Kamloops This Week January 26, 2022

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A CALL FOR TNRD BOARD CHAIR TO RESIGN ON JAN. 29, 2020, A SENIOR REGIONAL DISTRICT MANAGER SENT A LONG LETTER TO TNRD BOARD CHAIR KEN GILLIS, DETAILING NUMEROUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THEN-CAO SUKH GILL. THE LETTER WAS NEVER SHARED WITH THE BOARD. TWO WEEKS LATER, GILL DEPARTED THE TNRD WITH A SEVERANCE PACKAGE IN EXCESS OF $500,000.

TNRD DIRECTOR SALLY WATSON IS NOW CALLING FOR GILLIS TO STEP DOWN

I’m not going to “ explain. I’m not going

to say that I kept any letter from the board and I’m not going to explain and I’m not going to comment.

”

If the board had known about “ this letter before the payout was

— KEN GILLIS, CHAIR OF THE TNRD BOARD AND DIRECTOR FOR AREA L (GRASSLANDS AREA SOUTH AND EAST OF KAMLOOPS)

THE WHISTLEBLOWER LETTER: PAGES A5-A7 FULL AUDIT COST IS $500,000: PAGE A10 FORENSIC AUDIT REPORT: PAGES A12-A14

decided, it is very, very likely that it would not have been a payout. It would have been a justifiable dismissal.

”

— SALLY WATSON, TNRD DIRECTOR FOR AREA E (BONPARTE PLATEAU AREA OF THE SOUTH CARIBOO)

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WHISTLEBLOWER LETTER SPARKS DEBATE THE QUESTION: WHY WASN’T TNRD BOARD SHOWN STAFFER’S DOCUMENT? JESSICA WALLACE

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A Thompson-Nicola Regional District director is calling for board chair Ken Gillis to step down after it was learned a letter sent to him by a whistleblower — a senior TNRD manager who detailed allegations against former TNRD CAO Sukh Gill — was not shared with the TNRD board.

The letter was sent to Gillis on Jan. 29, 2020, just two weeks prior to Gill’s sudden departure from the regional district in midFebruary, with a board-approved $520,000 severance package.

A legal agreement between Gill and the TNRD mandated his departure be called a “retirement,” but the regional district has not, to date, explained why Gill is no longer the CAO of the organization.

The TNRD has said Gill’s departure was not connected to issues raised by KTW’s investigation of spending at the regional district under Gill.

The 12-page letter to Gillis was obtained

by KTW and was referenced in the BDO Canada forensic audit report released this week by the TNRD. BDO Canada was hired last year by the TNRD to undertake a forensic audit of its finances as a result of a KTW investigation that detailed spending by Gill as head of the regional district between 2015 and 2020.

The contents of the letter include various allegations, many of which have been reported on previously by KTW, including financial concerns that are now the subject of an RCMP investigation and questions about the awarding of contracts.

Last week’’s public TNRD board meeting ended abruptly following a comment

by Area E (Bonaparte Plateau) director Sally Watson about letters being shredded at the board chair level.

Watson said that, due to the detailed nature of the letter, complete with dates and additional resources to corroborate claims, the letter could have been used as a launch point for dismissal of Gill with cause.

“If the board had known about this letter before the payout was decided, it is very, very likely that it would not have been a payout,” Watson said.

“It would have been a justifiable dismissal.”

Watson told KTW the board did not see the letter until just before Christmas in 2021 — meaning the board was not aware of the letter prior to Gill leaving the regional district with a severance package.

Former interim TNRD CAO Randy Diehl, who began at the regional district shortly after Gill’s departure in February 2020, told KTW he never saw the letter.

On May 6, 2020, KTW filed a Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act request to the regional district for documents linked to bullying and harassment complaints in the previous five years.

The letter was not included in the package of documents received by this newspaper.

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Gillis:‘I’m not commenting on this letter’ From A5

The letter was not included in the package of documents received by KTW despite the letter containing an entire section beneath a heading of “bullying and harassment” and more than a page of related allegations to follow.

TNRD manager of corporate and legislative services Deanna Campbell said the document was not found.

“We wouldn’t have found it,”

she said when asked why KTW’s FOI request did not result in obtaining the letter.

“In our search of records, that wasn’t saved in any files or our records.”

Campbell said she does not know what would have been done with any letter sent to Gillis, noting he is not required to give such documents to staff. Campbell said it comes down to judgment.

As for potential legal ramifications of destroying such documents, Campbell said “intent”

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“If there’s a request and you’re purposely deleting something or trying to triple-delete an email in response to a request or knowing its going to get requested, then that’s one thing,” Campbell said.

“If you can prove someone intended to do that, then I think that comes with penalties. There could be documents that other staff members and board members have deleted that may get requested five years from now, but we don’t have them anymore because it wasn’t intentionally destroyed — it was just people

were cleaning out their emails and getting rid of their files.”

The TNRD implemented a whistleblower policy in the fall of 2020, recommending complaints about the CAO should go to the board chair. However, no direction for the chair to address the complaint is provided in the policy.

“There’s nothing to say that the chair has to bring it to the board and I think that’s probably the case because I think it’s just going to vary among local governments and among councils and boards as to how a mayor or chair decides to handle that,” Campbell said.

Gillis was asked to explain why

the letter did not go to the board.

“I’m not going to explain,” Gillis told KTW. “I’m not going to say that I kept any letter from the board and I’m not going to explain and I’m not going to comment.”

Gillis was asked who saw the letter and why the board didn’t see the letter, when the board is ultimately responsibility for decision-making, including the fate of former CAO Gill. Gillis declined to answer.

He was asked if the board knew about the letter and its detailed allegations and whether a board review of the letter could have saved the regional district from paying severance.

“I appreciate that you have to ask these questions and I’m not commenting on this letter or any letter,” Gillis said.

“Because at this point, anything that was related to that is in-camera material and I do not discuss things that are in camera. I’m just saying that anything that I had to do with it was confidential and it remains confidential.”

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Citing in-camera proceedings and closed meetings, Kamloops TNRD directors will not comment on the issue of the whistleblower letter not being shared with the board.

Nor would Kamloops directors say if and when they may have seen the letter and whether its contents would have changed the way in which they voted on Sukh Gill’s $520,000 severance package in early 2020.

KTW obtained the 12-page letter, which includes numerous allegations against former CAO Sukh Gill from a senior TNRD manager.

Mayor Ken Christian and councillors Dale Bass, Dieter Dudy, Mike O’Reilly, Kathy Sinclair and Arjun Singh would not comment when contacted by KTW. “I swore an oath,” Singh said. “To keep things that are in closed meetings closed so, unfortunately, I can’t give you any comment as to whether I’ve seen the letter

or not. In fact, it would be illegal to do so. Sorry. Can’t help.”

Christian said the circumstances pertaining to Gill’s departure were done in closed meetings and the “agreement itself says that nobody can talk about it.”

He said speaking about it could get him fired and opens the regional district to legal ramifications and additional costs.

As for process at city hall, Christian said that, hypothetically, such a letter with information about CAO David Trawin would go to both the mayor and council.

“Because it’s the mayor and council that are the employer of Mr. Trawin and Mr. Trawin, everybody else is an employee of him,”Christian said. “There’s no extra sort of veto power that you would have as the mayor in a municipality. It’s the mayor and council.”

Sinclair said as a city councillor, she would expect a hypothetical whistleblower about the CAO to come to all of council. She said decisions are made “collectively.”

“Any governing body

depends upon the decisionmaking body and no individual has the authority to make a decision on behalf of the governing body without their consultation,” she said.

Also speaking hypothetically, Singh said questions arise over to whom such a document is addressed and the request of the person who wrote the letter.

TNRD area E (Bonaparte Plateau) director Sally Watson implied in a board meeting last week letters were being shredded at the board chair level, while TNRD chair Ken Gillis defended letters not going to a board of directors, depending on the person to whom the letters are addressed.

The letter in question was addressed to “Chair Gillis.”

Asked what he would think if Christian were to withhold a letter about Trawin from council, Singh replied, “It’s really dependent on the situation.”

In a text message to KTW, Dudy said he could not speak about the whistleblower letter because it would put him at risk of censure or criminal charges.

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Kamloops This Week is a politically independent newspaper, published Wednesdays at 1365-B Dalhousie Dr., Kamloops, B.C., V2C 5P6 Phone: 250-374-7467 | Fax: 250-374-1033 email: editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

Time-travelling via the silver screen

I

managed to time travel last weekend, watching a film through the eyes of my son, who is now the same age I was when I first saw the movie — and finding myself fascinated by the differing reactions between the two of us.

I was 20 years old in the spring of 1989 when I first saw Heathers, the morbidly dark comedy that has Christian Slater channelling his inner Jack Nicholson.

The movie features four teenaged girls — three named Heather and one named Veronica, portrayed expertly by Winona Ryder — who form a nasty clique at an Ohio high school.

When Slater’s character, Jason Dean, arrives at Westerberg High School, he convinces Veronica to help him murder various mean, popular students — including a Heather — and stage their deaths as suicides.

I watched the movie in the old Royal Cinema in downtown Vancouver and was blown away by the blackness of the humour.

This was not a John Hughes teen flick.

My 20-year-old self in 1989 was a bit taken aback by the violence in Heathers, but was not overly fazed by some of the language used in the script.

My 20-year-son in 2022 was more or less unfazed by the violence, but a bit taken aback by some of the language.

And therein lies a clear illustration of how society can change over the decades, transforming along the way how we think and react to situations.

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MUSINGS As the 53-year-old me watched Heathers, he was a bit jarred by something that was not even an issue when the 20-year-old me first saw the film — the fact that the fatal revenge on the bullies, the attempt to set off bombs in the school and Slater’s character’s penchant for wearing dark trench coats were strikingly similar to the Columbine school shootings that took place in Littleton, Col., exactly a decade after the movie was released.

When the 20-year-old me watched the film, school shootings were not the regular occurrence they are today.

While the modern mass shooting epidemic (primarily in the U.S., but also happening less often elsewhere, including here in Canada) can be traced to Charles Whitman atop the University of Texas tower in 1966, the disturbing phenomenon of school shootings is generally considered to have begun at Frontier Middle School in Moses Lake, Wash., in 1996.

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It is generally considered to have reached (and influenced) so many more disturbed youth in 1999 with the shootings at Columbine.

Since Columbine, the number of mass school shootings in the United States has skyrocketed, so much so that reports of such carnage have become news that no longer shocks. School shootings, sad to say, have become inside-page equivalents of fenderbenders, as do most incidents that occur at such a frenetic pace as to desensitize the masses.

And that takes me to my 20-year-old son’s reaction to Heathers as we watched it, an Old Style Pilsner in his hand (befitting a university kid) and a Sleeman’s

Honey Brown in my weathered mitt.

My son was born in 2001 and, from the first time he read a newspaper, school shootings and related carnage have been commonplace.

Sure, it was always shocking to hear, but after the first few dozen such incidents, the surprise wears off. My son’s generation learned how to lock the doors and hide from potential shooters alongside the ABCs, something the childhood me never had to contemplate.

So, no, the murders and bombs and other school-related violence of Heathers did not faze him.

But he did notice when some characters uttered homophobic

slurs that are verboten today. He did turn toward me with widened eyes when a cop used the “derogatory f’ word to refer to two corpses whose deaths were staged to appear as though a pair of male lovers had carried out a suicide pact.

The liberal use of such slurs was commonplace in society when the 20-year-old me watched the film; the liberal use of weapons to slaughter various segments of a school body, not so much.

For my son at the exact age, the opposite is true.

One step forward, one step backward as we navigate an everchanging world. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @ChrisJFoulds

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WELCOME ALL TO WHITE’S LAND Editor: As one of the many seniors living south of Columbia Street at Fourth Avenue, I have been trying to find out who is responsible for cleaning the sidewalk on the east side of the avenue, leading from Columbia Street and proceeding south on the east side of the roadway toward the Kamloops Law Courts.

Following a snowfall, this sidewalk doesn’t get shovelled and becomes treacherous for pedestrians, especially for us seniors living farther south of the courthouse. There is too much traffic for us to walk on the roadway.

The city says it is not their responsibility, while the province, through Kamloops-South MLA Todd Stone’s office, says it is a city problem.

