COVID-19, while it has increased for others.

“Our discussion with our employee associations has included the potential for temporary unpaid leaves of absence [known as furloughs], reassignment of work, as well as layoffs,” the letter read.

Milovick said nothing is definitive at this point as it is difficult to forecast the exact financial hit until enrolment numbers are confirmed.

TRU’s on-campus student population totalled more than 15,000 students in 2018-2019, of which 4,161 were from abroad.

The university is projecting 3,750 international students attending in 2020-2021 and a total on-campus population of about 10,000 students.

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Together, we can get through this.

Every year the Thompson Nicola Branch of the BC Association of Social Workers bestows the Heart of the Grasslands Award to a local social worker who has made exemplary contributions to our community.

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We dentists are working on our mandated post COVID 19 infection control procedures and are awaiting the appropriate PPEs. Rest assured we are here to keep our patients and staff safe ~ this is dentistry’s primary concern today and has always been!

You will see some of the NEW PPE changes in the office. Most changes are behind the scene and include the enhanced sterilization and disinfection processes, which I already use for my surgical patients, but will now occur for ALL our patient appointments.

The look of the office’s reception area will appear more “bare and empty looking”, fewer reception chairs to respect 6 foot separation, hand sanitizers and plexiglass physical barriers at the front desk much like at the grocery store. The staff may be wearing face shields and different masks and some sort of methodology for dealing with dental aerosols generated from the drill, ultrasonic scaler or laser. Please be patient with the available appointment choices, which may not be ideal at this time for you as your dentist tries to limit patient volume and reduce numbers in the office at any one time.

What you won’t be seeing is the 30 minutes of cleaning and sterilizing in between patients.

From your perspective as we all try and move forward in a touch less manner, my office will be sending my patients all pre and post appointment forms, consents and post surgical appointments by email link to reduce handling of any paper and pens. Payments ideally are are electronic to expedite your time spent in the office.

Ideally you may wait in your car but I have implemented an outdoor waiting room and my patients will come ahead of their slotted appointment with a non surgical mask, without any friends or family at this time and we will open the office door for them. A number of verbal questions will be asked of you prior to entering the office and also after entering the office including a temperature check.

Please be patient with all of our staff and dentistry in general as we all value your trust and loyalty and comfort with our professional body to keep you all safe. We look forward to welcoming you back! Please keep safe and happy in these trying times!

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Memorial Arena, The Branch housing homeless DOWNTOWN ARENA AND STOREFRONT IN NORTH KAMLOOPS NOW PANDEMIC-RELATED SHELTERS Memorial Arena, at 740 Victoria St. in downtown Kamloops. has been transformed into a shelter for the homeless during the pandemic, with 50 pods now on the playing surface.

The Branch, at 185 Royal Ave. in North Kamloops, has 30 beds.

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An additional 50 shelter beds will soon be available at Memorial Arena, arranged in pods on the arena floor.

The City of Kamloops set aside the space to meet demand as shelters sought to spread out their populations in order to allow for safe operation with pandemic-related physical-distancing measures in place.

“We can’t take as many people in the shelters, so we’ve had to look for alternate spaces,” said Nanette Drobot, acting regional manager for BC Housing.

The spreading out of the homeless is just one of a number of ways shelters have had to adapt during the pandemic.

“We’ve had to change how beds are placed, for example, to comply with physical-distancing requirements, as well as how meals are prepared, our dining room space, policies around guests,” she said.

In addition to the new space at Memorial Arena, there are 30

beds available at 185 Royal Ave. in North Kamloops, formerly known as The Branch, which operated as a temporary winter shelter in the past.

“Once that gets full, we’ll migrate over to Memorial Arena,” Drobot said.

Drobot said city hotels are also still being used, especially for those who need to self-isolate or are awaiting test results.

At Memorial, a number of services will be available, including 24/7 staff and security, meals, laundry, showers and washrooms and health services.

The Kamloops chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association will operate the site.

Its operations manager, Alfred Achoba, said the agency will also have access to COVID-19 testing through Interior Health.

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I can’t believe how many “young” people live in Kamloops.

In fact, did you know there are only “young” people who live here?

There are no old folks or even middle-aged people.

You may be wondering what the heck I am talking about, so let me explain.

In all the thousands of emails I have received during the four years I have been matchmaking, everybody tells me how “young” they are: “I am a very young 68-year-old,” “I am a youthful 59-year-old” or “I am a young 75-yearold.”

Not once has anyone said, “I am 79 and feel my age.”

Everyone seems to feel the need to inform me that not only are they really youthful, but even all their friends tell them how young they look.

It’s so interesting because if I were to describe myself right now to a friend, co-worker or even a stranger, I would say, “I am an active 54-year-old who sometimes feels way older than my age. Even though I am fairly fit and pretty active, there is no denying that I feel the aches and pains of my years of

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acting silly. In fact, when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the washroom, I know I look like an 85-year-old. My joints ache and I need to walk a few minutes to loosen everything up. I don’t like late-night driving, I don’t even like staying up late and I get jumpy at loud cars.”

I suppose that does not make me sound very attractive in a dating profile, but it is honest and transparent.

One thing I have noticed over the years is that, sometimes, the healthier, active people tend to look older than their age. The beating rays of the sun, the wind and hours out running, skiing and bik-

ing tend to do some damage to the skin and some healthy folks wrinkle early and get age spots. There is nothing wrong at all with that as long as they wear sunscreen.

When people say they are “young,” I think they are referring to their attitude and outlook on life.

They may be very openminded and their views on the world may seem quite youthful if they are older.

One time, I had a 64-year-old “young” man and I set him up with a 65-year-old “young” woman. He seemed quite surprised to begin with and, after a chat, I explained to him that I am one year older than my husband and I could not understand why the the age was a big deal.

He had what he described as an epiphany and said he now realized that if I see him that way, other women must see him this way. He said he had been looking at the world with 45-year-old eyes and realized the world was looking back at a 64-year-old man.

Two years later, he is still with that young 65-yearold (though they are now 67 and 66).

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to online dating is that Tinder, Bumble and Match are not going to meet you in person or check in on you to see how your date went. They don’t care. You will need to find someone who says they are young and active and you usually know how that turns out. I meet every person face to face and base the matchmaking on equal physical attributes, health and wellness, personality and compatibility.

After all that, the only thing for you to determine is if there’s chemistry.

The only way to truly find out how “young” someone is is to go on a hike or a bike ride or play some golf or tennis. Actions speak louder than words.

If you would like to meet a happy, single, young person, contact me because, apparently, old people don’t exist in Kamloops. My email is holmes@wheretheheartis. ca. Chances are, I will get back to you at 5 a.m. because if it is 9 p.m., I have put my reading glasses away and will turn into a pumpkin after that. Yup, I am old.

He said screening measures will be in place, as it is at its other shelter operations in Kamloops.

The process began after the city set aside the Memorial Arena and Royal Avenue sites for shelter space near the end of April. From then, Achoba and his staff conducted neighbourhood walk-throughs at residences and businesses, leaving contact

information along the way to ensure neighbours could provide feedback if need be.

“Many people were receptive to it because they’ve identified there’s a need to bring some of these folks indoors, especially during the pandemic,” he said. “I think it’s a great site to have.”

The shelter has a no-guests policy, but when asked if residents could simply meet in larger groups right outside the facility, Achoba said that was a possibility.

“But we also have staff 24/7 who will work to manage some of that behaviour or those trends,” he said, also noting there are peer programs within the group that can address any issues that might arise.

The shelter is expected to remain open at least until the end of June, with extensions possible, Achoba said.

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Inmate COVID early release number climbs to 35 TIM PETRUK

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An additional two inmates have been granted unprecedented early release from provincial prisons in B.C. as a measure to help combat the potential spread of COVID-19 behind bars, bringing the total to 35.

BC Corrections data, provided in response to a query from KTW, show two prisoners — one at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre and the other at North

Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam — were granted freedom between May 4 and May 10 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

In late March, BC Corrections announced some non-violent offenders would be released — following a screening procedure — in an effort to slow the potential spread of the novel coronavirus behind bars.

The 35 releases do not include dozens of offenders serving intermittent jail time — on weekends — who have been

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Between May 4 and May 10, 142 inmates were admitted to B.C.’s 10 provincial prisons, including three at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.

Two people involved in B.C.’s provincial corrections system have tested positive for COVID-19 — an inmate at Okanagan Correctional

Centre in Oliver and an employee at North Fraser Pretrial Centre.

The Okanagan Correctional Centre prisoner has since recovered and the staffer at North Fraser remains off work.

An outbreak at Mission Institution, a federal penitentiary in the Fraser Valley, has claimed the life of one prisoner and infected more than 130 inmates and staff.

Provincial prisoners are inmates either awaiting trial or serving a sentence of less than two years in custody.

We already know Kamloops is a kind place – and with the COVID-19 crisis, there are more opportunities than ever to celebrate that.

That’s what our new Kindloops program, presented by Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union, is all about. We’re going to celebrate all the acts of kindness Kamloopsians are doing for each other right now.

All you have to do to participate is give the name of a local individual who’s done something kind for someone else in Kamloops.

We’re going to publish those submissions in Kamloops This Week every week for the next

Federal penitentiary populations are made up of prisoners serving sentences of two years or longer.

BC Corrections has the authority to grant early release to provincial prisoners serving sentences, not those awaiting trial.

As of May 10, there were 1,510 inmates serving time in provincial prisons in B.C. — down more than 100 in the last three weeks and a drop of more than 25 per cent from mid-March, when there were nearly 2,200 provincial prisoners behind bars.

12 weeks, and pick one random submission each week. The person who performed that act of kindness and the person who nominated them will each get a $25 gift certificate to a local restaurant.

Then, when the COVID-19 crisis lifts, we’re going to put all the entries together into a special commemorative edition, celebrating all the acts of kindness that have been nominated, and pick one random entry. The person who performed that act and the person who nominated them will each win a prize of $500 worth of gift certificates to local restaurants!

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THIS WEEK’S KINDLOOPS STORIES: JILL BAKER: Ann Weller has organized our neighbourhood so that we can help each other while we are staying at home during the current pandemic, and offers to shop for us whenever she's out. She even notified us to join a drive-by salute for a neighbourhood boy who turned 12 years old, putting notices and balloons in our mailboxes.

Ann has made face masks, dropped off Easter goodies, and offered to help any of us in need. She's truly an asset to our street and to our city.

JEANIE CARDINAL: I want to recognize John Zubak, he has been so generous in sharing information on how to cook bread, when yeast became in shortage, he did a video on Facebook on how to create your own breast yeast starter. He has been amazing reaching out to Kamloops community and his videos have reached beyond that.

I connected a friend to his video and she received this kind generous support to find a solution. Thank you John for your kindness, generosity and calm disposition in all that you do!

IRENE BAZELL: I have never met Jan Diana, but she is front and centre on Kamloops Caremongering. She purchases bulk hand sanitizer and bottles it AND delivers it for almost nothing.

