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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 | Volume 33 No. 63
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JESSIE’S XMAS WISH
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Christmas parties, Wildlights event nixed MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com
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Brenda McParland, mother of Katherine McParland, pays a visit to the vigil to her daughter that was set up at Kamloops Alliance Church earlier this week. Katherine, executive director of A Way Home Kamloops — a non-profit agency dedicated to ending youth homelessness — died on Dec. 4. She was in her early 30s. Cause of death has not yet been announced and, while the Kamloops RCMP and BC Coroners Service investigate, police have said they do not believe criminality was involved in her death. Turn to pages A12 and A13 for more on this story.
Holiday staple events — including wandering through the Wildlights at the BC Wildlife Park, sitting on Santa’s lap at a mall or travelling to another region in the province for a ski vacation, — have been cancelled, but some alternatives are being planned. Most restrictions on social gatherings have been extended for another month through the holiday season as COVID-19 case counts remain high in B.C. On Monday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry extended her health orders from November, restricting public gatherings and events to at least Jan. 8, 2021 at midnight. That means no large Christmas or New Year’s Eve gatherings with anybody but those with whom you live. That also means residents are advised to undertake essential travel only and most holiday events are cancelled. The decision has scuttled plans for this year’s Wildlights festival at the BC Wildlife Park, despite a drive-thru option being available. General manager Glenn Grant said a drivethru version was considered, but he noted roadways through the park are too close to some of the animal enclosures and having a lineup of idling cars passing through with their headlights shinning would be intrusive and stressful for the animals.
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