Nobody will take responsibility. Therefore, I plan to lay claim to this area in the very near future, before the next heavy dump of snow.

I would like to advise all

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Editor: someone whose very success or which then turn critical, disallowed I cannot express the absolute failure on the job literally means life advocates for people unable to helplessness, anger and distrust I or death. vehicle drivers that there will speak for themselves because there feel with the current state of our If the last two years have highbe a toll road on the road can’t be too many people in the medical system — and not just lighted anything, it is the sheer that exits Columbia Street at waiting room, people sent to suffer during the past two years that have incompetence of those in charge of or die at home due to lack of space Fourth Avenue, starting at the brought it to its knees, but for the our health-care system. southwest corner of the courtor staff, improper triage resulting in past 25 years.

During this time period, our house and extending down to escalation of their illness or injury This is a systemic problem government should have been Columbia. and the list goes on and on. passed on and passed over by every opening more seats at universities Drivers will be able to purYes, COVID-19 is serious, but it single government elected since the for nurses and other health pracchase a multiple use card from is a small stain on a filthy rag banmid-1990s. titioners, offering free education what I am planning to call daging this bastardized system we Health-care workers, namely upgrades for LNs and care-aides, White’s Land, which will include call health-care. nurses, have been grossly overusing military medics to train the first 25 metres east of the I am asking our government to worked for decades, with stagnant health-care workers at a faster rate roadway. The toll should cover relax the bureaucracy for once and pay and disgusting hours. or doing anything else proactive to my cost, as prime minister of do something. MLAs have been Who in their right mind would bolster the system.

White’s Land, for contracting elected to do something. They need willingly want to work 12- to Instead, we have burned-out an out snow removal, plus provide to change the bandage, relax the already overworked staff, cancelled additional monies for me to pur- 16-hour shifts, day and night, with purse strings and smarten up. no reasonable work-life balance, “elective” or “non-urgent” procechase groceries.

I’d say we are sick and tired of dures resulting in countless deaths Watch the flags on this newly unrealistic workloads and a highly this nonsense, but we are too damn charged overly administrative and due to unscreened cancers and claimed territory to go up and scared to be sick. other conditions, cancelled prelisten for the screaming from the toxic environment. This would be Michelle Neufeld unfair to ask of anyone, let alone ventive surgeries and procedures, city and province, arguing this Kamloops can’t be done.

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The forensic audit of the Thompson Nicola Regional District cost significantly more than originally thought, coming in just shy of $500,000. The audit was originally estimated to cost between $50,000 and $75,000.

However, the scope and timelines expanded. The cost of the audit — which was ordered by the TNRD board as a result of a KTW investigation into spending under former CAO Sukh Gill — is almost as much as the $520,000 Gill received in a severance package when he left the regional district suddenly in February 2020.

TNRD CAO Scott Hildebrand said the board fully endorsed the forensic audit and continued to direct him to go deeper as more information was found.

“I’m not passing the buck at all, but I just felt certainly like we needed to do our due diligence and, if we didn’t do what we did, I think

we would have been criticized for that, as well. I feel like we needed to do it right and we’ve still got a lot of work ahead of us.”

Hildebrand said the final cost, paid to BDO Canada for months worth of digging into the books at the regional district, was $497,427.50. An additional $15,000 was paid for contract communications work associated to the audit.

Hildebrand said the communications contractor was hired due to capacity issues as the audit was being conducted simultaneously to multiple emergencies in the region.

Neither TNRD staff time nor legal costs are included in the audit and communications costs, nor were they known when KTW asked about them on Tuesday.

Hildebrand said the money to fund the audit will come from TNRD reserves.

Hildebrand said the scope of the audit changed as time went on and more details were discovered.

The audit brought to light myriad allegations under Gill’s leadership, including a culture of

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inappropriate spending and intimidation.

Hildebrand said BDO Canada received more than 45,000 emails, reviewing 12,000 of them manually, and put in more than 1,500 hours of time. He said the nature of the paper-based government organization added to the workload.

Hildebrand said every time something came up, the auditors dug deeper and the regional district had to do its due diligence.

“It’s not what I would have hoped for or expected and I know that it’s a huge number, but I also feel like we owed it to the public and staff to fully understand what happened,” Hildebrand said.

As I mentioned, everywhere you looked and every piece of information from an employee or ex-employee, every time something came up, we needed to go deeper.

It just continued to go.”

Hildebrand said the audit has provided opportunity to build a new foundation at the regional district “the right way” following 20 years of leadership under Gill.

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Extreme weather Extreme calls for weather dual response calls for dual response City of Kamloops

ACTIVITY PROGRAMS TRU RESEARCHER WAS TRU AMONG RESEARCHER PANEL TO WAS STUDY AMONG CLIMATE PANEL TO STUDY CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONCHANGE AND RISK MITIGATION REDUCTION AND RISK REDUCTION SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

A Thompson Rivers University researcher is part of a recent report calling for a proactive approach to disasters that combines climate change mitigation and risk reduction.

TRU researcher Mike Flannigan lended his expertise as the university’s research chair for predictive services, emergency management and fire science.

“The nuts and bolts of this report is that disaster risk reduction and climate change applications are two separate entities and the two really didn’t talk to each other very much,” he said.

Flannigan was one of 11 panelists, whose fields include risk management and reduction, climate change and emergency management.

The study, which was sponsored by Public Safety Canada, identifies ways in which Canada can better prepare for extreme weather events, which Flannigan said will happen more often.

“Most of our problems are caused by extreme weather. Heat, drought, flooding — it’s extreme conditions that cause all the problems. With climate change, we’re seeing a lot more extremes,” he said.

Flannigan said one concern with more and more extreme weather is insurance companies becoming unwilling, or charging much more, to insure properties within disaster areas.

He used California as an example, where, in 2018, the Camp wildfire destroyed more than 10,000 homes.

“Insurance companies are going to say, ‘We will not insure you if you build in that location.’ We’re seeing that in California already, which, to me, is about five years ahead of where we are,” Flannigan said.

He recalled the work of the U.S. Forest Service, which approached a number of homeowners living in a box canyon, which Flannigan described as “like a death trap if a fire starts,” due to

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This chart from the BDO Canada forensic audit of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District lists the top 10 individuals/categories in which meal expenses exceed meals threshold, by total amount, between 2015 and 2019. Individual 29 is former TNRD CAO Sukh Gill.

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The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has released a redacted version of the forensic audit report

by BDO Canada, an audit ordered as a result of a KTW investigation into spending at the TNRD under former CAO Sukh Gill.

The 69-page report — which cost about $500,000 to complete and which may be evidence in an ongoing RCMP investigation — does not include names of individuals or vendors and was released about a month after a summarized presentation of the audit findings was made publicly to the board in December.

That presentation outlined a “culture of inappropriate spending” at the regional district under Gill, who departed the TNRD suddenly in February 2020 with a severance package worth $520,000.

The investigation scope generally covered a period from Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2019, but per diem and telecommunications expense analysis covered 2014 to 2019 and emails dated back to 2001. It involved review of management and board expense claims, procurement and vendor review and other matters. Former CAO Gill was not interviewed.

The report alludes to “Individual 29,” who is Gill.

“Individual 29, through [redacted] legal counsel, stipulated several conditions in response to our invitation for an interview,” the report states. “We did not believe it was appropriate to accept such conditions. There are also two other individuals who were not available or who did not respond to our interview requests.”

According to BDO Canada, a whistleblower letter — sent from a senior TNRD manager to TNRD board chair Ken Gillis on Jan. 29, 2020 — expressed concerns about Gill.

(KTW has obtained that letter, which was not revealed to the board, and details of the letter and the controversy around it can be found on page A5 of today’s edition.)

“There are numerous allegations outlined in this letter,” BDO Canada wrote.

BDO Canada was asked to investigate claims in the letter regarding expense reimbursement claims without itemized receipts and taxpayer-funded expense claims for food and beverage, including alcohol.

Other allegations presented to BDO Canada from management included buying backpacks annually for relatives, providing gift cards for coffee shops to family and friends regularly and spending money on coffee,

restaurants, alcohol, gift cards. The audit also noted a jewelry purchase ($1,100) from Anne Louise in Vancouver, with no receipt or justification.

In addition to the culture of inappropriate spending, the report details a culture of “intimidation,” including pressure placed on staff to participate in practices that circumvented internal controls.

“Examples include directing subordinate staff to use their individual corporate credit cards where senior staff (who would then approve the expenses) were present,” the report states.

“We understand [Gill] stated that Individual 30’s ‘credit card was going to lose its virginity’ paying for a group meal at Nandi’s [Flavours of India] and that was to pay on corporate credit card in order ‘to make more complicit.’”

The report states that “conflicts of interest are apparent” in Gill’s dealings with TNRD vendors, including accepting personal benefits from vendors. Gill apparently accepted invitations to a rental home of a TNRD contractor on at least two occasions.

In addition, a relative of Gill was hired by a vendor around the same time of contract renewal.

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LOCAL NEWS Former ThompsonNicola Regional District CAO Sukh Gill left the regional district suddenly in February 2020 with a severance package worth $520,000 and a legal agreement that his departure be termed a “retirement.”

A year-long KTW investigation of spending at the TNRD under Gill led to the regional district board to order a forensic audit, while an RCMP criminal investigation into financial matters at the TNRD is ongoing.

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“[Gill] appears to have leveraged [redacted] role and network at TNRD to raise funds for a charity with whom [redacted] was involved (IndoCanLinks),” the report states.

The report states employees said Gill built relationships with the board to facilitate a good working relationship and “enlist support” for initiatives and management style.

“Another employee claims that [Gill] was able to influence the board to agree with proposals such as paying out [redacted] vacation and pay raises, and [redacted] would also influence who would be board chair. Anyone who talked to the board or voiced complaints was challenged by [Gill] and fired in some instances,” the report states.

As part of the review, the auditor found a purchase order for Nandi’s Flavours of India that was crossed out from

$12,000 to $20,000 with a different coloured pen and manually signed off by Gill.

Someone at the TNRD was interviewed about the invoice, but the reasoning behind the increase could not be recalled.

The process did not follow typical procedure. However, the TNRD individual told the auditor “with [Gill] nothing is every normal, if [redacted] says you have to change it, you would just change it and that’s the end of it.”

“This is an apparent example of [Gill] circumventing TNRD’s PO change process, with which was presumably familiar given prior employment position. This particular incident is of interest considering the apparent close relationship between [Gill] and [Nandi Spolia].”

Several witnesses whose names appeared on receipts said they were not in attendance for meals.

Nandi’s Flavours of India

saw the most dollars spent of any food and beverage vendor in the time analyzed by the auditor. Almost all (95 per cent) of Gill’s expenses at Nandi’s did not have itemized or legible receipts.

Spolia and Gill together organize the IndoCanLinks golf tournament and both have longtime ties to the Rotary Club of Kamloops Aurora Centennial.

Former staff indicated to the auditor that Gill directed others to pay for excessive food and alcohol at events.

“We understand that staff would be scolded and treated poorly if they refused to comply with the request,” the report states.

Some staff wrote “as directed by [Gill]” on the backs of receipts.

This was the case with the champagne room reserved at the Bearfoot Bistro in Whistler during the Union of BC Municipalities conference in 2018.

In addition to nearly $7,000 expensed via Gill’s credit card, an additional $1,762.86 was incurred.

The total cost of the event was more than initially reported by Kamloops This Week, totalling about $8,600.

The names of individuals who attended were not included and no itemized receipt could be found by the auditor.

Gill charged taxpayers on 278 occasions between 2015 and 2019 for more than was allowable via the regional district’s meal threshold.

A total of 1,195 such transactions occurred by 10 individuals and categories, including several individuals who could not be identified, only detailed as individuals 9, 16, 34, 02 and 27 and also including non-staff and the emergency operations centre.

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Sixty-five recommendations have been made by BDO Canada to improve controls at the Thompson Nicola Regional District after a forensic audit revealed a culture of inappropriate spending.

The forensic audit was launched in May 2021, following Kamloops This Week’s reporting on spending at the regional district under former CAO Sukh Gill, who departed suddenly from the regional district in early 2020 with a $520,000 severance package and agreement to call his departure a “retirement.”

The reason Gill left has not been explained publicly.