I am a senior with underlying health conditions and was one of the lucky recipients. She also shops for seniors and is the first person to raise her hand if there is someone in need. I expect she will receive many nominations. I hope we do meet someday!

VAL MCIVOR: I’m a senior and a shut in. It was difficult for me to get groceries or something from the pharmacy. I have no family here and no access to a vehicle. I am lucky to have found an incredible young women by the name of Angela Trudeau-Sangha, without her kindness I’m not sure what I would have done. She has take me to do grocery shop or gone to the store for me. I know she doesn’t only do this for me. So she has been such a blessing.

So very thankful for her kindness.

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The ThompsonNicola Regional District has released a report on director and committee member remuneration and expenses in 2019.

It shows that 40 regular and alternative board members took home a total of $607,000 in pay, with an additional $192,000 in expenses.

TNRD board chair Ken Gillis was paid $50,200 and had $23,4000 in expenses.

Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian was paid $17,700 and had $1,500

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in expenses. That TNRD board salary is in addition to Christian’s mayoral salary from the City of Kamloops.

In addition, Kamloops councillors who sit on the TNRD board earned: • Dale Bass: $15,200 in salary, with $500 in expenses; • Dieter Dudy: $15,700 in salary, with $4,600 in expenses; • Mike O’Reilly: $15,400 in salary, with $4,300 in expenses; • Kathy Sinclair: $15,000 in salary, with $500 in expenses; • Arjun Singh: $13,100 in salary, with $400 in

expenses; • Denis Walsh (alternate): $1,000 in salary, with no expenses; • Sadie Hunter (alternate): $500 in salary, with no expenses.

TNRD vice-chair Bill Kershaw was paid $37,600, with $17,000 in expenses. Merritt Mayor Linda Brown was paid $17,100, with $3,600 in expenses. Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell was paid $17,100, with $3,000 in expenses.

Kamloops This Week has requested a breakdown of the expenses, as only the totals for each director were available in the report.

The search is underway for a CAO to replace Sukh Gill, who departed the regional district suddenly earlier this year with a large payout for undisclosed reasons.

TNRD board chair Ken Gillis said Thursday the position has been posted and applications have already been received, with a deadline of June 6.

In the interim, former City of Kamloops CAO Randy Diehl has stepped into the role of interim CAO.

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THE DOG DAYS OF DISTANCING

Diana Daramsing (centre, left) and John Butterworth joined their respective pooches in practising good physical distancing during a visit to dog-friendly Pioneer Park, just east of the downtown core.. The new cane corso boxer puppy Sativa, just eight-weeks old, found some interest at the end of her leash, as did seven-year-old Josie, a Bernese mountain dog.

City law office adapting to the COVID-19 era SEAN BRADY

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As WorksafeBC unveils its guidelines for safe operation of businesses amidst the COVID19 pandemic, a Kamloops lawyer took it upon herself to go above and beyond, dividing her office in two to ensure the safety of her clients.

Through her office, Natalie Hebert and her staff offer services including real estate, family law and wills and estates.

About a month ago, she began renovations at her office.

“I saw the writing on the wall. I’ve been following everything and I figured the physical distancing was something that was going to last longer than two to three weeks,” she told KTW. She said that especially when dealing with wills and estates, or with seniors selling

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See footage at kamloopsthisweek.com their homes, people have to feel comfortable enough to come into her office.

From what she’s heard from health-care professionals who have visited her office, she got it right.

“I’ve overdone it,” she said.

Her office is divided into two by a plastic barrier, with a plexiglass wall in front of the reception desk and a plastic barrier dividing the two rooms where client and lawyer meet.

In addition, when materials change hands, it is through a tiny slit in the plastic, and those hands are wearing a fresh pair of gloves and have been sanitized, she said. Even the pens used for signing are put into a discard pile after use.

“We’ve changed our entire office setup. What was the staff kitchen is now the entryway so clients can wash their hands.

Clients are nowhere near us and yet they are near us,” she said.

Hebert said she wanted to accommodate every mindset when it comes to COVID-19 — from those who think it’s overblown to those who have lost friends and family members to the disease.

She finished her renovations last week and said the final piece, a large plexiglass window, was installed last week.

“There’s absolutely no physical contact between staff and clients,” she said.

Her advice as businesses work to adapt to WorksafeBC guidelines?

“More is better. My suggestion is if you can take it a step further, you’re going to be giving your clients confidence,” she said.

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Funding for projects on steelhead and others SEAN BRADY

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Money collected as part of hunting, fishing and guiding licences in the province is part of $9.2 million set to be spent on conservation projects in the coming year, including several in the Kamloops region.

The Habitat Conservation Trust

Fund (HCTF) will distribute a record $9.2 million in funding for more than 180 wildlife, freshwater fish and habitat conservation projects.

Highlight projects in the Thompson-Nicola and Cariboo regions include $70,000 for continued research into moose population trends thorough the Central Interior, $79,000 for continued

monitoring of the struggling Interior Fraser steelhead and $28,000 for research into how high-elevation forestry blocks are used by large mammal species.

The HCTF lists about $500,000 in projects for the ThompsonNicola region, plus a number of pending projects.

HCTF CEO Dan Buffett said the orga-

nization typically gives grants to about half of the proposing organizations who submit projects for approval.

Those organizations include First Nations groups, non-governmental organizations, the provincial government and individuals.

The organization also typically contributes about $1 million for educational programs that might take

classroom kids out into nature or provide workshops that emphasize the importance of conservation work.

Other projects receiving funding through the trust include the operation and maintenance of the Bonaparte Fishway and Bonaparte Lake Dam, the training of wetlands stewards in the Kamloops area, white sturgeon popula-

tion monitoring in the Fraser River, Sapsucker habitat enhancement in the Merritt area and others.

This year, the HCTF partnered with the Forest Enhancement Society of BC to support these projects, including an initiative to enhance fisher habitat in the ThompsonCariboo and other regions.

Fishers, members

SPCA offering to help with pets during floods As the City of Kamloops prepares for potentially historic level flooding, the BC SPCA is offering support for pet owners.

“We want to remind people that the SPCA is here to help if an emergency does occur,” said Charleen Holloway, manager of the BC SPCA in Kamloops.

“We can provide emergency boarding for pets if families have to be evacuated, as well as providing pet food and other supplies if individuals cannot access them.”

The BC SPCA has expanded its outreach services in communities across B.C., including Kamloops, during the COVID-19 crisis. Holloway said SPCA staff and volunteers are preparing to provide special emergency support for animals should flooding occur in the region.

“We can provide temporary accommodation for dogs, cats and small animals at our Kamloops Community Animal Centre,” Holloway said, noting those needing help can call 1-855-622-7722 to make boarding arrangements.

Should the BC SPCA’s Kamloops facility on Tranquille Road, across from Kamloops Airport, be impacted by flooding, Holloway said animals can be transported to SPCA shelters in nearby communities.

Holloway said the BC SPCA is also calling for public donations of unopened dry and canned pet food and cat litter, which can be dropped off at at 2816 Tranquille Rd. Those needing assistance with pet food acan call 250-376-7722.

The BC SPCA also offers a free emergency checklist to ensure people are prepared if they need to evacuate with their pets. Go online to spca.bc.ca to download the pdf.

Park is re-tiring The Westsyde spray park is getting an updated play surface made of recycled scrap tire materials this week.

The City of Kamloops received a $18,000 grant from the Tire Stewardship BC 2020 Community Grant Program toward the construction of a recycled rubber surface to replace the concrete surface at the spray park to improve safety and accessibility.

The new play surface will be installed while the playground and splash park are closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Check in online at kamloops.ca for updates on potential opening dates for the spray park.

of the weasel family, have had their habitat impacted by forestry operations. As a result, the BC Fisher Habitat Working Group is trying to work with forestry companies to decrease that impact.

For more information on HCTF projects, including a complete list and map of all projects, go online to the group’s website at hctf.ca.

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VOLUNTEER This individual makes a positive contribution to the community by volunteering their time to a variety of causes. They are dedicated to making a difference in several initiatives.

FRESH IMPACT AWARD This person has been in Kamloops less than 3 years but is already making an impact in the community in a leadership position in business, volunteer work or other community involvement.

YOUTH VOLUNTEER A youth that is 19 or under that makes a positive contribution in the community through volunteering. Someone who has committed to making a difference to an organization or individual.

MENTOR Makes a positive contribution by being a true leader.

An influential counselor, teacher or educator that provides support or sponsorship. Demonstrates a high level of ethics and professional standards, is an inspirational motivator, excellent communicator, good listener and a reliable resource to the community.

COURAGE This person has risen above adversity or formidable challenges to become a success. As a result, they have had a positive effect on the people around them.

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER Everyone is talking about the carbon footprint, but this award celebrates a person who is walking their talk, whether it be riding their bike to work year-round, reusing and reducing, and taking great steps in setting an example for others to follow.

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Having to stay home every day because of the pandemic is so boring for Jack and his sister, Ruby.

They are twins, but don’t look alike. But they do think alike and both decided to explore Peterson Creek Park behind their house once their homework was done.

“Quick, let’s go now, before mom makes us do chores!” Jack said.

The siblings ran through the backyard and into Peterson Creek just before mom could stop them.

There, in the park, Jack and Ruby crossed a familiar bridge, but then saw a trail that seemed new to them.

Peering down the trail, which was crowded with trees, they saw a coyote and a skunk.

Were the animals waiting for the kids to follow them?

And did Jack and Ruby really hear the coyote and skunk calling their names?

Jack looked at Ruby. Ruby looked at Jack. Then the kids slowly walked toward the coyote and skunk.

(The next part was written by Skylar Jahnke, who is in Grade 7.)

The coyote and skunk waited as the children approached before turning and walking off.

Jack stopped, confused, until the coyote turned and gave a beckoning flick of his tail. Ruby ran before Jack, a smile spreading from cheek to cheek as she chased after the animals. Jack followed, wearing a curious grin.

After a while of walking and the animals looking to see if they were still being followed, their guidance led the group to a tucked-away meadow.

“Pretty!” Ruby squealed.

They played for hours.

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ries as time passed.

The fantasy was broken.

They heard their mother calling.

Ruby waved goodbye.

“We’ll see you tomorrow!”

Jack giggled before taking his twin’s hand and walking away.

(The next part was written by Annabella Kidd, who is in Grade 7.)

As Jack and Ruby headed on their way home, they both heard branches snapping behind them.

“Did you hear that?” Jack asked Ruby.

“Yes,” Ruby replied, thinking of the worst.

The two started to walk faster until they finally made it home. They walked into the house, looking for their mom, who called them just minutes earlier.

Ruby had a very uncomfortable feeling in the pit of her stomach when, all of a sudden, the twins heard the glass shatter from an upstairs window.

“RUNNN!!!!” Jack shouted.