A presentation on audit findings was held at the last board meeting before Christmas. The full audit report was released on Monday.

Cost of the audit is almost $500,000, far more than the original estimate of between has neither yet been revealed, but it is expected to cost at least $50,000 and $75,000.

Running parallel to the audit, a criminal probe was launched by RCMP after the regional district handed over information believed to be linked to

financial irregularities.

It remains unclear whether anything criminal occurred.

A report to the board on the TNRD’s response to BDO Canada recommendations outlined 18 areas of control weaknesses at the regional district and potential implications, which range from abuse of financial resources, inefficiencies and overspending to fraud and corruption.

The areas of weakness identified include: • Lack of oversight by the TNRD board of directors; • Lack of oversight and internal review by the TNRD audit committee • Zero tolerance tone at the top; • CAO focus, leadership and oversight; • Fraud risk assessment; • Weak or lack of policies and bylaws; • Policies surrounding gifts and anti-bribery and corruption; • Gaps in TNRD code of conduct; • Conflicts of interest; • Use of employer’s time to conduct personal activities; • Expense reimbursement process to control spending levels; • Corporate credit card policy; • Excessive time charged on Emergency

Operations Centre activities; • Performance review of the CAO; • Compensation benchmarking; • Formal whistle-blowing mechanism; • Recruitment of an internal auditor; • Financial department responsibility.

Several recommendations were outlined by BDO Canada to improve controls for each of the weakness areas.

Prior to the audit’s completion, the regional district already made some changes, such as requiring itemized receipts for expenses, sign off of CAO expenses by the chair or vice-chair, whistleblower policy, limits to gifts and more.

Implementation of some of the recommendations is underway, while others remain under consideration and have not yet started.

The board agreed last week to implement the recommendations and the regional district is going to be adding a page on its website to track progress on them.

BDO Canada’s 65 recommendations can be read online at kamloopsthisweek.com by searching “Dozens of recommendations stem from TNRD forensic audit.”

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New Gold Inc. has donated $150,000 to enhance programming and opportunities for women in trades at TRU. The funding will primarily support extensive renovations to upgrade a multi-purpose space in the Trades and Technology Building that will be called the New Gold Women in Trades and Technology Resource Centre. Additionally, the company endowed $50,000 to fund a new bursary that will be awarded annually to women pursuing training in electrical, welding, heavy mechanical and millwright foundation programs.

The New Gold Women in Trades and Technology Resource Centre will be a hub for the RBC Women in Trades Training (WITT) student cohort and staff. RBC has funded WITT since 2014, with the goal of addressing gender inequality in the workforce. Students receive dedicated support, mentorship, learning opportunities and access to bursaries while pursuing trades training at TRU. The New Gold Women in Trades and Technology Resource Centre will serve as a communal gathering place and flexible teaching space with upgraded technology. It will have a private meeting room, an office for the WITT program coordinator, and safe and secure access to the resource centre for students.

TRU researchers renewed as Canada Research Chairs The federal government has announced the renewal of two Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs (CRC) at TRU. The CRC program invests approximately $295 million per year Canada-wide to a ract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising research leaders.

Dr. Heather Price’s Chair in Culture and Communities: Children and the Law, in the Faculty of Arts, centres on memory and children as witnesses within the legal system. Her research serves to ensure the integrity of the legal system as it relates to the role of children and their participation in it.

As Canada Research Chair in Applied Mathematics and Optimization, in the Faculty of Science, Dr. Yana Nec focuses on the development of mathematical tools to explain complex natural phenomena. Her research involves solving differential equations which help describe how a certain entity—such as gas pressure in a landfi ll, water velocity in a river or the concentration of a chemical in a reactor—changes in time or space, or both.

Drs. Price and Nec join fellow CRCs at TRU: Dr. Shelly Johnson (Mukwa Musaye ), CRC in Indigenizing Higher Education; Dr. Courtney Mason, CRC in Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Communities; and Dr. Jill Harvey, CRC in Fire Ecology.

Together, TRU’s five CRCs represent a $2.58 million investment from the CRC program, along with an additional $75,000 infrastructure investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

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Chamber wants close eye on tax hike JESSICA WALLACE

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The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is calling on Kamloops council to proceed with caution as it heads back into budget talks.

The city’s preliminary property tax increase is 4.89 per cent, due to a new RCMP contract, the COVID-19 pandemic and rising operations and inflation costs.

Chamber executive director Acacia Pangilinan said a large portion of the proposed tax increase is outside of the city’s control and communities across British Columbia are facing similar challenges.

However, she said the provisional increase does not yet include supplemental budget items that may or may not be approved by council, which is why the chamber is urging “prudence,” noting some items could potentially be

pushed off to future years.

Pangilinan said the chamber hopes city council tries to stay as close to that 4.89 per cent hike as possible.

“That list is likely going to have a lot of nice-to-haves over things that are really critical for us right now,” Pangilinan said of the supplemental budget items.

Last year, the city’s property tax increase was one per cent.

Pangilinan said chamber members appreciated that during a difficult year, but said

business owners continue to feel financial pressures.

She said she recently received notification of businesses that may be closing in the near future. This year, businesses have taken on additional costs for employee sick days.

Others continue to be shuttered during the pandemic.

The city’s corporate services director, Kathy Humphrey, said supplemental budget items will go to a committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 8, but details

should be released to the public by the end of this month.

One supplementary budget item previously reported on by Kamloops This Week is between $75,000 to $100,000 for a temporary equity, diversity and inclusion worker, who would train staff and implement initiatives.

Pangilinan said the chamber will be reviewing the supplemental items and speaking to members about their thoughts on what is important.

TNRD to create climate action committee JESSICA WALLACE

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The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is looking to launch a new committee aimed specifically at climate action, the first of its kind at the regional government.

Kamloops Coun. Arjun Singh, who

is involved in climate action initiatives throughout the province and is a director on the TNRD board, put forward the initiative, which he said was supported during a committee of the whole meeting on Jan. 21.

Singh is chair of the BC Municipal Climate Leadership Council, which consists of elected officials across the province and involves discussion about climate leader-

ship. He was also appointed to the BC Climate Solutions Council, a cross-sector group across the province that advises the government on climate strategy.

Singh said the regional district has supported climate action initiatives in the past, such as funding for electric vehicle charging stations, funding for flood mapping through the Fraser Basin Council.

However, Singh said, the TNRD needs a strategic approach, including regular risk assessments, which would allow it to better advocate for resources from other levels of government.

He said the issue is timely, noting the region has faced extreme weather of late.

Once approved by the board, the committee should begin meeting in April.

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Employees at the Highland Valley Copper mine near Logan Lake have voted in favour of a five-year contract with employer Teck Resources.

The vote, involving more than 1,000 members of the United Steelworkers Local 7619, was held last week at the Logan Lake Recreational Centre.

Employees had been without a new contract since Sept. 30, 2021.

Workers voted on a settlement agreement following mediated talks held last weekend.

The union had issued 72-hour strike notice on Jan. 12. It followed 39 days of collective bargaining and mediation began in late November, culminating in talks around the clock with Teck, which owns the mine,

and mediators Vince Ready and Corinn Bell.

Teck had proposed a wage increase of two per cent over five years, plus signing bonuses of $3,000 per year over the five-year agreement.

The company argued its wages, benefits and pension are better than other mines within British Columbia and the industry.

The union, however, sought a three per cent wage increase per year and pointed to increases in the cost of living and employer profits.

Union members voted on the mediators’ recommendations, which included a five-year deal that contained a two per cent per year wage increase and a $20,000 signing bonus to be payable to all active union members, including employees on leave and

those who retired between Oct. 1, 2021, and the date of ratification.

The lump sum would come no later than 30 days after the ratification date.

Highland Valley produces copper and molybdenum concentrates. Once processed, the metal concentrates are exported overseas, where the majority is sold under long-term sales contracts to smelters.

Copper production in 2021 was predicted to be between 128,000 and 133,000 tonnes, while annual copper production from 2022 to 2024 is expected to be between 135,000 and 165,000 tonnes per year.

Highland Valley Copper is located near Logan Lake, which is about an hour southwest of Kamloops.

Many Kamloops residents work at the mine and commute.

Highway 1 in canyon reopens Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon has reopened following lengthy closures due to weather-related flooding and landslides in mid-November.

Some temporary measures remain and repairs are ongoing.

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The restored roadway includes an 80-metre temporary bridge installed at Jackass Mountain, with a pilot vehicle required to guide traffic through a four-kilometre section that is located in an avalanche zone.

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You are invited to Celebrate Our Makers.

The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is turning the spotlight on businesses throughout the Thompson Valley that make our community distinct. We are taking a closer look at the people behind the scenes, behind the creation, and behind the experience - asking what is it that you create? Let’s find out.

T

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The Effie Arts Collective was created

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Prior to his passing, the Effie was Drew’s dream, and the hard work of Kayly, Aaron and Drew brought the

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Some Westsyde residents are calling traffic pattern changes near the Westsyde Shopping Centre ill thought out.

The city recently prohibited left turns in and out of the shopping centre from Westsyde Road.

Signs are up and pylons were placed in the middle of the road.

Westsyde resident Andy Noordam said traffic is now being pushed to Overlander Drive.

“Our problem, though, is there’s a whole old age complex [The Hamlets at Westsyde] that’s getting bigger and bigger,” Noordam said of the facility nearby, at the corner of Westyde and Overlander.

“There’s all these older people walking across the road there. The road is very narrow because there’s parking on both sides, so cars just barely pass each other. And now they’re forcing more traffic down there?

It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.”

Kamloops’ transportation manager, Purvez Irani, said the city is being proactive as the shopping centre expands.

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“As the mall expands and more and more shops come in, we’re being proactive because there would be a safety concern when cars turn onto an arterial road with four lanes. We didn’t want a car having to negotiate four lanes of traffic in the future.”

Irani said the city doesn’t want the number of vehicles negotiating that left turn to increase.

Irani said the city has future plans to install a traffic signal at Westsyde and Overlander, noting it will help with traffic flow and pedestrian crossings.

Irani said the city conducts traffic counts and, when the time comes and a traffic signal is warranted, it

will be installed.

It is not known when the light will be installed.

“Crossing over is actually going to be much better because you’ll have a button to press and lead time to cross over,” Irani said of the future traffic light.

Noordam, however, expects drivers will skirt the new rules, with unintended consequences on other areas, including more traffic where school kids walk.

He said he has not seen an accident in the time he has lived in the area, dating back to the 1990s. He said other Westsyde residents share his concerns.

“Honestly, it doesn’t make any sense,” Noordam said.

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Funding for wildfire debris removal KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

Among the devastating wildfires that burned within the TNRD was the Sparks Lake fire, which burned nearly 90,000 hectares west of Kamloops and was among the fires that destroyed properties.

Those who lost structures due to wildfires within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District will have some help in cleaning up debris.

Support is available through a new program funded by the Canadian Red Cross and the provincial government.

The Wildfire Disaster Debris Removal Program can be accessed by contacting the TNRD by phone at 250-377-6313 or by email at tnrdrecovery@ tnrd.ca.

Registration and assessments will take place over the coming months and clean-up will begin in the spring.

Asbestos, lead and contaminated ash remain concerns with burnt structures and those without adequate insurance may struggle to clean up debris on their property.

Affected areas are rural, including Monte Lake, Tranquille and the Botanie Valley. Cleanup in Lytton is being co-ordinated by the Village of Lytton.

At least 164 structures were lost within the regional district during the 2021 fire season, excluding the structures burned within the Village of Lytton and structures on First Nations land.

Of the known number, a total of 53 were primary dwellings, 29 were seasonal dwellings, seven were commercial/industrial buildings, 67 were accessory buildings and eight were unknown.

The White Rock Lake fire southeast of Kamloops was the most destructive (68 structures lost), followed by the Sparks Lake fire southwest of the city (55 structures lost). The White Rock Lake destroyed the most primary dwellings, at 32.

TFSA's- A Less Taxing Way to Invest Rewind to 2009 when Barrack Obama made history being inaugurated as the first African American President of the United States. It was also the birth of the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) in Canada.

In the early years, investors were keen to see how much interest they could make on this new 'savings' account.

We quickly realized perhaps a better name would have been a Tax-Free Investment Account to help promote that investors were not limited to just savings and can hold many different investment options similar to Retirement Savings Plans (RSPs).

How they work: A Canadian resident can open a TFSA at age of majority, which is 19 years old in BC. Available room starts accumulating at age 18 and, similar to RSPs, unused contribution room is available for future use. The 2022 annual limit is $6,000 and the lifetime limit is $81,500.

Monies in a TFSA can be withdrawn anytime and any gains (interest, dividends or capital appreciation) are completely tax free. Investors can also replace any withdrawals the following calendar year without impacting available limits.

You can look up your individual TFSA room online with Revenue Canada or with help from your tax professional.

We recommend that individuals only open one TFSA account for ease of tracking deposits and withdrawals.

The penalties for over contributing are strict and levied at 1% per month by Revenue Canada.

Pro Tip#1: If maxed out, you can give money to your spouse to invest in their TFSA without any tax implications and utilize their available room.

For estate planning purposes, Tax Free Accounts have the ability to name a beneficiary so that proceeds can flow tax-free and avoid probate.

Pro tip #2: If electing your spouse as beneficiary, we recommend having them named as successor annuitant as this allows the deceased's TFSA to be added to survivor's TFSA without affecting the spouse's contribution room.

The Power of Tax-Free Savings Example 1: Bob starts investing in a TFSA with $6,000 a year and earns an average return of 5%. After 10 years, his TFSA would grow to $79,241. In 20 years, he would amass $208,316 that he never pays tax on… ever.

TFSA or RSP? A common question we are asked is, "Is it better to save in an RSP or TFSA?" The answer will depend on individual circumstance and income. An RSP contribution will get you a tax deduction, investments grow tax deferred and taxed upon withdrawal. This is typically in retirement when individuals should be in a lower tax bracket than their working years.

A TFSA is funded with after-tax dollars and receives no tax deduction, but all future growth is tax-free and withdrawals are not taxed at all.

If you are currently in a lower tax bracket and anticipate remaining in low bracket in retirement, then contributing to your TFSA rather than your RSP could make more sense.

Conversely, if you are in a higher tax bracket and anticipate being in a lower bracket in retirement, then an RSP contribution could be better served.

Another instance a TFSA can be beneficial is if you receive a windfall (inheritance, proceeds from house sale, gift, etc.), as investing in your TFSA keeps all future growth tax free.

As always, we encourage working with a financial Example 2: Sara receives an inheritance and places $81,500 into a new professional to discuss what works best for your specific circumstance.

TFSA, maxing it out. She never adds another dollar and Until Next Time… averages 5% a year return. After 10 years, her TFSA would Invest Well. Live Well be worth $132,755. In 20 years, her TFSA would surpass $216,000 or grow by 165% tax free!

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Nutters City non-profits get $90,000 in grant cash store to open downtown KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

A new health food store is set to open in the former Value Village location in downtown Kamloops.

Nutters Everyday Naturals offers natural and organic products, including bulk and specialty foods, with stores primarily in Alberta, but also throughout Western Canada. A nearby Nutters grocery store can be found in Salmon Arm. Kamloops residents Sarah and Dan Sims have secured local franchise rights and will open Nutters at 444 Seymour St. Work is underway and the plan is to open this spring.

“We are eager to bring a new healthy shopping experience to downtown Kamloops,” Sarah Sims said in a release.

Up to 20 people are expected to be employed by the new grocery store.

Kamloops was previously home to a Nutters store. It operated in the Columbia Place shopping centre in Sahali, where Bulk Barn is now located.

Since Value Village vacated downtown to move into Sahali Mall, its former location has been home to Spirit Halloween and the Big Little Science Centre. The Big Little Science Centre will continue to operate in part of the building. In the past, that building on Seymour Street was also home to a Safeways store.

Meanwhile, as the new health food store sets up shop downtown, Nature’s Fare is planning to take over the building formerly occupied by Toys R Us, at 500 Notre Dame Dr. Toys R Us closed on Jan. 15 and Nature’s Fare, which is currently located nearby in a smaller building, will open in the new location in early 2023.

The City of Kamloops is doling out $90,000 to nine organizations as recipients of its 2022 social and community development grants.

In total, 19 submissions for the grant money were received from not-for-profit organizations, with just less than half of applications being approved after an evaluation process.

The following nine orga-

nizations have been awarded funding by the Community and Protective Services Department: • ASK Wellness: $20,586; • A Way Home Kamloops: $5,790; • Kamloops Music Collective: $2,000; • People in Motion: $30,000; • Spinal Cord Injury BC: $5,000;

• The Mustard Seed: $15,000; • Consent Café (Thompson Rivers University): $11,651.

Social and community development grants fund special projects, operational costs and/or capital expenditures that address specific current social problems identified in the municipality’s social plan document

or the livability pillar of cote council’s strategic plan.

Unallocated dollars are carried forward each year to fund new initiatives.

Two organizations received additional community grant funding of $33,000 made available in 2022, with $28,129 going to the Kamloops Food Policy Council and $5,000 to the Kamloops Naturalist Club.

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Environmental sustainability is on the minds of those working to stage The Wizard of Oz in Kamloops in May. Western Canada Theatre has launched a recycling drive to collect items for prop and set construction for its upcoming production.

Items of interest include bike frames and wheels, umbrellas, fan-style rakes, wooden spoons, round kitchen items such as bowls, wooden spoons, burlap, cylindrical cans, plastic containers and lids and plastic bottles.

A complete list is available online at wctlive.ca/emerald.

Items should be aged, broken or otherwise already used.

The WCT's rendition of the classic play, which runs from May 12 to May 28, is being directed by WCT artistic director James MacDonald.

"When set designer Narda McCarroll and I began working on the design concept for The Wizard of Oz, we were dedi-

cated to finding new, innovative ways be more sustainable, and looked at how we could repurpose common objects and materials that are available within our community," MacDonald said.

Items can be dropped off at the Pavilion Theatre, 1025 Lorne St. just east of downtown, from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays until March 11.

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There will be one fewer concert at Sandman Centre in 2022.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, punk rock group the Offspring has cancelled the entire leg of its Let The Bad Times Roll concert tour with Simple Plan, which included a scheduled stop in the Tournament Capital on Feb. 28.

“There’s no point in us asking you to come out and see our kick-

ass show if there’s a chance that everything could shut down at the last minute,” the band said in a release posted on its website. “We're disappointed, but let’s get through this mess together.”

Refunds for ticket purchases are being processed automatically and the band is looking to reschedule dates for its Canadian concert stops in the near future, according to the release.

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The Offspring is an American rock band from California that formed in 1984.

According to Sandman Centre’s website, there are still two upcoming concerts scheduled for the spring — April 26, when ZZ Top comes to town, and June 2, when Dallas Smith is scheduled

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It’s the Year of the Tiger THE CHINESE NEW YEAR IS MARKED BY 12 ZODIAC SYMBOLS THAT ARE ROTATED ON A 12-YEAR CYCLE

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he lunar new year is celebrated in many cultures, but perhaps no celebration garners as much attention as China’s.

The fanfare begins each year around the beginning of February.

The Chinese New Year is marked by 12 zodiac symbols that are rotated on a 12-year cycle.

This year, 2022, is the Year of the Tiger, a zodiac sign last celebrated in 2010.

The tiger holds the third sign of the Chinese zodiac, based on the tenacity he showed in crossing the perilous river during the Chinese Zodiac Race. The Jade Emperor didn’t know which big cat to include in the race, with the mighty lion garnering consideration.

However, the lion’s raging temper repelled the Emperor, so the tiger was instead chosen.

The tiger has been a prominent symbol in Chinese culture. It is known as the king of all beasts and is a symbol of strength, bravery and exorcising evils.

People born during a Tiger year may live to seek adventure and have an insatiable thirst for knowledge. They also may be a little reckless and restless.

Tigers have big energies and are fiercely independent, according to Chinese astrologer Tiffany Lin. Enterprising and risk-takers, Tigers may be natural born entrepreneurs.

The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is celebrated around the world, even by people who do not

trace their heritage back to China.

In China, Chinese New Year marks the end of the coldest days on the calendar and welcomes spring with new beginnings and the start of planting season.

The colour red was purported to be instrumental in scaring away Nian, a Chinese mythical monster who would coevery New Year’s Eve, forcing people to hide in their homes.

This spectacular holiday follows the lunar calendar, so there is no set date for the event.

The Lunar New Year begins between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20 each year and lasts about 15 days.

In 2022, the celebration begins on Feb. 1.

Fireworks are a large part of Chinese New Year festivals.

According to Chinese mythology, a monster named Nian would come about every New Year’s Eve, forcing people to hide in their homes.

A brave boy fought Nian off using fireworks and, the following day, the public celebrated their survival by setting off even more pyrotechnics.

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The climate of Kamloops is termed “cold semi-arid steppe” (Köppen type BSk).

The letters “BS” refer to semi-arid and the letter “k” denotes at least one month averaging below 0 C. The climate is reflected in the vegetation, consisting of numerous species of short grasses and shrubs that usually grow in sparsely distributed bunches, known as “steppe.”

The dominant species are wheatgrass and sagebrush.

The aridity of the Thompson Valley is due to its rain shadow location in the lee of the Coast Mountains. The deepest parts of the valley along the Thompson River are the driest.

Kamloops’ annual precipitation is 277 millimetres (10.9 inches). Precipitation is the lowest in March.

The greatest amount of precipitation occurs in June, with an average of between 34 and 37 millimetres. Unstable air masses cause thundershowers that contribute to that high rainfall in June.

The valley is quite mild, with lows of -5 to -15 C and snowfall of about 15.25 centimetres, or six inches, while the surrounding mountains receive heavy snowfall (more than 122 centimetres, or four feet), with temperatures dipping to

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he news has been full of weather events this past year related to changing climate caused by accelerated global warming that scientists believe is mostly human-caused.

Climate is the average weather in a place over many years, usually more than 30.

Scientists look at variables, such as averages of precipitation, temperature, humidity, sunshine and wind velocity, phenomena such as fog, frost and hailstorms, and other measures of the weather that occur over a long period in a particular place.

Official climate information goes back to 1891, although Hudson’s Bay Company fur traders recorded weather in their journals as far back as the 1840s.

We know, for example, that when HBC chief trader John Tod arrived in Kamloops in August 1841, there was hot, dry weather and a dense haze of smoke from forest fires. That winter, the weather was “extremely cold,” Tod noted, with two feet of snow on the ground on Jan. 7, 1842. By Jan. 13, there was a slight thaw. On the 26th, it was cloudy and extremely mild.

On Jan. 28, Tod wrote, “Weather still continues

remarkably fine. Thompsons River climate, as far as I have yet seen, is decidedly the finest I ever wintered in.”

Tod had lived at Alexandria on the upper Fraser River and, before that, was posted in the harsh environment of New Caledonia at McLeod Lake (northeast of presentday Prince George), where the climate is much colder than Kamloops.

The fort was located on the north shore of Kamloops until 1862. The weather station by 1891 was located in downtown Kamloops until, in 1950, it was moved to the airport. With the collection of weather data, the average weather or what we call climate can be described.

In the late 19th century, the first classification scheme was developed by Russian-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen, which he published in 1900.

He revised his system in 1918 and continued to modify it until his death in 1940.

A fellow climatologist, Rudolf Geiger, continued Köppen’s work and the classification still used today is known as the Köppen-Geiger climate classification.

The schema has been criticized for its simplistic categories, although it remains useful.

Köppen selected specific values of temperature and precipitation and related them to the distribution of vegetation.

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between -15 and -30 C. That places the mountains in a different climate type according to the Köppen classification (Dfb continental and Dfc boreal).

Lac du Bois, northwest of the city, reveals that transition from grasslands or steppe to forest.

Climate change will not alter the K-G classification system, but areas globally and in the Kamloops region will grow or shrink.

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Nature.com photo, augmented by Ken Favrholdt.

an inter-glacial period since the last Ice Age, with warming temperatures causing the melting of ice sheets and the rise of sea levels.

Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have contributed to climate change.

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Attempts at motivational spin are a window into dark times in Canada West sports.

“These conditions aren’t even close to ideal, but the previous year’s conditions were even worse, so let’s make the best of it,” said Scott Clark, head coach of the TRU WolfPack men’s basketball team.