Ruby and Jack made a run for the door sprinting away from the house without turning back. Somehow, they found themselves face to face with the coyote and skunk once again.

(The next part was written by Benjamin Johnson, who is in Grade 6.)

They realized they were back at the fox and the skunk and they slowed their sprint to a jog, then to a walk. After about three seconds of animals following them, they both yelled, “You guys did it, didn’t you? You probably got some burglars to follow you to our home!”

The animals gave them that wicked smile that always read, “Yes, you got me, but you won’t be

going anywhere.”

Then both of the animals put on the evilest face Jack and Ruby had ever seen.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, three masked men and one masked woman came from bushes.

“I’m assuming she’s the leader,” thought Ruby.

(The next part was written by Kiera McGrath , who is in Grade 5.) ust then, Jack tried to run, but one of the men caught him.

“How will we get away?” thought Ruby, who knew her brother was thinking the same thing.

At that same moment, there was a loud crash. They looked to where they heard the sound and saw the twins’ mother.

“Sorry I was late,” said their mom to the masked people. That’s when the masked lady spoke up, in an icy voice: “That’s fine, boss.”

Ruby and Jack gasped and looked over at their mom.

She smiled back an evil smile and laughed in a cruel way that made Ruby shiver.

“I’ll take them now,” their mom said.

And with that, she grabbed them by the arms.

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elcome to the weekly Kamloops Art Page.

With the COVID-19 pandemic upending society — socially and economically and dominating news for the foreseeable future — we understand pandemic fatigue can set in for even the most ardent follower of current events.

While continuing to cover all pandemic and non-pandemic-related news, KTW has also worked hard at featuring positive stories from the crisis, tales that capture the essence of humanity, be it volunteers sewing thousands of masks for health-care workers or musicians offering up weekly free concerts online.

This page is an attempt by KTW to bring some colour into the lives of our readers via artwork created locally.

We hope to, on a weekly basis, use this page to showcase works by various Kamloops artists, with between one and three pieces displayed.

Thanks for reading Kamloops This Week and we hope this page can help ease the stress of this uncertain era in which we are living.

Email editor@kamloopsthisweek.com if you have any questions or suggestions relating to this page.

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SUNRISE, BY SIOBHAN NUTT MARION SCHILLING ELEMENTARY, GRADE 7 “I made this artwork because I wanted to make something that makes me happy, so I chose a lake. The reason that I chose a lake is because it reminds me of when me and my dad went fishing,we saw a beautiful sunrise which made my day. I added some origami boats so it would appear they were popping out of page.I enjoyed this challenge of my artistic ability. it was challenging in the beginning but I persevered.”

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f you need a few days’ break from “real life,” consider heading south into Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Sandwiched between the coastal mountains on one side and the Cascades on the other, the valley is the state’s burgeoning wine country, where lush, meandering hills and dales are heavily populated with wineries, the majority of them small family-owned enterprises.

I spent the night at one of them — the Black Walnut Inn and Vineyard, a palatial, Tuscanstyle inn that sits high on a hill overlooking rows of neatly planted vineyards.

The six-hectare property has expansive rooms, cozy, fireplacelit nooks and embracingly warm decor, making it a fabulous place to take in the beauty of the region.

On my first night, I sat before an outdoor fireplace on the terrace, soaking in the quiet beauty of wine country.

The following morning, my breakfast frittata was presented with edible flowers and herbs snipped that day from local farms. Fueled and fortified, I set out to explore.

The valley is home to 700 wineries and tasting rooms — within

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS PHOTO Hectares of vineyards run comb-like through Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The Pacific Northwest state is enjoying increasingly improved varietal wines from its large number of wineries, recently garnering industry attention.

a 50-kilometre radius of the inn, there are no less than 250 of them.

The wines being produced in the valley are garnering industry awards, international attention and respect for their sophisticated notes.

If you appreciate good wine, you can’t go far wrong in this neck of the woods.

To get a sense of the valley’s sheer expanse, I boarded a helicopter and took to the skies for a Tour DeVine. Soaring 800 feet in the air, the land spread before us, its foliage a lush electric green from spring growth.

Vineyards ran in comb-like patterns across the land, interspersed with picturesque farm homes where you can just picture a fresh apple pie on the kitchen table.

Our first stop was Zenith Vineyard for a tasting of pinot

gris and a chat with Jenn Stein, Zenith’s hostess.

“Our winemakers received a huge confidence boost in 2016, when Wine Spectator named the Willamette Valley wine region of the year,” she reflected. “It gave us the assurance that our wine profiles had validity and could hold their own.”

Over glasses of Zenith’s auxerrois, pinot noir and tempranillo — all bold, tasty wines with rich flavours — we learned about the 90-acre sustainable wine farm where no pesticides or herbicides are applied.

Sustainability is a key word at several of the Willamette Valley’s vineyards.

At a picnic lunch at Maysara Vineyard, Mo Momtazi discussed his biodynamic farming, a series of holistic practices focused on pesticide-free, clean, conscious

plantings.

“We believe this allows for a superior expression of our terroir in our wines,” Momtazi said.

It’s certainly reaping results for Momtazi, who planted the vineyard in 1997 and treats his vines with a steeped tea made from stinging nettles.

“Consumers are becoming more conscious of what they put into their bodies and starting to realize that not all wine is equal.”

Later, I spent an indulgent afternoon sauntering around McMinville.

Once a hub for walnut farming, the walnut groves have been replaced with vineyards in recent years. As a result, the sleepy city of 33,000 is enjoying a renaissance, as brewers and vintners attract tourists to their tasting rooms and become increasingly successful.

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Do fish really feel pain as do we humans?

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t was a glaring headline, the kind that immediately makes you take notice, especially if you’re an angler.

Fish can feel pain in similar way to humans, study concludes, read the headline on the online site for the Independent, a British newspaper.

Research shows fish exhibit symptoms such as hyper-ventilating and behavioural changes, a sub-head added.

The story goes on to describe the research of British scientists. They said last September they discovered receptors in the heads of fish that respond to damaging stimuli.

“When subject to a potentially painful event, fishes show adverse changes in behaviour, such as suspension of feeding and reduced activity, which are prevented when a pain-relieving drug is provided,” biologist Dr. Lynne Sneddon said.

“When the fish’s lips are given a painful stimulus, they rub the mouth against the side of the tank much like we rub our toe when we stub it. If we accept fish experience pain, then this has important implications for how we treat them.”

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals added to the discussion, suggested fishing is cruel and calling for an end to all sport angling.

“Anglers may not want to think about it, but fishing is nothing more than a cruel blood sport. When fish are impaled on an angler’s hook and yanked out of the water, it’s not a game to them. They are scared, in pain and fighting for their lives,” said PETA contributor Michael Stoskopf, who is also a professor of aquatics, wildlife, and zoologic medicine and molecular and environmental toxicology at North Carolina University.

“It would be an

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NARRATIVE unjustified error to assume that fish do not perceive pain in these situations merely because their responses do not match those traditionally seen in mammals subjected to chronic pain,” he said.

It’s obvious the question of whether fish feel pain is central to a growing debate about the morality of sport fishing, particularly catch-andrelease angling.

Anglers mostly believe fish do not feel the sting of the hook in the mouth, that the act of catching them is harmless to their survival.

Animal rights activists maintain the opposite, saying fishing is cruel and barbaric, a type of torture perpetrated on fish solely for the sadistic amusement of humans.

So, what’s a poor little fly fisherman to do when confronted by an ethical question of such magnitude? After all, no fishermen I know want to torture fish, but neither do they want to give up their passion because others don’t like what they do.

I’m sure the British research team that conducted this study is a dedicated, responsible bunch and I don’t question the legitimacy of its work.

I do wonder about their conclusion, however.

Granted, I’m not a scientist, but my observations, having landed thousands of fish, suggests trout don’t suffer agony when hooked.

There is no doubt

in my mind that fish respond to the stimuli of being caught — I see and feel it every time I catch one.

A trout responds by jumping from the water or swimming hard against the pull on its mouth. It fights, one of the reasons people want to catch them in the first place.

And in that, it seems to me, is the answer to the question.

If a fish feels pain the way I do, would it react the way it does?

I know for an absolute fact that if someone jammed a fishhook in my lip and started pulling on it, I’d go with the pull — not against it.

Reel me up.

A fish does the opposite. How can it possibly feel pain the way we do?

As further evidence, consider the behaviour of fish before the angler sets the hook and starts reeling in.

I’ve seen fish take a fly and swim lazily away, or not move much at all. It’s not until the line tightens that they react forcefully.

I don’t doubt trout quickly realize something is amiss, that they are in the grasp of something they need to escape.

It’s in their shortand long-term survival to have such equipment. Do such “receptors” send messages that equate to human pain? I can’t see it.

A retired fisheries biologist I know agrees.

He said a fish’s brain is small and their senses — while highly efficient for specific purposes — are limited.

The nervous system of a trout is very poorly evolved and not as intricate or advanced as a mammal, he said.

It all means I will rest comfortably with my decision to chase after Kamloops trout with small steel hooks and monofilament line.

That’s not to say I don’t see the impact on fish from fishing.

I know there can be.

I’ve long felt too many people are ignorant of the damage they can cause through poor handling of fish they intend to release, but that’s a different issue than fish pain.

Regardless, the question of fish pain is one that will haunt anglers for decades to come.

Catch-and-release fishing in parts of Europe has been prohibited because activists have convinced lawmakers and the general public that sport fishing is torturous. The truth of the issue matters little because perception becomes a reality.

The debate has crossed the ocean.

Catch-and-release bass tournaments in the U.S. have come under increasing scrutiny over the years by animal rights extremists and it’s likely only a matter of time before my kind of fishing will also be under their glare.

The future of sport fishing on this continent will likely hinge on how our fellow North Americans perceive our activity.

How we react to their questions will decide in no small measure what might happen.

Anglers need to be aware of the debate and know how to respond when asked questions about fish, pain and the

impact we have.

But long before that, fishermen need to take action.

This growing debate means anglers must understand all the potential impacts their fishing has on fish.

Anglers need to work hard to minimize the destructive effects as best they can.

Use barbless hooks.

Release fish carefully and quickly. Kill fish you

intend to eat swiftly and humanely. Don’t catch and release scores of fish on hot days, when it is likely more of them will die.

Most importantly, treat fish with respect.

Fishing is a blood sport, to be sure, but not one that is always lethal or even debilitating to the quarry.

And fishing is not torture as fish don’t feel human pain. I believe

it and I hope others do as well.

Robert Koopmans is an avid angler and hunter who spends as much time as possible in B.C.’s wild places. He also hosts the Hunting & Fishing British Columbia podcast (find it on Apple Podcasts).

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HISTORY The heritage around us

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t. Andrews on the Square is Kamloops’ oldest public building.

It dates back to 1887, two years after the Canadian Pacific Railway was built through town and six years before the city was incorporated.

Rev. George Murray was the first itinerant Presbyterian minister who traversed a large part of the Southern Interior, including Kamloops.

With the dramatic increase in the population after the railway was completed, Rev. John Chisholm then became the first resident Presbyterian minister in Kamloops who responded to the need for a permanent church. The local population of Kamloops at the time was about 1,000.

Built on land donated by the CPR, then on the outskirts of town, construction began on St. Andrews Presbyterian church and a manse on Seymour Street in September 1887.

The manse was a duplex — one side for the minister and the other side for rent. Much of the funding for the church came from CPR workers living in camps around Kamloops.

Designed by Robert Henry Lee in a late Victorian Gothic Revival style, the wood-frame church features Gothic pointedarch windows and stepped buttresses. The interior reveals a vaulted ceiling with a checkerboard of diagonally patterned wood panelling.

The lumber was sourced locally from James McIntosh’s mill on Kamloops’ waterfront.

The steeple was 79 feet (24 metres) tall and designed for a heavy bell, but none was installed. Even today there is no bell. The design of the finial atop the steeple is also a mystery. There may be a connection with the Saltire or St. Andrew’s Cross.

Additional funds for the

KMA 6585 photo courtesy of Kamloops Museum and Archives ABOVE: St. Andrews on Seymour Street, ca. 1920.

RIGHT: A photo taken from back of Gordon’s Store, with the Presbyterian church in the foreground and the Roman Catholic Church on the hill in background, ca. 1898.

church were raised through local musical concerts, Sunday school events and socials.

In the end, St. Andrews cost $5,000 to build and furnish.

The first service was held on Christmas Day 1887 and, on Jan. 1, 1888, a dedication was held.

Electricity was installed after 1896. In 1901, the Ladies Aid Society pressed for improved water and bathroom facilities and, between 1910 and 1912, the wood stoves were replaced by a coal furnace. A small balcony was added to the interior of the church. A hall was added to the rear of the church in 1910.

With the amalgamation of the Presbyterian and Methodist congregations in 1925, the United Church was formed and St. Andrews was abandoned for the newer Methodist building at Fourth Avenue and St. Paul Street.

In 1936, the St. Andrews and Caledonian Society bought the old building as their meeting hall.

In 1942, St. Andrews was bought by the local Pentecostal assembly for its church, renamed Calvary Temple.

By late 1945, the building had been restored by Rev. Phil A. Gaglardi.

During the late 1950s and 1960s, Calvary Temple housed the largest Sunday school in Canada. A large annex was built by Gaglardi in 1958 next to the original church. Gaglardi stepped down as pastor in 1972.

Over the years, the old church building was used by various groups for meetings and served as a badminton hall and as a gymnasium.

By the mid-1980s, it was abandoned.

In 1991, the building

was acquired by the City of Kamloops, which halted its demolition.

By 1996, the Kamloops Heritage Society was formed and with grants from the city and the province and through the collective efforts of many volunteers and thousands of hours of work, St. Andrews was restored and reopened for public use as a multi-purpose community facility.

The total cost of restoration was $500,000, 100 times the original cost.

Calvary Temple eventually closed and the site next to St. Andrew’s became the present public square, with a bronze statue honouring Gaglardi.

The building is listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places and can be found on the City of Kamloops Heritage Register.

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To make a booking for your wedding, reception, meeting or other event, call Mel Formanski at 250-377-4232.

Ken Favrholdt is a freelance writer and historical geographer.

He was formerly curator/archivist of the Kamloops Museum and Archives. The Kamloops This Week History page appears three times per month in print and online at kamloopsthisweek.com, under the Community tab.

To comment on this or other History columns, email editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com.

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He indeed preached the acceptable year of the Lord

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he gospel of Luke tells us that the Lord Jesus was brought up in the town of Nazareth which is about 24 kilometres west of the Sea of Galilee.

As the Lord became about 30 years of age he entered his time of public ministry.

Early on, in the approximately three and one half years of his public ministry Luke chapter four tells us that the Lord Jesus came to his home town of Nazareth.

It was his common practice to go into the local Jewish synagogue on the Sabbath, which is Saturday.

The Lord took the opportunity to read to those gathered, a portion of the prophecy of Isaiah in chapter 61 and verse one and the beginning of verse two.

The portion reads: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”

Then the Lord stopped reading and closed the scroll and gave it to the synagogue attendant and sat down.

Luke tells us that every eye was fastened on the Lord. The Lord then said, unto the people gathered that, “This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.”

Then, we read that the people wondered at the gracious words that came from the mouth of the Lord Jesus and asked the question, “Is not this Joseph’s son?

The Lord then spoke to them of how they would not believe the reports of his miracles in other towns but would demand him to perform

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a miracle among them here in his home town of Nazareth.

He then spoke to them of two prophets named Elijah and Elisha who could only do miracles for non-Jewish people during their time of ministry many years before the Lord Jesus was here.

The reason for this, was the unbelief of the Jewish people in their day.

Then, the people that were gathered in the synagogue that heard the Lord, read the scriptures were filled with wrath and led the Lord out to a precipice and tried to throw him over the edge, but the Lord just walked through the crowd and left, going on his way to Capernaum.

The people of Nazareth had rejected the claim of the Lord that he was their Messiah.

It must have been quite a voice to the people of Nazareth to hear this One preach.

The people of Nazareth had watched him grow up and now, he was preaching with such authority and passion to the people who had known him all the years of his early life.

The Lord made it clear to them that he was the One that Isaiah wrote of over seven hundred years before the Lord’s time here.

He was anointed to preach the glad tidings to the poor.

The glad tidings are, that God

so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

He was sent to heal the broken hearted. It is written of him that while on the cross the reproaches of those who hated him had broken his heart.

This One who offered deliverance to the captives was arrested himself and crucified.

He brought recovering of sight to the blind but while he was on the cross he was brought into darkness and not into light.

He brings liberty to the bruised but he was bruised for our iniquities on the cross.

The last part of the portion that the Lord read was “to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”

It was and is, a time of great favour being given to people from God. Eternal salvation is being given to any who will trust God’s son as their own personal Saviour.

The Lord did not read the next part of Isaiah’s prophecy.

It says “and the day of vengeance of our God.” He left it out on purpose because he came not to judge the world but that the world through him would be saved.

God is not willing that any should perish, that is why he sent his son who loved us and gave himself for us and is raised from the dead and lives in the power of an endless life.

John Eggers is an elder in the assembly that meets in Westsyde Gospel Hall in Kamloops. KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page.

Columns should be between 600 and 800 words in length and include a headshot of the author, along with a short bio on the writer. Email editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com.

A list of virtual church services Kamloops Alliance Church, kamloopsalliance.com; Valleyview Bible Church, valleyviewchurch.ca/live; Oasis Church, weareoasischurch.ca; Kamloops Full Gospel Tabernacle, kfgt.ca; First Baptist Church, firstbaptistkamloops.org; Summit Drive Church, summitdrive.com; Christ Community Church,

christcommunitykamloops.com; St. Andrew’s Lutheran, standrewslutheran.ca; Kamloops Free Methodist Church, kamfm.ca; Sahali Fellowship, facebook.com/sahalifellowship; St. George’s Anglican Church, territoryofthepeople.ca; River City Church, therivercitychurch.com; St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, standrewskamloops.com;

Kamloops Seventh Day Adventist, kamloopsadventist.ca; St. Paul’s Cathedral, kamloopsanglicancathedral.com; Kamloops United Church, kamloopsunited.ca; Gateway City Church, gcchurch.ca; Southwest Community Church, swcc.ca; Sahali Fellowship, sahalifellowship.com; Bible Truth Church, bibletruth.ca.

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As the province looks toward reopening measures, restaurants are coming up with ways in which to accommodate patrons in a world of physical distancing, including adding or expanding patios.

Attorney General David Eby said the province will expedite provincial approval for expanded outdoor liquor service.

However, part of adding or expanding patios remains under municipal jurisdiction.

KTW reached out to the city to learn about how it is accommodating restaurants that wish to open next week for in-person dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

City business license inspector Dave Jones said the issue has been on his radar since April,

shortly after the pandemic first took hold in British Columbia.

“We’re well ahead of the curve,” Jones said. “I can tell you that we will work with any restaurants.”

Jones said about 75 per cent of downtown restaurants already have sidewalk patios, noting the issue is more significant in places like Vancouver, which has stricter regulations in place.

Jones said sidewalk patio policy was reviewed by the city little more than a decade ago. Victoria Street, for example, was designed with wider sidewalks, allowing for patio space while maintaining pedestrian access.

Meanwhile, Vancouver limits patios to maintain sidewalk accessibility in a place with more people and where more people commute by foot or via public transportation.

Jones said downtown restaurant patios of old in Kamloops have already been approved.

Restaurants outside of the core, however, may have unique needs, including using private property, such as parking spaces.

That would require approval from the private property owner and an application through the city’s development department for a variance. It is via that variance in which city may have some leeway, though that conversation is in the early stages.

“I don’t think in this environment, that’s what we want to do,” Jones said. “That’s a long process and it’s not going to help the industry.”

He said the city considers new patios on a case by case basis, with other factors including safety.

The biggest hurdle, Jones said, is with the liquor licensing component, which is under provincial jurisdiction.

He said the city has asked the BC Liquor and Cannabis Branch

for plans going forward, in order to temporarily expand what is called the “blue line” — which, perhaps, should be referred to as the “brew line,” as it is essentially an imaginary line dictating the boundaries where liquor is permitted in any given venue — in restaurants already licensed.

In that case, an application would be made to the BC Liquor and Cannabis Branch to extend the blue line, which doesn’t allow for more patrons on the liquor licence, but allows the area where alcohol is served to be expanded, such as outside.

Under normal situations, if a restaurant wants to add a patio, the proprietor talk to Jones and ensures the patio meets planning and development standards.

One of those standards is requirement of a certain number of parking stalls. However, Jones said, he expects the city’s planning department won’t be too

sticky about that issue during the pandemic.

“That’s the questions being asked right now — can we be lenient on parking spaces? Where can these restaurants expand to? I think if you look around Kamloops, there’s quite a few restaurants. Who knows what each one’s going to come up with? Each individual application, each individual request will be unique to each other.”

Meanwhile, on the topic of restaurants adapting to the new pandemic normal, Jones said he likes an idea out of Denmark, where one restaurant has added so-called “quarantine greenhouses” for diners to eat in translucent pods, while physically distancing.

Asked if Kamloops restaurants are able to do that, he said restaurants are only limited by space.

The biggest outdoor patios downtown are located at Boston Pizza and The Plaza Hotel.

Disabled inmate files lawsuit against prison TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

A disabled prisoner is suing Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, alleging a broken wheelchair left him with back injuries and vertigo.

James Francis Hughes was arrested on breach charges on March 28, 2019, and

admitted to KRCC, a maximum-security provincial prison on the western edge of the city.

Hughes, 62, suffers from partial paralysis and requires aids to allow him to be mobile.