The pandemic wiped out the 2020-2021 Canada West season.

Virus-related cancellations and postponements have plagued the beginning of the second half of the 2021-2022 Canada West season, a campaign that was turned upside down in November when storms caused devastation on highways across southern B.C. Travel by road to and from the Coast was not possible, forcing some teams into an eightweek break between games that spanned from November to January, adding to the oddity of a season that consists only of intra-provincial play.

“Some of these first-year guys, who didn’t even play club or high school last year, they’re going to be rookies again next year,” said WolfPack men’s volleyball head coach Pat Hennelly, whose club was inactive between Nov. 13 and Jan. 14.

“Their heads will be spinning.

None of them have really experienced what it’s about. There’s definitely going to be a lag.”

The back half of the Canada West schedule is going to be jam-packed for most teams, with make-up games on the docket.

Maximum half-capacity crowds can expect to see depleted rosters in many cases as the

Omicron variant of COVID-19 is running wild.

Clark and WolfPack women’s volleyball coach Chad Grimm, both of whom this month tested positive for COVID-19, spoke to KTW on Monday.

“We had three girls out after Christmas. They came back, then five more go out,” Grimm said.

“It looks unlikely we’re going to go through the rest of the season and not have some of these situations come up again.”

The WolfPack women’s volleyball team played host to the Fraser Valley Cascades of Abbotsford on the weekend and dropped to 0-8 after a pair of losses.

“Four girls fresh out of high school were thrust into starting roles last weekend,” said Grimm, who, along with assistant coach Behlul Yavasgel, was in isolation and could not attend the weekend contests.

“That’s a lot to ask for from girls who haven’t really played in two years. They didn’t get their last high school or club season.

In a sense, it’s super challenging and hard. In another sense, they’re getting thrown into the fire and getting experience they wouldn’t normally get.”

The virus has run through the majority of the players on the men’s volleyball and basketball teams.

TRU could not muster enough players to host Fraser Valley last weekend in men’s volleyball action and two matches were postponed.

The UBC Thunderbirds twice vanquished the WolfPack men’s basketball team last weekend in Vancouver, leaving TRU with a record of 4-8.

Clark was at home recovering

WolfPack setter Anastasiia Muzyka readies the ball for a teammate during a weekend match against the Fraser Valley Cascades.

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from COVID-19, marking the first time he has missed conference games in a Canada West coaching career that spans 27 years.

“I think we’re through it,” Clark said. “We got hit pretty good.”

The WolfPack men’s basketball team was slated to host Victoria this weekend, but the virusridden Vikes do not have enough

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healthy players to floor a team.

TRU and Victoria are slated to square off in women’s basketball action this weekend at the TCC, with game time set for 7 p.m. on Friday and 5 p.m. on Saturday.

“We’ve had quite the late fall and early spring here, with all of the road closures, trying to get flights, then changing flights back to buses, then road closures

opening, can we go this way or that way, supposed to play games, but the team we’re playing doesn’t have enough players,” said WolfPack women’s basketball head coach Ken Olynyk, whose rebuilding team is 1-12 on the season.

“Now, we’ve been very fortunate. We’ve been able to play all of our games to date.”

The women’s basketball team has been the least virus-affected club in the WolfPack stable, with four cases to date.

“Right now, we’re a little bit walking on egg shells,” Olynyk said. “Touch wood. Keep our fingers crossed.

“Sometimes you think, well, maybe it would have been better if everybody got hit over Christmas and then we’d all be good to go right now, but you just can’t take the chance. It seems to be milder than what we had a year ago, but definitely some people still get hit very hard and we don’t want that.”

Grimm and the WolfPack volleyball women are scheduled to play the UBC Okanagan Heat this weekend in Kelowna.

“It’s even hard to practise when you have nine people,” Grimm said.

“It’s a totally different scenario. It’s hard to prepare to compete, game plan and do all of those regular things.”

Hennelly’s charges, aiming to improve on a 1-5 record, are expected to return to action this weekend against the Heat in the Little Apple. “... all I can say, and I keep telling the guys, is we’re still playing and we’ve still got something to look forward to,” he said.

“I think every guy takes that over last year.”

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Shaun Clouston, the Pied Piper of Kamloops, brought vermin to town on Jan. 17 at the WHL trade deadline.

“I like to be gritty and I like to get under the other team’s skin and be a rat,” said Luke Toporowski, the former Spokane Chief who was acquired by Kamloops Blazers’ general manager Clouston at the deadline.

Toporowski scurried off to a piping-hot start on his debut weekend with the Blazers, tallying three points, including two goals, in a 5-1 win over the hometown Prince George

Cougars on Friday and registering the game-winning marker in a 3-2 triumph over the visiting Cougars on Saturday.

“Teams want winners,” said Toporowski, an overage forward sniffing for a pro contract. “Pro teams love guys who win, love guys who compete. So, if we are winning, that comes with personal success, also.

“Seeing this team, I think we’re pretty stacked. I’m just super excited for the run we can make.”

Kamloops (24-11-1-0) will play host to the Vancouver Giants (16-17-2-0) on Wednesday, a 7 p.m. start at Sandman Centre.

Fans are likely to see the

Luke Toporowski celebrates the winning goal in the Kamloops Blazers’ 3–2 win over visiting Prince George on Jan. 22.

Blazers’ newly formed top line in action, with Caedan Bankier at centre, Toporowski on the left wing and captain Logan Stankoven on the right wing, a unit that combined for nine points on the weekend.

Drew Englot, acquired from the Regina Pats at the deadline, recorded three assists in his Blazers’ debut weekend.

“I play a simple, 200-foot game,” said Englot, a 6-foot2, 198-pound forward from Candiac, Sask. “A two-way player who likes to backcheck, forecheck and all-around just keeps it simple and likes to lay the bod’ out there.”

Blazers’ 20-year-old defence-

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man Quinn Schmiemann, who suffered a lower-body injury and was out of the lineup on Saturday, is probable to play on Wednesday.

Defenceman Marko Stacha and forward Ethan Rowland, both of whom are recovering from upper-body injuries, will not play on Wednesday.

The Giants toiled most recently on Friday, doubling the Victoria Royals 4-2 on Vancouver Island.

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The Kamloops Storm will play host to the 100 Mile House Wranglers on Wednesday, a 7:30 p.m. start at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.

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Balison of Kamloops elected president of Baseball Canada and development on baseball in Canada,” said Dickson, who was in August named Baseball Canada CEO. Balison became president of Baseball BC in 2020 and joined Baseball Canada’s board of directors.

He is the 12th president in Baseball Canada’s 58-year history.

Amateur baseball has been a big part of Balison’s life.

He became president of the Kamloops Minor Baseball Association in 2014 and was pivotal in doubling the association’s registration numbers and establishing

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A Kamloops Crown prosecutor has been elected president of Baseball Canada.

Chris Balison was voted into the position last week during a meeting of the organization’s board of directors and executive committee.

Balison succeeds Jason Dickson, who had been Baseball Canada president since 2016.

“I’ve had the chance to work with Chris in recent years and look forward to continuing that working relationship with the shared vision of the growth

COLLEGE HOCKEY TEAMS TO HIT THE ICE IN LOGAN LAKE MARTY HASTINGS

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Mike Carlsen, community development officer for the District of Logan Lake, is teasing an announcement pertaining to the future of college hockey in the Kamloops-and-area region.

The reveal will take place on Friday, Feb. 11, when the Vancouver Island University Mariners of Nanaimo and Okanagan Lakers square off in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action, a 7 p.m. start in the Logan Lake Recreation Centre.

Okanagan is a Kelownabased independent team comprised of student-athletes registered in Okanagan-based post-secondary institutions.

The 49th Logan Lake Polar Carnival is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, and will feature a Lakers-Mariners rematch, a 7:30 p.m. start in the recreation centre.

“It will be pretty exciting and will give our community something to look forward to,” Carlsen said.

The TRU WolfPack hockey team, which toiled in the BCIHL from 2008 to 2014, was hampered by operating deficits and folded in 2014.

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Training will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

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Group seeks to create speedball field in city THE KAMLOOPS SPEEDBALL ASSOCIATION WANTS TO SEE AN ARTIFICIAL TURF SPEEDBALL FIELD ADDED TO THE TOURNAMENT CAPITAL RANCH IN RAYLEIGH Players wear bright clothing, not camouflage.

Doucette said speedball is spectatorfriendly and easier to govern. He said the field would help transition the game from a hobby into a sport after the BC Paintball Association created governing rules, similar to other sports, with referees and professional teams.

Doucette said his phone is ringing with people wanting to play speedball.

He said there are three teams in Kamloops, including his own, which he is hoping will become a semi-pro squad, as well as teams in Vernon and Kelowna.

Doucette said the facility would be open to the public and the association would build up speedball with children’s camps and regular clinics.

The proposal has been submitted to the city’s parks engagement group and the association wants to secure a lease

by April. A bylaw amendment will also be required to permit use of paintball guns within city boundaries.

If all goes well, Doucette hopes to see a speedball field open by the Victoria Day long weekend in May, in time for the 2022 speedball season.

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The Kamloops Speedball Association wants to see an artificial turf speedball field added to the Tournament Capital Ranch in Rayleigh.

Association president Gerry Doucette, a decades-long paintball player and son of Canadian musician Jerry Doucette, said the facility would draw tournaments from Western Canada and the U.S. The proposal would see the association pay $22,000 to construct the field at the southwest end of the Tournament Capital Ranch and provide liability insurance, while the city would provide portable washrooms and bleachers at a cost of $5,000.

Doucette said it would be the first municipal partnership of its kind in the country.

“Never before has a municipality backed a competitive speedball facility in Canada,” Doucette said, noting the facility is an opportunity for Kamloops to expand its Tournament Capital reputation while shining a spotlight on the sport.

Speedball is similar to paintball. However, rather than being played in the bush, it is played on what appears to be a soccer or rugby field with air bunkers and nets.

Speedball is similar to paintball.

However, rather than being played in the bush, it is played on what appears to be a soccer or rugby field with air bunkers and nets.

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Doucette, who owns Kamloops Paintball Games near Harper Mountain, said speedball utilizes electronic “space guns” that can shoot 10.5 balls per second.

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Faith: Always seeing the good in others

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vercoming prejudice is a theme found throughout The Book of Mormon.

It’s found in many of the book’s best stories, which often begin with narrow-minded and ugly beliefs about the traditions of one or the other of the two nations the book discusses — the Nephites and Lamanites — and end by showing the beautiful transformation of people who have come closer to Jesus Christ, chosen to look past their old beliefs and implemented what they learned was right.

One particular story stands out to me in the lessons it teaches about recognizing and standing up for the good you might see in your enemies.

It’s a short, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it story of a man named Zeniff, a Nephite spy who became a king.

It begins around 200 BC, somewhere in the Americas, as an army of Nephites was camped near the borders of one of the cities of their Lamanite enemies.

This overzealous and relatively small Nephite army was there because that city had originally belonged to its ancestors.

The soldiers had dreamed of taking back that land, which the Lamanites had driven their ancestors out of centuries earlier.

The Nephites had found a new home and grown strong in it.

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Zeniff was among the spies who were sent to gather information about the Lamanite forces so the Nephite army could surprise and defeat them. He had knowledge of his ancestors’ lands, so his insight was valuable.

As he watched his enemies, though, the prejudices he had been raised with were faced with a badly-timed truth — he saw good in them.

Although the Lamanites had a culture often described by the Nephites as “lazy and blood-thirsty,” he saw past that to see husbands and wives who loved and cared for one another. He saw beautiful families.

His observations convinced him that he no longer wanted these people destroyed. In his report to his leaders, he asked that they might make a treaty with the Lamanites and simply ask to live

among them.

Unfortunately, Zeniff’s leaders and many of his fellow Nephites were not convinced of the goodness he reported. They tried to silence him by sentencing him to death.

Zeniff stood up for his conviction, though. He shared what he saw, causing a split in the Nephite army. Neither side would back down, so they fought each other until only one side was left standing.

(This might serve as a metaphor of the internal struggle we sometimes experience when our prejudices come face-to-face with the truth that our enemies may not be as bad as we were taught to believe.)