At KRCC, staff put Hughes in a wheelchair to help him get around.

“On or about March 30, 2019, the plaintiff was being escorted by KRCC staff from

the yard to his cell in the wheelchair when, suddenly and without warning, the wheelchair broke, causing the plaintiff to fall to the ground and sustain personal injuries,” Hughes’ notice of claim reads.

In addition to the back injuries and vertigo, the document states Hughes also has had trouble sleeping since the incident.

“The plaintiff has received and will con-

tinue to receive health care services for the injuries sustained as a result of the negligence or wrongful act of the defendant,” it states.

No dollar amount is set out in the notice of claim.

The provincial government will have 21 days to reply to Hughes’ allegations once it has been served. None of the allegations in Hughes’ claim have been proven in court.

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A quick glove keeps opponents wary of shooting high on Kamloops Blazers’ goaltender Dylan Garand, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot going on upstairs. The 17-yearold Victoria product, one smart cookie, is the WHL’s scholastic player of the year. Find the story on A32 ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW FILE

Friesen nets scholarship to Indiana college Grice, who will be in Grade 12 next year, are among KTC juniors with potential to nab post-secondary scholarships in the next few years.

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Justin Friesen has been rewarded for years of hard work on the court and in the classroom.

The Kamloops Tennis Centre product will play for Holy Cross College at Notre Dame on an academic scholarship worth about US$22,000.

Friesen, a South Kamloops secondary student who turns 18 in October, will begin toiling for the Saints in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ranks and studying at the private Indiana school in August, providing COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed by then.

With four offers on the table, Friesen had options, eventually choosing Holy Cross over Adrian College in Michigan, Eastern Nazarene College in Boston and Wabash College in Indiana.

“Academics has always been my focus, even though I always do put a lot of time and effort into tennis,” said Friesen, a sciences-minded student who plans to enrol in pre-medicine courses at Holy Cross.

“In elementary school, I had a lot of trouble focusing. I was like a B or C student, with the occasional A. My grades have been getting better ever since and, in Grade 10, 11 and, so far in Grade 12, as well, I’ve got nothing but straight As. It’s been tough, at times, but overall I’m very

MARTY HASTINGS/KTW FILE Thomas Friesen (from left), Kelly Hubbard, Justin Friesen and Paige Grice met with KTW before an ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Circuit event last summer at the Kamloops Tennis Centre.

happy with how much I’ve improved.”

Kelly Hubbard, head coach and tennis director for the KTC, has been working with Friesen for about eight years.

He spoke with a Saints’ representative during the scouting process and touted Friesen’s dedication to school and tennis.

“Everything from his values, his habits, work ethic, all that stuff, and they make a decision on whether he’ll fit in well with the team and the school,” Hubbard said. “They don’t want a player who’s very good academically, but individualistic or doesn’t fit in with the team, or the opposite.”

Deborah Veitch, a family friend and tennis consultant, was influential in advertising Friesen south of the border, according to the Saints’ signee, who stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 165 pounds.

Friesen aims to return to Canada for medical school after studying at Holy Cross, a college of about 500 students that neighbours Notre Dame University.

Cheap Fighting Irish tickets, a team trip to Florida and complimentary tennis equipment are included in Friesen’s perks.

Hubbard said Thomas Friesen, two years younger than brother Justin, and Paige

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Kelly Hubbard, tennis director and head coach for the KTC, said precautions include sanitizer on all courts, increased time between court usage, no scoreboards to touch, two-metre (six-foot) distancing on benches and physical-distancing rules in the clubhouse.

As for tennis balls, the KTC is encouraging a system in which players colour-code balls and handle only their own.

Hubbard said the KTC had 16 tournaments planned for the spring and summer, all of which may be cancelled due to the pandemic.

On a positive note for the club, Hubbard said he is receiving many calls from parents whose children cannot play team sports and are interested in picking up tennis.

Junior programs are expected to begin in June.

The tennis bubble at the club, located at 758 Front St., remains up and might not come down until next spring.

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Dylan Garand of the Kamloops Blazers is the WHL’s scholastic player of the year.

The 17-year-old goaltender from Victoria has been named winner of the Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Memorial Trophy Presented by CIBC, the hardware awarded for excellence in the classroom and on the ice.

“It’s a pretty special award,” Garand told KTW. “I take a lot of pride in my schoolwork, so it’s nice to be recognized. There have been such great past winners. I’m definitely honoured.”

Garand follows Colin Smith (2010-2011), Devan Dubnyk (2003-2004) and Scott Niedermayer (1990-1991) to become the fourth Blazer to win the award since its inception in 1983-1984.

Enrolled at Valleyview secondary in 2019-2020, Garand maintained an overall academic average of 96.5 per cent and is set to graduate with honours in June.

He posted a 93 per cent

average in core Grade 12 courses.

“It’s pretty nice to be finished school, for all the time I’ve put into it,” Garand said.

“Definitely, I’ve been looking forward to getting done with school for years now, so now that the time has come, it’s pretty exciting and I’m looking forward to my hockey future, whatever that holds.”

Garand has put some thought into a career outside of hockey.

“I try not to think about it too much because I find it distracts from my hockey goals, but something I’ve always been interested in is physiotherapy,” Garand said.

“That might be something that I might be interested in one day, but for right now, I’m focused on hockey.”

Garand’s busy on-ice schedule has included international duty at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and 2020 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.

“He’s one of those rare individuals that can juggle and manage everything that

happens to him, preparing for the draft, prospects games …” said Vic Bifano, who is entering his 15th year as academic advisor for the Blazers.

“He knows when to focus on school, when to focus on hockey and brings all of that into a well-rounded attitude into what’s important in life.”

Bifano said the award criteria is based one-third on hockey performance and twothirds on academic accomplishment.

The Blazers were awarded the 2019-2020 Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy, handed to the WHL’s scholastic team of the year, marking the third time the club has earned the honour during Bifano’s tenure.

“It’s not about me,” Bifano said. “It’s the teachers at Valleyview that work very hard with the players, when they’re late, when they’re on the road and when they have to play catch-up.

“Our tutors, their parents, who really value education and learning, the guys upstairs, the coaching side, our trainer, Toledo [Colin Robinson] — it’s all about us

doing this together.”

Garand backstopped Kamloops last season to its first B.C. Division title since 2012, posting a 28-10-2-1 record, along with a 2.21 goals-against average, .921 save percentage and four shutouts.

The Blazers’ goaltender and one representative each from the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League are the nominees for the Canadian Hockey League CIBC Scholastic Player of the Year Award.

Garand is among Grade 12 students robbed of proper graduation festivities by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m not too disappointed,” he said. “I was even thinking I didn’t want to do an on-stage graduation anyway. I’m not really that guy to do those events.”

There is one upcoming event he does not plan to miss.

NHL Central Scouting listed Garand sixth among North American goaltenders in its final rankings for the 2020 NHL Draft.

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Kamloops Blazers’ majority owner Tom Gaglardi said it is not practical to host NHL games in WHL buildings.

Gaglardi, speaking last week to TSN Radio Vancouver, said most WHL venues are lacking elements such as humidity controls and TV-standard lighting.

“These buildings just aren’t at the same class,” Gaglardi said.

Premier John Horgan had a conversation with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman last week, during which he said WHL rinks, such as Sandman Centre in Kamloops, could be used by the NHL to finish its 20192020 season, which was suspended on March

12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sean Smith, business operations and events supervisor for the City of Kamloops, said the idea is worth exploring.

“Without having the spectator capacity to worry about, there’s no reason why the Sandman Centre wouldn’t be a fantastic venue to host an NHL game, with all the new improvements we’ve made to it and not having 20,000 seats to fill,” said Smith, noting pandemic-related health concerns are top priority and nothing can go ahead without approval from appropriate authorities.

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Catharine Pendrel would rather be chasing her Olympic dream, but the parked crosscountry mountain biker has made good use of down time during the pandemic.

Pendrel and Martin Bojeson are trail designers and lead builders of a 1.1-kilometre mountain biking course tailored for kids, a project that began last fall and had support from benevolent community members.

The loop is ready for use, located in the Dufferin wetlands, with access near the kiosk by the tennis courts.

“It’s a perfect venue for us,” said Pendrel, a Kamloops Bike Riders Association Kids League organizer.

The Kids League, which started in 2017, has grown to about 70 members ages seven

Pendrel said, noting infrastructure already in place meant plans could be expedited.

Bojeson and Pendrel got to work, with help from the KBRA, local businesses and a host of volunteers.

The existing trail has been repurposed and expanded. Bridges were built to cross creeks.

The Kids League spring season is endangered by the pandemic, but the loop is accessible to families on their own time.

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529 Pointe Place $1,264,900 • High Quality Custom Built Contemporary Home 4 • Panoramic Views of City & Entire River Valley 4 • Open floor plan with 13 foot ceilings • Dining Room opens onto covered, frameless 4933 glass deck across the entire back of the home.

MORE LISTINGS & INFO: www.cbkamloops.com HOMES: 1400 Sun Rivers Drive . . . . . . Sun Rivers . . . . . . . . NEW LISTING $799,900 1166 Canyon Ridge Drive . . Sun Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,900 4017 Rio Vista Way . . . . . . . . . Sun Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $542,000 878 Shuswap Road E . . . . . . . South Thompson Valley . . . . . . . . . . . $244,900 196 Chancellor Drive . . . . . . Upper Sahali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLD $699,900 TOWNHOMES: 180 Belmonte Way . . . . . . . . . Sun Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLD $599,900 CONDOS: 306-429 St . Paul Street . . . . . South Kamloops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $290,000

NEW LISTING

1420 Pine Cres

$645,000

• Open concept with a large kitchen, SS appliances with a gas stove and quartz island.

• Main bathroom has a walk-in shower, soaker tub and double sink vanity with a marble counter top.

• Enjoy the Views and Hot Tub. • Option to create in-law suite

ALBERT PEREIRA 250.571.6086

148 Cahility Cres $679,900 • River Front Home on Quiet Cul-De-Sac 3 • Immaculate Yard with Mature Trees 3 • Spacious Floor Plan Ideal for Entertaining • 2 sided Floor to Ceiling Gas Fireplace in Living 2592 Room

Aberdeen

516 Pointe Place

$549,900 4 4 2120

MIKE GRANT 250.574.6453

NEW LISTING!

Rayleigh

Sun Rivers

Pineview

1960 Ash Wynd • Great location in Pineview!

• Updated kitchen - S/S appliances • Perfect family home with 3 bedrooms up • Walkout basement could be suited • Beautiful views of Pineview Valley

BOB GIESELMAN 250.851.6387

BECKI FOLEY 250.819.8938

Sun Rivers

524 Stoneridge Drive • Perfect for entertaining • Lock N’ Go Living • Panoramic South Facing Views • Spectacular Mountain, River and City Views

$679,900 4 3 3138

NEW Listing

$774,900

• Overlooking the 18th Fairway of Bighorn Golf Course • Panoramic vistas of the South Thompson River Valley • Custom built rancher fully finished on both levels • 4 bedrooms and den, 3 bathrooms

4 3 3326

What Our Clients Say We couldn’t be happier that we chose Mike not only to sell our home but to help us find our new one . His energy, positivity and determination were just what we needed to help us though this process . He was always available and ready to answer any questions we had . Moving is always stressful but Mike helped to make it go smoothly and painless . We highly recommend Mike Grant to anyone who wants to sell their home with as little stress as possible . Thank you Mike for all your hard work, we appreciate it so much .

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FEATURE OF THE WEEK 2007 Muirfield Road

$849,900

Rare Opportunity! Impressive updated walk-out basement rancher plan with panoramic view overlooking West Highlands Park . Quiet cul-de-sac location with commanding view of the city and river valley . Open plan with 2+2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 2 sundecks . Main floor laundry, central air, built in vacuum, and 2 skylights . Full fenced yard . New roof 2014, H/W tank 2015, and H/E furnace 2017 .

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WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT US

Brent Miller

“Brent helped us honestly with $/timeframe decisions and gave us options and advice with both selling and buying our homes.

He went above and beyond in so many ways.”

Personal Real Estate Corporation

Cell 250.319.7376 brentmiller@shaw.ca

“Rie has helped me and my family buying and selling numerous homes. She has always impressed me with her professionalism and attention to detail, always guiding us to the best possible outcome.”

www.KamloopsProperties.com

Rie Takahashi-Zhou Personal Real Estate Corporation

Cell 250.851.2000 riezhou@gmail.com

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Mortgage Minute

James Dyment– Mortgage Broker, Verico Xeva Mortgage

Should I put off buying a home until after the pandemic?

During lockdown many Canadians are wondering whether to postpone their home-buying until after things ‘return to normal’.

If you are planning to buy, should you wait to purchase?

It depends. For those who have health complications or simply cannot bring themselves to look at properties for fear of getting sick I wholeheartedly recommend that they wait. Focus on staying healthy and look to get back

into the market later.

But what about those who are waiting in hopes that there is a significant market correction? I have heard from several buyers who are holding off so they can ‘time the market’ and buy a home (usually their first incidentally) at a huge discount.

This is a mistake.

While it is true that real estate transactions are significantly down, this doesn’t represent a true reduction

in demand. (Excluding commercial real estate) COVID-19 has frozen many real estate transactions, but there are still many who want to buy and sell and are simply waiting to do so. We still need roofs over our heads, and lenders are still funding mortgages.

Immigration is a huge driver of our real estate market and there is no shortage of people looking to come to Canada. Most people cannot successfully time markets – data

indicates people do the exact opposite - there is a reason that those rare individuals who can are paid not in tens of thousands, but tens of millions.

If you moving to town for a job, buy a home. If you want to become a homeowner for the first-time, do so.

If you are upgrading to your dream home, get it done.

If you want to time the markets, best of luck – the opportunity costs are significant.

Contact me for more information on these and other tips that can save you money

250.571.9711• james@jamesdyment.ca #101-388 1st Ave Kamloops, BC, V2C 6W3

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250-374-3331 www.ralphrealestate.ca Real Estate (Kamloops)

For more info view all our listings, upcoming listings, and Kamloops listings at ralphrealestate.ca

A19-7155 DALLAS DRIVE $79,900 • MLS®154651

103-1295 12TH STREET $205,000 • MLS®145333

4424 WESTSYDE ROAD $229,000 • MLS®154424

113-245 GORDONHORN CRESCENT $239,900 • MLS®155469

COMMERCIAL

DALLAS • Great starter or downsizer with 3 bdrms & 1 bathroom • Updated kitchen, bathroom, windows • Pets + rentals allowed with park approval • Quick possession possible

WESTSYDE

BROCKLEHURST

44-1221 HUGH ALLAN DRIVE $259,900 • MLS®154935

SAHALI

• 0.56 acre building lot in nice Westsyde location

• Fully finished commercial strata unit move-in ready with very good quality finishings • For single use or divide into 2 different uses with moveable dividing wall • Approx. 1205 sq. ft. with 3 parking stalls

• Mountain and river views • Close to all amenities

72-650 HARRINGTON ROAD $399,900 • MLS®154984

1615 GRIFFIN TERRACE $499,900 • MLS®155942

• Great starter or downsizer in this immaculate 2 bed, 1 bath apartment • Bright end unit with lots of updating • No pets allowed, no rental restrictions

36-1760 COPPERHEAD DRIVE $499,900 • MLS®156333

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WESTSYDE

BACHELOR HEIGHTS

• Immaculate 2 bedroom 2 bathroom townhouse in West Pine Villas • Rancher style all on one level with over 1200 sq ft of living space • 1 dog/cat allowed with strata permission. No rentals allowed

8576 WESTSYDE ROAD $574,900 • MLS®156206

• Well maintained 3+1 bedroom 2 bathroom home in Bachelor Heights • Level entry rancher with full walk-out basement • Lots of updating including windows, patio, main bathroom, flooring, and more

904 INVERMERE COURT $559,900 • MLS®155885

8742 BADGER DRIVE $649,900 • MLS®156165

BROCKLEHURST

CAMPBELL CREE

PINEVIEW VALLEY • Very well maintained 3+1 bedroom 4 bathroom townhouse in Creekside • Own your own land with this detached bareland strata with a strata fee of only $120/month • Pets and rentals allowed with strata permission

2205 BARBARA AVENUE $599,900 • MLS®155746

D L SO WESTSYDE • Beautiful North Thompson riverfront property on approx. 2.64 flat acres • Immaculate condition with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms • Very peaceful and private setting

• Immaculate rancher style home with 3+2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and main floor laundry • Double garage with 220 plug and full basement • Close to all amenities and a pleasure to view!

332 MELROSE PLACE $649,900 • MLS®156126

D L O S DALLAS • Immaculate and updated 4+3 bedroom 3 bathroom family home • Updates include kitchen, furnace, central air, hot water tank, appliances, flooring, and more • Easy in-law suite potential and lots of parking including RV parking

• Great family home with 3+1 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms built in 2012 • Partially finished bright walk-out basement with flat fenced backyard • Rancher style with main floor laundry

2254 GREENOCK PLACE $775,000 • MLS®156349 W NE

BROCKLEHURST • Approximate 0.39 acre waterfront lot with 3+2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms • In-ground pool and detached double garage • Quick possession possible

7495 RONLYN COURT $1,299,900 • MLS®154113

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ABERDEEN • Immaculate 2 storey home with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms • Great family home in cul-de-sac location • Separate entry with suite potential

HEFFLEY

• Amazing 13.31 acre property with great views and only 20 minutes from downtown • Extensively renovated rancher style home with over 3800 square feet • Also includes updated 2700 sqft two-storey accessory building & detached double garage/workshop

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WEEKLY COMICS

PARDON MY PLANET by Vic Lee

ARCTIC CIRCLE by Alex Hallatt

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

BABY BLUES

by Chris Browne

ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott

SHOE by Gary Brookins & Susie Macnelly

GUESS WHO?

HERMAN

by Jim Unger

KIT ’N’ CARLYLE

by Larry Wright

FAMILY CIRCUS

by Bil & Jeff Keane

I am a movie director born in Georgia on March 20, 1957. Shortly after receiving a degree in film and television from NYU, I made my first feature film.

I have since made many thoughtprovoking and celebrated films.

ANSWERS

Spike Lee

WEEKLY HOROSCOPES

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

After a misunderstanding with someone close, you may be licking your wounds, Aries.

Don’t let one or two arguments derail your friendship. Find a way to remedy things.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 If you are tired of taking one for the team, you may need to be more assertive in your work and social circles, Taurus. Set your limits and then stick with them.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Try not to commit to anything out of a sense of guilt. Rather, commit to things for the right reasons, which might make you more likely to see them through to completion.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, as you step out of your comfort zone, think about figuring out some thrill-seeking ideas. Now is the time to push the envelope and really see the wild side.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 You are often a force to be reckoned with, Leo. This week will be no different. You can direct your focus in any direction. So think clearly on what you want to do.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, are your aspirations in tune with your actions? Long-term goals come into focus, and you now have to set the course to realize all of your goals.

MAY 20 - MAY 26, 2020 LIBRA

- Sept 23/Oct 23 Honest and diplomatic communication may be needed at the office or your place of employment, Libra. Others may turn to you to be a mediator. Put those skills to use.

SCORPIO

- Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, are you spreading yourself too thin?

You probably have too many irons in the fire and will have to prioritize and pull back; otherwise, you may feel overwhelmed.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Check all of the balances in your accounts, Sagittarius. You may have to make very important financial decisions as they pertain to your family’s future.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20 Capricorn, family dynamics may be a little strained lately. It may be time for family members to redefine their roles and boundaries. Things may be sorted soon.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 You will support the people you feel closest to and be their ultimate champion. However, sometimes you need to step back and let others fight their own battles.

PISCES

- Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, normally you are a relatively friendly, easygoing person who is apt to reconcile quickly. But this week you could be out of sorts.

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5. Some unwanted mail 9. Terse bit of advice 13. Half of an ice cream brand with a fake Danish name 19. Work up a sweat 20. Rent 21. Like tap water in a restaurant 22. Iris part 23. Wing it [Africa] 25. Blue 26. Chew out 27. Après-ski drink 28. Complete rip-off [Asia] 30. Barrel-flavored, as wine 31. Washington, D.C., legalized it in 2014 32. Wealthy king of legend 33. Recess 36. Charge for admission 37. See 101-Down 38. Quaint contraction 41. Record company [Central America] 45. Two-time third-party presidential candidate 47. “The Walking Dead” channel 48. Beyond great 49. Baking measure 50. Cerebral 51. Take in 53. ____ shoots (salad ingredient) 54. One of five for a dolphin 55. Supple leather 56. Proboscis, informally 58. What subjects and verbs must do [Europe] 62. Ancho pepper, before drying 65. Puzzled 66. Sort by urgency of need [Europe] 70. Misgiving 74. Where meditators look 75. ____ candy 76. Planet where the cry “Shazbot!” is said to have originated

79. Food-chain link 80. Treats prepared on an open fire 81. Part of O.E.D.: Abbr.

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6. Sandwich often served with rémoulade sauce

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16. Discovery that might cause a rush 17. Wellsian race of the future 18. Gram 24. Objects in one of Jesus’ miracles 28. Singer Lisa 29. Top of the line 31. Fruit with an obovate shape 33. Media for scientists 34. Unit of brightness 35. Raw material for Cadbury 36. Popular Amazon Prime dramedy from Britain 39. Kind of column seen on the Jefferson Memorial 40. “Funny Girl” composer Jule 42. Copy 43. Vaper’s device, informally 44. Nutritional snack from Clif 45. Trig, for calc, e.g.