Zeniff survived, so he led the other survivors home to the Nephite nation to tell the sobering tale of their failed journey.

However, they still dreamed of living in their ancestral lands.

So they found others who could accept that the Lamanites might be good people and, once again, journeyed to the Lamanite nation — this time in peace, with families instead of an army.

They succeeded.

The Lamanite king gave Zeniff and his people the land of their Nephite ancestors.

They repaired and rebuilt the old city there and for many years lived in peace.

Eventually, they had to work and fight hard to keep their land, but King Zeniff let the Lord guide him in protecting his people. In the strength of the Lord, they protected their home and ensured the

Unplug and Play Week is here Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week is on through Jan. 30, with Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27.

The goals are to encourage families to find a healthy balance between screen time and active family time, connect more with each other and spend at least 15 minutes a day doing an activity together that builds literacy skills.

“As the pandemic continues, many of us are spending more time connected to screens for work, school or socialization. Now, more than ever, the

message of finding a healthy balance is an important one,” said Kathy Conway, CEO of Interior Savings.

“Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week is an invitation to replace sedentary screen time with new activities or old favourites.

Although some events will be found online, the goal is for that time to be active and to provide opportunities for families to make memories and connect in meaningful ways.”

Since the program’s inception 11 years ago, more than 6,000 students

participate in the Interior Savings Unplug and Play Student Challenge annually.

Each day of Unplug and Play Week has a unique theme: explore, build, move, create, read, learn, reflect and celebrate.

There are week-long activities that can be done in your own time at your own pace, such as the Alley Art Word Walk, Learn Magic with Clinton W. Gray and the Kamloops Explorer Group Talk Series and Scavenger Hunt. Other events include Snowshoe at Stake

Lake, Downtown Scavenger Hunt and Sledge Hockey.

“Our goal is to not only raise awareness about the importance of family literacy, but also to encourage families to be mindful of finding a healthy balance between screen time and other activities needed for healthy living,” said Fiona Clare, chair of the Unplug and Play Committee and Literacy in Kamloops outreach co-ordinator.

“Some screen time is just fine if we also find time for physical activity, reading, creative

play, social time in real time with family and friends and, of course, getting enough sleep.”

The week of free activities is much the same as last year as pandemicrelated public health restrictions continue.

Community partner organizations are offering free pickup and take-home kits as well as in-person and virtual activities.

For a full schedule of events and for more information on registration, visit LiteracyIn Kamloops.ca, visit

the Kamloops Unplug and Play Facebook page or pick up a schedule of events at any Interior Savings branch in Kamloops.

Lamanites knew their boundaries so that they could all coexist.

Zeniff’s account of overcoming prejudice and seeing the good in his enemies is inspiring.

Many lessons can be learned from it, but I’ll name four: • Follow your dreams. God has many lessons in store for you as you commune with him and follow your passions, even if those dreams don’t necessarily begin as something recognizably spiritual.

• Stand up for good. God doesn’t wait for a convenient moment to open your eyes to prejudice, hatred and false beliefs. When he opens your eyes to something negative and wrong in your reality, stand up for change.

• See the good in people. Be willing to let God show you the good in people who may have hurt you or who believe differently than you. Pray for them. Ask God to show you the goodness in them.

• Don’t give up when overcoming prejudice becomes difficult.

I invite you to read Zeniff’s story in The Book of Mormon, Mosiah chapter 9.

Andrew Lamb is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kamloops.

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WEEKLY HOROSCOPES

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Your affection for someone could affect your impression of a certain situation, Aries. You need to take a step back or remove yourself from the situation.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Someone in a position of authority may want to invest in your future, Taurus. Even though you may be flattered by the interest, you have to weigh all of your options.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 You may learn something about a person if you’re willing to get involved in deep conversation, Gemini. Have a talk with someone you’re eager to get to know.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, a heavy load at work is manageable. Challenges keep you engaged and you thrive on the pressure. Enjoy the responsibility and all that comes with it.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Sometimes you need to put passion ahead of stability, Leo. That means explore all possibilities when it comes to relationships. You may connect with someone unexpected.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may be able to move through chores and other things on your to-do list quite quickly this week. That opens up opportunities for some rest and relaxation.

LIBRA

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CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20

Libra, a chance to take a leadership role in your community is on the horizon. Take advantage of this unique opportunity and give it your all.

SCORPIO

- Oct 24/Nov 22

Getting romance off the ground this week may seem like climbing Mount Everest, Capricorn. Mixed messages may cloud the waters.

Keep finding a way to connect.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Scorpio, this week you may be pulled in two directions, but it’s nothing you haven’t handled in the past. Look to trusted confidantes for advice and even a little help, if necessary.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Aquarius, think about what you can bring to the table at work, and then promote your strengths to the higher-ups. They may be slow to come around but you’ll catch their attention.

PISCES

Sagittarius, find some time to delve into your passions. Figure out what piques your interests and pursue it with your customary energy. Others will admire your enthusiasm.

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Rte 308 – 355 9th Ave, 703977 St Paul St. - 35 p.

Rte 310 – 651-695 2nd Ave, 660-690 3rd Ave, 110-292 Columbia St(Even Side), 106-321 Nicola St, - 43 p.

Rte 311 – 423-676 1st Ave, 440533 2nd Ave, 107-237 Battle St, 135-173 St Paul St. – 27 p.

Rte 313 – 430-566 4th Ave, 520577 5th Ave. 435-559 Battle St, 506 Columbia St, 406-576 Nicola St, 418-478 St Paul St. - 34 p.

Rte 317 – 535-649 7th Ave, 702-794 Columbia St(Even Side), 702-799 Nicola St. - 40 p.

Rte 318 – 463 6th Ave, 446490 7th Ave, 409-585 8th Ave, 604-794 Battle St. - 17 p.

Rte 319 – 545 6th Ave, 604690 Columbia St(Even Side), 604-692 Nicola St. -12 p.

Rte 320 – 483-587 9th Ave, 801-991 Battle St, 804-992 Columbia St(Even Side), 803-995 Nicola St. - 50 p.

Rte 322 – 694 11th Ave, 575-694 13th Ave, 1003-1091 Battle St, 1004-1286 Columbia St(Even Side), 1004-1314 Nicola St. - 56 p.

Rte 323 – 755-783 6th Ave, 763884 7th Ave, 744-764 8th Ave, 603-783 Columbia St(odd Side), 605-793 Domion St. - 52 p.

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

Rte 326 – 850 11th Ave, 10031083 Columbia St(Odd Side), 1003-1195 Dominion St. - 33 p.

Rte 327 – 1103-1459 Columbia St. (Even Side), 1203-1296 Dominion St. – 38 p.

Rte 328 – 935 13th Ave, Cloverleaf Cres, Dominion Cres, Park Cres, Pine Cres. - 62 p.

Rte 331 – 984-987 9th Ave, 1125 10th Ave, 901-981 Douglas St, 902-999 Munro St, 806990 Pleasant St. - 34 p.

Rte 333 – 1005-1090 Pine St, 1003-1176 Pleasant St. – 34 p.

Rte 335 – 1175-1460 6th Ave, 1165-1185 7th Ave, Cowan St, 550-792 Munro St. - 56 p.

Rte 340 – McMurdo Dr. – 23 p.

Rte 370 – Nicola Wagon Rd, 35377 W. Seymour St. – 36 p.

Rte 371 – Connaught Rd, 451-475 Lee Rd, W. St Paul St. - 73 p.

Rte 380 – Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 69 p.

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

Rte 382 – 114-150 Fernie Pl, Fernie Rd, 860-895 Lombard St. – 23 p.

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

Rte 385 – 350-390 W.Battle St, Strathcona Terr. – 29 p.

Rte 389 – Bluff Pl, 390 Centre Ave, 242-416 W. Columbia St, Dufferin Terr, Garden Terr, Grandview Terr. – 51 p.

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Rte 400 – 383 W. Columbia St. – 21 p.

Rte 401 – 250-395,405-425 Pemberton Terr. – 81 p.

Rte 405 – Anvil Cres, 98-279 Bestwick Dr., Bestwick Crt E & W, Morrisey Pl. – 51 p.

Rte 410 – 56-203 Arrowstone Dr, Silverthrone Cres. – 49 p.

Rte 411 – 206-384 Arrowstone Dr, Eagle Pl, Gibraltar Crt & Wynd. – 55 p.

Rte 449 - Assiniboine Rd, Azure Pl, Chino Pl, Sedona Dr. – 90 p.

Rte 451 – Odin Crt, Whiteshield Cres, Whiteshield Pl. – 39 p.

Rte 452 – 1430-1469 Springhill Dr. – 64 p.

Rte 453 – 1575-1580 Springhill Dr. – 73 p.

Rte 456 – Springhaven Pl, Springridge Pl, 1730-1799 Springview Pl. – 47 p.

Rte 457 – 990 Gleneagles Dr, 662-698 Monarch Dr, 1810-1896 Springhill Dr, Tolima Crt. – 50 p.

Rte 468 – 320-397 Monmouth Dr, Selwyn Rd, 303-430 Waddington Dr. – 57 p.

Rte 471 - 100-293 Monmouth Dr. – 38 p.

Rte 474 – Coppertree Crt, Trophy Crt. – 21 p.

Rte 475 – Castle Towers Dr, Sedgewick Crt & Dr. – 47 p.

Rte 476 – Tantalus Crt, Tinniswood Crt, 2018-2095 Tremerton Dr. – 50 p.

Rte 481 – Robson Lane, Whistler Crt, Dr & Pl. – 68 p.

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

Rte 485 – 690 Robson Dr, 2020 & 2084 Robson Pl. – 50 p.

Rte 487 – 201-475,485-495 Hollyburn Dr, Panorama Crt. – 76 p.

Rte 492 – 2000-2099 Monteith Dr, Sentinel Crt. – 35 p.

Rte 522 – 604-747 Dunrobin Dr, Dunrobin Pl. – 65 p.

Rte 523 - 2300-2398 Abbeyglen Way, 750-794 Dunrobin Dr. – 70p.

Rte 528 - 1115-1180 Howe Rd, 1115-1185 Hugh Allen Dr.-47 p.

Rte 529 – 1555 Howe Rd. - 92 p.

Rte 530 – Bentall Dr, Edinburgh Blvd & Crt, Talbot Pl, 26882689 Willowbrae Dr. – 59 p.

Rte 532 – Harrison Pl & Way, 1181-1290 Howe Rd. – 38 p.

Rte 538 – Talbot Dr, Willowbrae Crt, 2592-2672 Willowbrae Dr, Willowbrae Pl. – 51 p.

Rte 542 – Coal Hill Pl, Crosshill Dr, Dunbar Dr. – 58 p.

Rte 544 - 2070-2130 Van Horne Dr, Holyrood Cir. & Pl. – 23 p.

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Rte 580 – 1300-1466 Pacific Way, Prairie Rose Dr, Rockcress Dr. – 83 p.

Rte 582 – 1540-1670 Hillside Dr, 1500-1625 Mt Dufferin Ave, Windward Pl. – 38 p.

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

Rte 587 – Sunshine Crt, & Pl. – 51 p.

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

ABERDEEN

Rte 503 - Fleming Circ, Hampshire Dr. & Pl, Hector Dr. – 51 p.

Rte 508 – 700-810 Hugh Allan Dr. - 49 p.

Rte 510 - 372-586 Aberdeen Dr, 402-455 Laurier Dr. – 36 p Rte 511 – Drummond Crt. – 50 p.

Rte 516 – Garymede Crt, 2204-2263 Garymede Dr, Gilmour Pl. – 38 p.

Rte 517 – 2267-2299 Garymede Dr, Greenock Crt & Pl. – 49 p.

Rte 520 – Canongate Cres & Pl, 805-841 Dunrobin Dr, Whitburn Cres. - 73 p.

Rte 830 – Chetwynd Dr, Stevens Dr. – 55 p.

Rte 831 - 4904-5037 Cammeray Dr, Mason Pl, Pinantan Pl, Reighmount Dr & Pl. – 61 p.

Rte 833 – Cameron Rd, Davie Rd. – 44 p.

Rte 834 – Armour Pl, 42054435 Spuraway Rd. - 34 p.

Rte 838 – 4556-4797 Cammeray Dr, Strawberry Lane. – 62 p.

Rte 840 – Brigade Rd, 4404-4493 Cammeray Dr, Montego Rd, 309474 Puette Ranch Rd. – 47 p.

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

Rte 607 – Cardinal Dr, 19092003 Valleyview Dr. - 33 p.

Rte 615 – River Rd, Sunset Crt, 2415-2487 Sunset Dr. – 44 p.

Rte 617 - 2401-2515 Valleyview Dr, Valleyview Pl. – 52 p.

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

Rte 620 – MacAdam Rd, McKay Pl, Pyper Way, 2516-2580 Valleyview Dr. – 63 p.

Rte 621 – Duck Rd, Skelly Rd, 96 Tanager Dr, 2606-2876 Thompson Dr. – 46 p.

Rte 664 – Kicking Horse Dr, & Way. – 30 p.

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Rte 714 – 1101-1247 Highridge Dr. - 44 p.

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Rte 752 – Coster Pl, 5600-5998 Dallas Dr, Harper Pl, & Rd. – 69 p.

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Rte 760 – Beaver Cres, Chukar Dr. – 62 p.

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BROCKLEHURST

Rte 1 – Argyle Ave, Ayr Pl, 10631199 Crestline St, 1008-1080 Moray St, Perth Pl. – 94 p.

Rte 3 – 2402-2595 Young Ave. – 38 p.

Rte 4 – 727-795 Crestline St, 2412-2680 Tranquille Rd. – 40 p.

Rte 10 – 2310-2398 Glenview Ave, 715-896 Schreiner St. & Shelan St. - 65 p.

Rte 13 – Bonnie Pl, 22452255 Edgemount Ave, McLean St, 2305-2396 Rosewood Ave, Shannon Pl. – 45 p.

Rte 16 – 2205-2591 Parkcrest Ave. – 78 p.

Rte 18 – 919-942 Schreiner St, 2108-2399 Young Ave. – 55 p.

Rte 19 - Downie Pl. & St, Moody Ave. & Pl, 2307-2391 Tranquille Rd. – 50 p.

Rte 20 – Barbara Ave, Pala Mesa Pl, Strauss St, Townsend Pl, 21052288 Tranquille Rd. – 48 p.

Rte 21 - 2300-2397 Fleetwood Ave, Fleetwood Crt. & Pl, 1003-1033 Schreiner St. 10201050 Westgate St. – 53 p.

Rte 23 – Acadia Pl, Chateau St, De Monte St, Meadow Lane, 2007-2130 Parkcrest Ave, 11071186 Windbreak St. – 75 p.

Rte 27 – Bentley Pl. Kamlwood Pl, 1866-1944 Parkcrest Ave. – 59 p.

Rte 43 – Clifford Ave, 17131795 Happyvale Ave, 500-595 Holt St, Kobayashi Pl. – 69 p.

Rte 53 – 1565 Lethbridge Ave. – 16 p.

NORTH SHORE/BATCHELOR Rte 137 - 144-244 Briar Ave, 106-330 Clapperton Rd, Larkspur St, Leigh Rd, 100-204 Tranquille Rd, Wilson St, - 55 p.

Rte 173 – 1655 Batchelor Dr, Leightn Pl, 1708-1729 North River Dr, Pennask Terr. – 36 p.

Rte 175 - Norfolk Crt, Norview Pl, 821-991 Norview Rd. – 36 p.

Rte 183 – 2003-2085 Grasslands Blvd, 2003-2074 Saddleback Dr. – 74 p.

Rte 185 – Bearcroft Crt, 10031099 Norview Rd. – 45 p.

WESTSYDE

Rte 221 – 3013-3072 Bank Rd, Bermer Pl, 710-790 Bissette Rd, 30073045 Westsyde Rd(Odd Side). – 60 p.

Rte 244 – Archibald Pl, Hargraves Pl, 1020-1148 Pine Springs Rd, Sullivan Pl, Wawn Crt, 863-897 Wawn Rd. – 42 p.

Rte 249 – 3085-3132 Bank Rd, 600-655 Bissette Rd, Cooper Pl, Hayward Pl, Norbury Rd. – 57 p, Rte 252 – 813-897 Mayne Rd, 815-886 Morven Pl, 2770-2870 Westsyde Rd(Even Side). – 49 p.

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

4th Meridian Art & Vintage, 104 1475 Fairview, Penticton.

Leanne@4thmeridian.ca

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Personals

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Price includes box number.

Call 250-371-4949 to place your ad and for more details.

Antiques Wrought iron beds $300/each. High chair $30. Cedar Hope Chest $400.

Rocking chair $150. Oak dresser with mirror $475. 250-3728177.

Tax not included Some restrictions apply

Tax not included

For Sale - Misc

Commercial

Fuel tanks - 1-300 gal and 2-100gal on stands. $300. 250-672-9712 or 250-819-9712.

CHOOSE LOCAL

Greeting cards made in England each cellophane wrapped 30,000 for $2,000/obo 250-3766607.

Greeting cards made in England each cellophane wrapped 90,000 for $6,000/obo 250-3766607.

KAMLOOPS ONLY ULC CERTIFIED MONITORING STATION FREE ESTIMATES FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES OR SWITCH-OVERS

Houses For Rent

Rad Electric Bike with bike carrier. 86kms like new. $1800. 778-3620186.

8ft Antique Couch $700.

Couch & matching chairs $100. 250-374-1541.

Furnished4bdrmIdeal for Corporate/Crew nsp 2blk RIH $3800. 250-214-0909

Antique couch and chair early 50s.

Asking $200/obo. 250-371-4719

Townhouse for Rent

For Sale - Misc 6pc patio set. $200. 6pc Bedroom set like new. $525. 2 Horse Saddles $250/each. Beaver table saw 48” $100. Battery charger $70. Angel grinder $75. Small radial alarm saw $50. 250-374-8285.

75ft of 3/4” polyline w/heat tape. $200. 12ft field roller. $250. Lrg garden tractor. $200. 250672-9712.

Antique china cabinet $800. Ivory Wingback chair. $75. 4-seater beige couch. $100. 250-3764161.

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

Exec desk dark finish $200. Teak corner cabinet $100, Custom oak cabinet $200. 250-8517687.

Modern solid oak diningroom table with 6 chairs.

Great shape. $1,000 250851-1193.

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

Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 Shoprider Scooter. $750.

250-574-0325.

Shoprider Scooter.

889SL Special Edition. $1750. 250-320-8901.

10-989 McGill Pl. Kamloops

250-374-0916

Dufferin 2bdrm/2bath. great view, gated community. $2500/mo. 250-5747715.

Misc Home Service JA ENTERPRISES Furniture Movers Rubbish Removal and Minor Furniture Repairs 2 Kings 5:15 778-257-4943 jaenterpriseskam @gmail.com

Renos & Home Improvement

Scotch Pine trees smaller ponderosa in pots 2ft (50) $10 each obo 250376-6607

Peter Smiths Renovations Free Estimates: Kitchens, Basements, Renos, Sidewalks, Garages, Fencing, So Much More Not Limited (250) 2626337

Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.

Health WE will pay you to exercise!

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Plants / Shrubs / Trees

Pets

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No Businesses, Based on 3 lines Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. (3 months max) $ 5300 Add an extra line to your ad for $10 Scheduled for one month at a time.

Customer must call to reschedule.

Tax not included. Some restrictions apply

For Sale by Owner

Automotive Tires

$1250 - 3 lines or less BONUS (pick up only): • 2 large Garage Sale Signs • Instructions

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

Tax not included

Tax not included

Sports & Imports 1995 Volvo SW, 940 turbo. Classic. Exec cond. $2,700/FIRM 250-6729712.

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Furniture

Antique Duncan Phyfe table, extra leaf, buffet, hutch and 4 chairs. Exec cond. $600.

778-2577155.

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Bicycles

Trek Crossrip Road Bike.

Like new. Paid $1950 Asking $1,000. 250-5720753.

Fax: 250-374-1033

“Our Family Protecting Your Family”

Satellite phone Model Iridium 9505A handset w/attachments. $1300.

250-374-0650.

Hay-Bales for Sale Good quality horse and cow hay. Square balls.

250-672-9267 or 250319-3353.

No Businesses, Based on 3 lines Merchandise, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s, furniture, etc. $ 3500

“Power of One” Magnificent creation by John Banovich 43”hx50”wide brown wooden frame. $500 Firm 250-578-7776

Do you have an item for sale under $750?

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For Sale by Owner $55.00 Special The special includes a 1x1.5 ad (including photo) that will run in (two editions) in Kamloops This Week.

Our award winning paper is delivered to over 30,000 homes in Kamloops and area every Wednesday.

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10-989 McGill Pl. Kamloops

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2009 Ford Ranger, +cab.

4ltr, 5spd, winters on.

405,000kms. Good cond. $2,500/obo.

250-3727817.

Classes & Courses HUNTER & FIREARMS Courses.

A Great Gift. Next C.O.R.E. February 26th and 27th.

Saturday and Sunday.

P.A.L February 6th.

Sunday.

Professional outdoorsman and Master Instructor: Bill 250-376-7970.

RVs / Campers / Trailers

Run until sold New Price $56.00+tax 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 w/photo) $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)

Call: 250-371-4949

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Private party only (no businesses).

Trucks & Vans 1993 Ranger 4x4 auto 16” tires, winch 4ltr eng runs good $1800 250371-7525

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2 - P215 / 60 R 16 M&S $125.00 2 -P225 / 60 R 16 M&S $125.00 2 - 245 / 50 VR 16 Good Year Eagle M&S $250.00 Phone 250-319-8784

2017 Genesis G90 Prestige 4 Dr Pure Luxury 3.3 twin turbo AWD. Loaded with options 45,500 kms. White with brown leather $43,300 250-319-8784

3 Michelin 205/50 R16 winters. $50/tire or $100/3. Good tread.

Call 778-220-6566 with offers.

Pirelli P7 Cinturato Run Flat tires on 17 “ BMW M series rims. $600.00.

250-819-0863.

Trucks - 4WD 2004 GMC 3/4T HD. New brakes, good tires. $6,000/obo.

250-3207774.

2018 GMC Z71 SLT Crewcab 4X4 fully equipped. Excellent condition. Black with black leather.

107,000 kms 49,300 250-319-8784

Motorcycles

Utility Trailers

2017 Harley Davidson Road King Milwaukee 8 engine.

35,000kms. $16,000/obo.

250-6823152.

All aluminum cargo trailer 7ftx14ft. $12,000/firm.

Like new. 250-719-3539.

Legal / Public Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS & OTHERS Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Garry Hobbs of Kamloops, BC that the particulars should be sent to the executor at 571 Durango Drive on or before February 23rd 2022, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

NOTICE OF SALE Property Stored at the following: Advantage Mini Storage Kamloops, 7530 Dallas Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 6X2. Will be Sold

by Bid February 13, 2022 9:00 AM to February 15, 2022 10:00 AM. Bids received at www.Ibid4Storage.com Owners of goods to be sold: Shelley Munro & Bruce Huddlestone: General Household and misc items.

NOTICE OF DISPOSAL OF ITEMS RYAN ST. LAURENT 1731 B Galore Place, Kamloops, BC Landlords: Marnie and Shawn Maunula Items to be sold or disposed of include ALL ITEMS THAT WERE ABANDONED IN THE RENTAL UNIT. The items will be disposed of after 30 days of this notice being served or posted unless the person being notified takes the items, or establishes a right to the items, or makes a dispute resolution application with the Residential Tenancy Branch, or makes an application in Supreme Court to establish their rights to the items.

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

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Legal / Public Notices

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Kamloops North Shore claims a Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at 720 Halston Ave., BC, Tel: 250-376-0962.

Auction is subject to cancellation at any time without notice.

SARAH SOLOWAY CURTIS PAUL RENE JACKSON KATELYN BRIDGE KERRIE SMOKEDAY AMANDA SCOTCHMAN RHONDA LEE-MCKAY A sale will take place on ibid4storage.com. until Friday February 11, 2022. The auction will end at 11:00 AM, unless bidding battle begins. Room contents are personal/household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each locker or U-box unit.

NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, we must sell the stored goods to recover costs of unpaid storage.

Edward Schrade, 308400 Opal Drive, Logan Lake, BC. Amount Owed $450.00.