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59. What one is in Paris?

60. Kylo ____, “Star Wars” antagonist 61. Candy-heart phrase 63. Raises one’s paddle, say 64. Each verse of “Deck the Halls” has 32 of them 66. Host Tyler of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”

67. Dishearten 68. Scottish tradition before battle 69. “We Three Kings” subjects 71. Deodorant brand 72. Sierra ____ 73. “Whoops, sorry about that!”

77. Sensationalist newspaper 78. Openings under desks 81. Observance first celebrated in 1970 82. Big to-do 83. Like “Saturday Night Live” 86. Put up with 87. Pull back 88. Mother of 60-Down 89. Item in a toxic internet “challenge” 91. Region around the Beltway, informally 95. Just for laughs 96. Put on a show 97. Work with one’s hands 98. Poppycock 99. Classic computer game set on an abandoned island 100. Michelle of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 101. With 37-Across, Ingrid Bergman’s role in “Casablanca” 102. Tricky pronoun to use 103. Wine opener?

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ELECTRICAL

SUDOKU FUN BY THE NUMBERS

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

The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

ANSWERS

Find the words hidden vertically, horizontally & diagonally throughout the puzzle

AMPERE ARC BREAKER CIRCUIT CODE CURRENTS DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICIAN ENERGY EQUIPMENT FAULT INTERRUPTER

LOAD NEUTRAL OUTLET POWER RECEPTACLES SURGE PROTECTOR SWITCH SWITCHES TRANSFER VOLTAGE WATTS WIRE

ANSWERS

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1 Day Per Week Call 250-374-0462

Personals

Furniture

1948 Ferguson rebuilt motor & extra parts has a util. snow blade & chains mostly original $2,500. 250-374-8285.

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.

6hp Evinrude O/B motor. $600. 70 CFM air compressor. $750. 250-574-3794.

Butcher-Boy commercial meat grinder 3-hp. 220 volt. c/w attachments. $1300. 250318-2030.

Do you have an item for sale under $750?

Did you know that you can place your item in our classifieds for one week for FREE?

Call our Classified Department for details!

250-371-4949

EARN EXTRA $$$

KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city.

Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 Greeting cards made in England each cellophane wrapped 90,000 for $17,000/obo 250- 376-6607.

Inglis Washer/Dryer.

Serviced. $200/obo. 250-376-607.

5th wheel hitch $200. 250374-8285.

Scotch Pine trees smaller ponderosa in pots 2ft (50) $15 each obo 250-376-6607

Sports Equipment Arc Solomon snowboard w/bindings $325.

250-5787776.

Wanted Cash for gold and silver! Also buying coin collections, old money old jewelry Contact Todd 1-250-864-3521.

Pets

6 drawer Walnut dresser w/ mirror & matching double bed exc cond $150. 250-374-7514.

Westsyde 1bdrm. Priv ent.

F/P. Laundry, util/cable incld.

N/S, N/P. $1000. 579-0193.

$900. chairs

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

Garage Sales

Commercial

CHOOSE LOCAL “Our Family Protecting Your Family”

PRESTIGE LOCAL ALARM MONITORING STATION KAMLOOPS ONLY ULC CERTIFIED MONITORING STATION

FREE ESTIMATES FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES OR SWITCH-OVERS LIVE ANSWER | EFFICIENT COST EFFECTIVE | LOCAL COMPANY

10-989 McGill Pl. Kamloops

250-374-0916

Farm Services

Farm Services

BONUS (pick up only): • 2 large Garage Sale Signs • Instructions

Tax not included

Tax not included

Boats

Motorcycles

SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS

10x32 Smokercraft Alum punt.

Rated 3hp, 300 lbs. $650.

250-485-228.

- Regular & Screened Sizes -

RVs/Campers/Trailers

BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR

REIMER’S FARM SERVICE

250-838-0111 Handyperson

Handyperson

No Job Too Small! Friendly Service.

15 years experience. Guaranteed. References.

DAN’S HANDYMAN SERVICES

14ft. Runabout boat. 40hp Johnson motor on trailer. $1500/obo. 778-469-5434.

Frog Boat which special seat and oars. $695. 250-3745788.

10.5ft Timberline truck camper exc cond,w/all the extras, must see, $8500 250-376-1123.

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

danshandymanservices.net Handyman for Hire. One call for all your Handyman needs.

Free estimates. Blaine 250851-6055.

Landscaping PETER’S YARD SERVICE Time to trim Cedar Hedges Tree pruning or removal Yard clean-up, Landscaping Licensed & Certified 250-572-0753

Lawn & Garden Gardens Rototilled.

Tractor mounted tiller. Seniors discount. 250-376-4163.

Security

CHOOSE LOCAL “Our Family Protecting Your Family”

PRESTIGE LOCAL ALARM MONITORING STATION KAMLOOPS ONLY ULC CERTIFIED MONITORING STATION

FREE ESTIMATES FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES OR SWITCH-OVERS LIVE ANSWER | EFFICIENT COST EFFECTIVE | LOCAL COMPANY

10-989 McGill Pl. Kamloops

250-374-0916 Renos & Home Improvement

* Lawn Mowing *Fencing building * Rototilling Reasonable Rates Free Estimates 250-319-2555

2017 Yamaha R3 320CC, Liquid Cooled, ABS Brakes. Low Kms. $3,900.

250-578-7274

Collectibles & Classic Cars

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.

1965 Mercury 4dr., hardtop. 55,000 miles.

390-330HP. $4,000.

250-574-3794

Renovations, Painting, Flooring, Drywall, Bathrooms, Electrical (Red Seal) & more 778-999-4158

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

Domestic Cars

Run until sold New Price $56.00+tax

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

114,428kms. $2,500. 250-3767964.

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)

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.

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

Private party only (no businesses).

Automotive Tires 4-Blizzaks M&S 245/45 R20 $600. 2-Laufenn 235/75 R15 winters on GM rims. $200.

250-376-6482.

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

Must see to appreciate. $12,000. 250-374-1541.

4 Summers 175/70R14 on rims with hubcaps off 2010 Kia Rio. $300. 250-554-8255.

Set of 4 Alloy GM rims bolt pattern 5-100 fits Cavalier & other Chevy’s $80 Firm. Don 250-312-1777.

Motorcycles

Misc Home Service

2013 Lincoln MKZ AWD 67,000 kmS White w/blk leather 4 DR SDN V6 Panoramic Sunroof $16,800 250-319-8784

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John David Bett

In Loving Memory of Lawrence Thiessen

February 16, 1934 - May 2, 2020

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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of John Bett on May 2, 2020 in Ponderosa Lodge. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, John led a full and rich life for 86 years.

John was born in the home of his grandmother in Armley, Saskatchewan to Thomas and Grace (nĂŠe Schiltroth). Along with his two sisters Vivian (Babe) and Bernice (Bunny), the family lived in Armley for another 2 years. In 1936, they moved to Flin Flon, Manitoba, where sister Elva was born. Living there until 1948, John was very active and involved in hockey and boxing. The family left for the mining town of Bralorne, British Columbia, where John, an excellent athlete, continued with hockey, curling, hunting, and his love of the outdoors. Attending school in Bralorne, John met the love of his life, high school sweetheart, Lois Jackson.

After graduation, John worked in Chilliwack with family for a short time. From there, he and his best friend Don Osborne, spent a summer working on the Hope-Agassiz Highway. Then back to Bralorne, where John began his career with BC Tel which spanned 36 years until his retirement in 1991.

In 1956, John and Lois married and began their life together in Kamloops. In 1962, they bought their beloved farm in Barnhartvale and began to build. Son David was born in 1960, followed by son Brian in 1965. The following years were rich and filled with music, raising race horses, hand turning his hay, and he was a founding member of the Pine Tree Riding Club. They spent their holidays at Little Gun Lake for canoeing, horseback trips to Spruce Lake, as well as singing songs with friends and family.

Through it all, his family was the most important thing to John. He was generous to a fault with his time and attention and this made him the cornerstone of his grandchildrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives.

John was predeceased by his parents Thomas Faulkner Bett in 2003, Grace Viola Schiltroth in 1985 and his sister Bunny in 1995. He is survived by his wife Lois of 64 years, his sons David (Donna) and Brian (Linda), grandchildren Daina (Bill), John (Maria), Lindsay (Mathew), Ashley, and Courtney (Saik), great-grandchildren Lukas and Ava Bischoff; Layne, Lexi, Lia, and Lydia Bett; also Ziyan Bett as well as Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sisters Vivian â&#x20AC;&#x153;Babeâ&#x20AC;? Evans of Flin Flon, Elva Craig of Maple Ridge, and Louise Lakusta of Fort St. James in addition to numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.

The Bett family would like to thank all of the wonderful staff at Ponderosa Lodge who so lovingly cared for John during his journey through the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Long Goodbye.â&#x20AC;? Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Maybee, Dr. Adamarie Steyn, Holly (Mental Health), and Shirley Shanks (Ponderosa). Their kindness and dedication made everything so much easier for both John and Lois.

A celebration of Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held at a later date.

If friends desire, donations may be made in Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to the Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Society or the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home.

Condolences may be mailed to Lois Bett at 321-3300 Valleyview Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 0G9.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

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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.

For nothing loved is ever lost; And she was loved so much.

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Douglas Bushey

June 11, 1932 - May 11, 2020

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Celebration of Life Gary Dumma

It is with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Douglas Bushey in Victoria, BC on May 11, 2020 after a lengthy battle with dementia.

Doug was born and raised in Toronto along with his four siblings. He moved to the Northwest Territories where he taught for seven years. Most of his teaching career was later spent in Kamloops where he met his wife Kanwal. They married in 1976. In 2016 they moved to Victoria, BC to be closer to family. Doug was known as a kind, loving, gentle man who loved the outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

Correction Notice The correct phone number is 250-5740589 if you wish to be notified when the celebration of life will be held. Or email Aaron Canada at: aaroncanada271281 @gmail.com

He is survived by his wife Kanwal, siblings, nieces and nephews, his step-daughter Pratima, step-daughter-in-law Christie and four grandchildren Aaron, Jameel, Ravi, and Raekha.

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No service by family request.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada would be greatly appreciated.

Celebration of Life Party for Gary has tentatively been re-scheduled for Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 2:00 pm until 10:00 pm at 843 Sumac Place, Kamloops.

May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of despair

Rita Elizabeth Maria Ambikadevi Chauhan (née Moodliar) December 13, 1933 - May 11, 2020

Our beloved Rita Elizabeth Maria Ambikadevi Chauhan (née Moodliar) passed into the arms of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on May 11, 2020.

Rita was born in Mumbai, India where she spent her formative years. After attending school and becoming a teacher, she and her husband, along with their children, immigrated to Kamloops, BC Canada, where she started teaching in 1965. Rita worked at John Tod, A.E. Perry, Summit, and retired from Westmount Elementary School. Rita enjoyed her retirement years as a volunteer in the community. She helped out at Kamloops Christian School, ushered at Sagebrush Theatre and taught Sunday school in her church.

She was passionate about everything she put her hand to and always exceeded what was expected of her in her career, her family and with her friends. She lived a productive and faith-filled life, and is now rejoicing in heaven with her loved ones who have gone before.

Rita is predeceased by her father and mother Dr. and Mrs. Madhao and Elisabeth Moodliar; her brother Heinz Wilhem Jamsheed Moodliar; her husband Inderjeet (Nick) Wickram Chauhan; and son-in-law Eddie Kendrick.

A loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Rita is survived by her three children: Indira Rempel, Arjun Chauhan and Sarina Chauhan; eight grandchildren: Sara (Glen) Farrow, Joshua (Anisha) Rempel, Leah (Brady) Rempel, Reuben Chauhan, John (Stephanie) Chauhan, Kyla (Ben) Steinley, Tane Kendrick and Aiyana Kendrick; and four greatgrandchildren: Rachel and Daniel Farrow, Ethan Chauhan and Maksimus Rempel.

She also leaves behind numerous friends and family members all over the globe who will miss her tremendously.

Rita’s beautiful smile, encouragement, love, and support will be dearly cherished. We will continue her legacy and live the life she modelled for us. Until we meet again.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and/or The Breast Cancer Society of Canada.

A celebration of life will be held; the date is yet to be determined.

“The lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.”

Numbers 6:24-26 (Holy Bible, NIV) Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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Robert Gordon Greer 1935 - 2020

It is with heartfelt sadness that the loving family of Robert Gordon Stanley Greer must announce his passing from life on May 13, 2020 after losing his battle with cancer at the age of 85 years. During his precious last days, final family visits were difficult to arrange due to the Covid-19 situation. However, thanks to the dedicated care and devotion of Gordon’s daughter and her husband, final visits were made possible. Gordon remained under their care through the end of life period in his final days.

Gordon was a caring person who would pitch in to help anyone that needed it. He was known to his friends and colleagues as Gordie, but he was lovingly known to his closest survivors as “Dad” or “Grampa.” Gordon was survived by his daughter and son-in-law JoAnne and Russ Johnston, his son Rod Greer, his son and daughter-in-law Dan and Pam Greer, and his grand children Cole Greer, Justin Greer, Cesira Comazzetto, Gordie Greer, Loryn Greer and Cameron Spence. His loving wife Marlene Greer and son Michael Greer had predeceased him in 1998 and 2006 respectively.

Gordon was born in Emo, Ontario on April 4, 1935 to parents Willis and Pearl Greer. He is survived by brother Gary Greer and sister-in-law Margaret Greer and predeceased by brother Jack Greer and sister Patricia Crampton.

Gordon served in the Royal Canadian Air Force for 20 years where he was deployed for operations in the Middle East and Europe while residing and raising his family in Canadian Air Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta.

Subsequently he settled in Kamloops, BC upon retiring from the military in 1972. He and wife Marlene worked for several decades in dog and horse breeding from their acreage in Knutsford, BC. During that time Gordon served as Executive Director of the Kiwanis House Rehabilitation Centre from 1985-1999 where he assisted in the lives of many. He also served locally as Kiwanis Club President and as Regional Trustee of Kiwanis International.

Each Loss

Due to the Coronavirus restrictions, a formal funeral will not be held. We ask that those who knew him to keep him in their hearts and remember him for the great and loving person that he was.

Each loss is very different, The pain is so severe.

Will I ever stop missing This one I loved so dear?

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal”

Good times we had together, The moments that we shared We didn’t have to tell each other How much we really cared.

I never dreamed you’d go away, Never thought of sorrow.

So sure you’d always be here Took for granted each tomorrow.

Now my life is all confused Since you went away.

You took a part of me And for help I daily pray.

But when God sent you to me He never said that you were mine, That I could keep you always – Only borrowed for a time.

Now, He’s called you home, I’m sad and I shed tears.

Yet I’m glad He loaned you to me And we had these many years.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to cancer research. And finally, an anonymous quote:

Sonja Wells It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Sonja Y. Wells (Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother) on May 11, 2020 surrounded by the love of her family, after her long battle with cancer.

The middle child of three, Sonja was born in Wells, BC on September 8, 1942 and was passionate about caring for people. She always worked in the medical field, including time spent in the medical unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1970 Sonja moved to Kamloops for the final time where she raised her children, went back to school at Cariboo College and worked as a Registered Nurse at Royal Inland Hospital.

Sonja enjoyed the peace and quiet of country living, being outside in the sun and had a love of flowers. She made time for afternoon tea and there was always soup when you visited. Sonja was a wonderful correspondent and loved spending time with family and friends. She was highly organized and busy during the day, and an avid game show watcher in the evenings.

Sonja leaves behind her brother Ron (Bev) Stone, daughter Lyn Ferec, son Terence (Vera) Wells, grandchildren Cynthia (Stephen), Alicja, Ryanne and Terence Jr., and great-grandchildren Oliver and Hayden.

She was predeceased by her parents John and Ednah, and her sister Irma.

She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

The family wishes to express their gratitude to the staff and doctors at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Cancer Clinic who supported Sonja during her battle. They would also like to thank her family doctor Dr. Susan Vlahos, and the doctors and nurses at Royal Inland Hospital who cared for Sonja in her final days.

A celebration of Sonja’s life will be held when family and friends can gather safely. If you wish to be notified of the date when finalized, please email cferec@gmail.com.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the BC Cancer Foundation.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

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Maxine Hendy (formerly Bradford)

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Maxine on May 12, 2020.

Maxine was born February 18, 1921 and she had just celebrated her 99th birthday with family and friends where she had invited everyone to come back for her 100 birthday!

Maxine was predeceased by her first husband Frank Bradford in 1960 and by her second husband Wilf Hendy in 1970. She was also predeceased by her daughter Shirley in 2004, son Frank in 2006 and son-in-law Dan in 2013.

Maxine is survived by her sister Audrey Hohn, her daughter Evelyn Howland, her son Gordon Bradford, and her son-in-law Dave Mason. She is also survived by her grandchildren Frank (Leonora), Shelley (James), Christopher, Brad (Michelle), Donna (Dave), Jason, Sarah (Randy), Joshua, Kenneth (Kylie), Richard (Clarisa) and David Mason JR. Maxine also has fourteen greatgrandchildren and in April her first great-great-granddaughter was born.

Unfortunately, she did not get to meet her, but she would have loved her as much as she loved all her family.

Maxine was the third child of Ruth and Fred Williams, and when Fred passed her mother married Owen Legg. She was a descendant of Thomas and Ellen Argyle, former Royal Engineer and Race Rocks Lighthouse Keeper. She grew up with seven brothers and sisters: Adele, Gloria, Dorothy, Ruth, Donald, Ken and Audrey. Maxine lived in Vancouver for most of her life, worked and raised her family there. She moved to Kamloops in 2005 to be closer to her family here. She was an original resident at Bedford Manor since 2005 and we would like to thank everyone there for the wonderful care over the years. We have been so blessed to have had her here with us! Throughout the years Maxine has always been there for her family in times of happiness, sickness and sorrow. She has attended many weddings, birthdays and organized family reunions. She has also been there in times of need and for ailing family. Maxine was our family historian and spent many years working on our genealogy. She wrote three books about our family history in story form and made copies for all of us.

We would like to thank the doctors and nurses at RIH for the compassion and care given to Maxine in her final days.

Maxine will be placed to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Burnaby, BC. A family gathering will take place at a future date.

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December 5, 1949 - May 13, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Frank Makeiff of Kamloops, BC, on May 10, 2020 at 71 years of age.

Ken Schlinker passed away in Calgary on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at the age of 70 years.

Frank is survived by his loving wife Gayle, his children Darren (Tricia) Makeiff of St. Albert, AB, and Jacquie Makeiff of Calgary, AB and his grandchildren Zakk, Taylor and Mila. Also left to cherish Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory are his sister Lola (Larry) Stone of Kamloops, BC, and various nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.

Frank was predeceased by his mother Mary, his father Nick, sisters Helen Mesluk and Verna Seminoff and his brother John MacKave.

Frank attended school in Grand Forks, BC, before attending BCIT and pursuing a career in iron work with Local 97. He also became a welder, and through his working career he travelled and worked around the Province of BC. He enjoyed travelling and was able to see Scotland, Dublin, France, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Frank also enjoyed curling with seniors at Mac Park, golfing in the summer, and swimming at Westsyde Pool. His love of dogs made him a neighbourhood favourite, as well as his pride in his yard. His smile and the mischievous twinkle in his eyes will be sadly missed by everyone.

The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the nursing staff at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice.

Donations in Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory may be made to the Kamloops Hospice Association, 72 Whiteshield Crescent S., Kamloops, BC, V2E 2S9.

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Kenneth Roland Schlinker

1948 - 2020

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He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 45 years Elaine; children Tammy (Neil) Lever of Calgary, AB, John (Mary) Schlinker of Squamish, BC, and Darryl (Laura) Schlinker of Calgary, AB; grandchildren Camryn, Brianna, Alyssa, Megan, Wyatt, Riley, Georgina, Becky, Sara and Brad; great-grandchildren Alex, Emmalee and Kayla; sister Dianne Harrison; several foster children; and many more family and friends.

He was predeceased by his parents John Schlinker and Joan Card, aunt and uncle Roland and Claire Card and foster son Tyler Smith.

Ken was born and raised in St. Catharines, ON. After meeting the love of his life Elaine, they were married and began their family. Ken loved the mountains and so the family moved out to live in Calgary, AB and Kamloops, BC. They were blessed with three children but they also fostered children in their home for many years.

In later years Ken went to the U of C and received his Bachelors degree in social work.

He loved to work with children and spent much of his time working with developmentally challenged children.

He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather that had a great sense of humour.

Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of Agecare SkyPointe - Sunridge West and the nursing staff of the Peter Lougheed Center - Ward 44.

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I know that no matter what You will always be with me.

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When I see a bird chirping on a nearby branch I will know it is you singing to me.

When a butterďŹ&#x201A;y brushes gently by me so care freely I will know it is you assuring me you are free from pain.

When the gentle fragrance of a ďŹ&#x201A;ower catches my attention I will know it is you reminding me To appreciate the simple things in life.

When the sun shining through my window awakens me I will feel the warmth of your love.

When I hear the rain pitter patter against my window sill I will hear your words of wisdom And will remember what you taught me so wellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; That without rain trees cannot grow Without rain ďŹ&#x201A;owers cannot bloom Without lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges I cannot grow strong.

When I look out to the sea I will think of your endless love for your family.

When I think of mountains, their majesty and magniďŹ cence I will think of your courage for your country.

No matter where I am Your spirit will be beside me For I know that no matter what You will always be with me.

by Tram-Tiara T. Von Reichenbach

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightening they Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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