David Potts, Granite Ave., BC. Amount $588.00.

Auctions

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AUCTION

s Dodd

The contents will be sold on or after February 15, 2022.

Logan Lake Mini Storage Inc. 250-5236825.

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

ONLINE (TIMED BIDDING)

HUGE ESTATE AUCTION SATURDAY, JAN 29 9AM

Antiques & Collectables: 1000’s Of Collectable Pokemon Cards, Tin Toys, Hobby Steam Engines, Soap Stone Carvings, Stamps, Native Baskets & Items, Wood Planes, Persian Hand Knotted Carpets, Dining Furniture, Parlour Chairs, Teak Bedroom Suite, Bedroom Furniture, Clocks, Scales, Gramophone, Large Selection Of Framed Paintings & Prints, Rockers, Trunks, Jewelry, Trains, Red Wing Water Cooler Crock, License Plates, Coins & Bills, Collector Records, Plus More!

Furniture, Electronics, Appliances: Sofa & Love Seat, Bedroom Suite, Coffee & End Tables, Lamps, Roll Top Desk, TVs & Stereos, Turntable, Bar & Stools, Unique Metal & Wood Tables, Dining Table & Chairs, Fridge, Freezer, KitchenAid Mixer, Huge Selection Of Small Appliances, Pots & Pans, Copper Craft, Cast Iron, Single & Queen Mattress Sets, Wall Art, Shelf Units, Storage Cabinets, Bar Items, Air Tent, 4x8 Pool Table (Slate) Plus More!

Tools & Misc: L-Tec MigMaster 250 & Migatronic 180MX Welders, 30 Ton Shop Press, 60 gal Upright Compressor, Floor Drill Press, Stihl Chainsaws & Cut Off Saw, Cement Mixer, Tool Chest, Oxy/Act Torch Set, Water Pumps, Vice, HD Large Air Jack Hammer, Transits, Chain Hoist, Cordless & Corded Hand Tools, Ladders, Sliding Compound Miter Saw, Sets Of Tires, 14’ Aluminum Boat, Electric Boat Motor, Fishing Rods, Segway Electric Scooter, Camping Gear, Reflective Work Clothes, Leather Vests, Jackets, Hoodies, Golf Clubs, Metal Detector, Helmets, Lawn Mower, Large Hose Reels, Table Saw, Heaters, Plus More!

Employment

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

Vehicle is required.

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

OFF-SITE: #1 - 2706 45TH AVENUE, VERNON Studio Fitness Equipment: Treadmill, Elliptical Machine, Concept 2 Rower, Universal Gym, Free Weights, Furniture & More

VIEWING: THU/FRI (JAN. 27/28) - 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

–4:00 P.M. Bid Online or Absentee Bids Accepted 3311 - 28 Avenue, Vernon • Subject to additions & deletions

www.doddsauction.com Photos & link to sales @ doddsauction.com CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION

DODDS AUCTION 250-545-3259

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Employment

ACCOUNTING CLERK: PAYROLL AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Salary: Negotiable with skills/experience Hours: 8:00-3:30 Mon-Fri Permanent F/T Nature and Scope of Work

Required abilities, knowledge, and skills:

• Payroll - completes all tasks related to payroll

• Basic knowledge of accounting.

• Accounts Receivable - maintains accounts receivable and invoicing • Deposits - A/R & cash receipts • Bank Reconciliations • Filing • Aid with Year End preparation and Audit

• Excellent knowledge of accounting software.

• Excellent knowledge of spreadsheet software.

• Effective written, oral, and interpersonal skills.

• Good public relations skills • Effective time management skills • Previous experience working in a First Nation Finance environment an asset.

• Other duties as assigned Please submit resume & cover letter by email to: alisonlauzon@neskonlith.net

Kamloops # recruitment agency

250-374-7467 • circulation@kamloopsthisweek.com

1951 Merritt, Owed

Mona Welsh, Box 691, Logan Lake, BC Amount Owed $630.00.

Business Oportunities

or Call to advertise a job

250-371-4949

Thanks for wearing a mask, for everyone!

BUILDING MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN-FULL TIME Join growing local maintenance team.

• Minimum 2 years experience required.

• New building.

• Flexible hours. Benefits.

• Suite clean-up.

• Minor drywall, painting • Customer service & timemanagement skills a must.

Send resume to info@mcgillridgeapartments.com

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RENTED

Legal Billing Associate We are a law firm in beautiful Kamloops, British Columbia looking to hire a candidate to assist in billing clients, including ICBC, using specialized billing programs known as Legal X and ESILAW. We specialize in personal injury litigation. The successful candidate must have knowledge of the litigation process to understand and use the phase and task billing codes. The job consists of uploading and downloading billable time, editing the same to conform to the client guidelines, submitting accounts for payment, handling appeals, and being familiar with the billing rules to be able to provide feedback to lawyers and paralegals on correct descriptions and billing codes. We are a flexible employer and working remotely may be possible depending on experience.

Remuneration will also depend on experience.

We have been a successful law firm since 1982 and seek to fill this position due to increasing volume of work.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

TIME TO DECLUTTER? ask us about our

RUN TILL SOLD SPECIAL

Packages start at $35 Non-business ads only • Some restrictions apply

COVID-19 considerations:

5300

$

Plus Tax

3 Lines - 12 Weeks

We are following all COVID-19 protocols as recommended and required, with office access limited.

Please send your resume in confidence to: RCUNDARI@CUNDARILAW.COM

Add an extra line to your ad for $10

Must be pre-paid. Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time private parties only. No businesses.

Some Restrictions Apply

1365 DALHOUSIE DR

250-371-4949 1365 DALHOUSIE DR

250-371-4949

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Employment

Employment

Employment

Family Therapist

Applicants must have a degree in Counselling Psychology, Social Work, Child and Youth Care, or related discipline. A strong working understanding of gender-based violence is essential.

Closing date for this position is February 11, 2022.

Please contact the office 250-378-9222 for a detailed job description.

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Columbia – 21 Columbia St. – 21 p.

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Pemberton Terr. – 81 p.

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Dr, Silverthrone Cres. – 49 p.

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Rte 714 - 1101-1247 5310 Barnhartvale 751 – Highridge 44 p.

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Rte 575-694 Rte 322 322 – – 694 694 11th 11th Ave, Ave, 575-694 13th 1003-1091 Battle St, 13th Ave, Ave, 1003-1091 Battle St, 1004-1286 Columbia St(Even 1004-1286 Columbia St(Even Side), Side), 1004-1314 1004-1314 Nicola Nicola St. St. -- 56 56 p. p.

Rte Rte 323 323 – – 755-783 755-783 6th 6th Ave, Ave, 763-884 763-884 7th 7th Ave, Ave, 744-764 744-764 8th 8th Ave, Ave, 603-783 603-783 Columbia Columbia St(odd St(odd Side), Side), 605-793 605-793 Domion Domion St. St. -- 52 52 p. p.

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

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Rte – 1005-1090 1005-1090 Pine Pine St, St, Rte 333 333 – 1003-1176 Pleasant St. – 34 p.

Rte 335 – 1175-1460 6th Ave, 1165-1185 7th Ave, Cowan St, 550-792 Munro St. - 56 p.

Rte 340 – McMurdo Dr. – 23 p.

Rte 370 – Nicola Wagon Rd, 35-377 W. Seymour St. – 36 p.

Rte 371 – Connaught Rd, 451-475 Lee Rd, W. St Paul St. - 73 p.

Rte 380 – Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 69 p.

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Rte 382 – 114-150 Fernie Pl, Fernie Rd, 860-895 Lombard St. – 23 p.

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

Rte 385 – 350-390 W.Battle St, Strathcona Terr. – 29 p.

Rte 389 – Bluff Bluff Pl, 390 Centre Ave, 242-416 W. Columbia St, Dufferin Dufferin Terr, Garden Terr, Grandview Terr. – 51 p.

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Rd, Houston Pl, Parlow Rd, BROCKLEHURST Pearse Pl, Urban Rd. – 56 p.

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1199 St, 1008-1080 Rte 3Crestline – 2402-2595 Moray St, Perth Pl. – 94 p.

Young Ave. – 38 p.

Rte 3 4 – 2402-2595 727-795 Crestline St, Young Ave. –Tranquille 38 p. Rd. – 40 p.

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Rte 20 – Barbara Ave, Pala Mesa Rte 21 - 2300-2397 Fleetwood Pl, Strauss St, Townsend Ave, Fleetwood Crt. & Pl,Pl, 21052288 Tranquille Rd. – 48 1003-1033 Schreiner St. p.

1020105021 Westgate St. – 53 p.

Rte - 2300-2397 Fleetwood Ave, Fleetwood & Pl, St, Rte 23 – AcadiaCrt. Pl, Chateau De Monte St,Schreiner MeadowSt.Lane, 1003-1033 10202007-2130 Parkcrest Ave, 1050 Westgate St. – 53 p. 11071186 Windbreak St.Chateau – 75 p. St, Rte 23 – Acadia Pl, RteMonte 27 – Bentley Pl. Kamlwood De St, Meadow Lane, Pl, 1866-1944 Parkcrest Ave. 1107– 59 p.

2007-2130 Parkcrest Ave, – CliffordSt. Ave, 1713-1795 Rte 43 1186 Windbreak – 75 p.

Happyvale Ave, 500-595 Holt Pl, Rte 27 – Bentley Pl. Kamlwood St, KobayashiParkcrest Pl. – 69 Ave. p. – 59 p.

1866-1944 Rte 53 – 1565 Lethbridge Ave. – 16 p.

Rte 43 – Clifford Ave, 1713-1795 NORTH SHORE/BATCHELOR Happyvale Ave, 500-595 Holt St, Pl. – 69Briar p.

RteKobayashi 137 - 144-244 106-330 Ave, Rte 53 – 1565Clapperton LethbridgeRd, Ave. – 16 p.

Larkspur St, Leigh Rd, 100-204 NORTHRd, SHORE/BATCHELOR Tranquille Wilson St, - 55 p.

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Tranquille Rd, Wilson St, 55 p.

Rte 173 – 1655 Batchelor Dr, Rte 173Pl,–1708-1729 1655 Batchelor Leightn NorthDr, Leightn 1708-1729 River Dr,Pl,Pennask Terr. –North 36 p.

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Rte821-991 183 – 2003-2085 Grasslands Blvd, 2003-2074 Rte 183 – 2003-2085 SaddlebackBlvd, Dr. –2003-2074 74 p.

Grasslands Rte 185 – Bearcroft Saddleback Dr. – 74 p.Crt, 10031099185 Norview Rd. – 45 Rte – Bearcroft Crt,p.1003Rte 203 –508-700 Collingwood 1099 Norview Rd. – 45 p.

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WESTSYDE WESTSYDE Rte 221 – 3013-3072 Bank Rd, Rte 221Pl,–710-790 3013-3072 BankRd, Rd,3007Bermer Bissette Bermer Pl, 710-790 Bissette 30073045 Westsyde Rd(Odd Side).Rd, – 60 p.

3045 Westsyde Rd(Odd Side). – 60 p.

Rte 244 – Archibald Pl, Hargraves Pl, Rte 244 – Archibald Pl, Hargraves Pl, 1020-1148 Pine Springs Rd, Sullivan Pl, 1020-1148 Pine Springs Rd, Sullivan Pl, Wawn – 42 Wawn Crt, Crt, 863-897 863-897 Wawn Wawn Rd. Rd. – 42 p. p.

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Rte 261 – 2214-2297 Grasslands Blvd, Woodrush Crt & Dr. – 57 p.

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In Loving Memory of Douglas Roy Smith August 12, 1950 ~ January 27, 2011

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In Loving Memory of Ron Kopytko

February 13, 1967 – January 21, 2012

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Melvin Aubrey Stanley It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Melvin Aubrey Stanley on January 20, 2022. Mel was born to Jim and Audrey Stanley in Lake Thelma, Alberta on May 3, 1934.

Mel passed away at home in the loving arms of Kay. Mel married Kathleen (Kay) Helen Herbert 14, 1962. They spent a wonderful 60 years raising their children and later in their years they south where they spent their winters in the sunshine.

his wife on July together travelled

Mel was predeceased by his older brother Harold (Jean) Stanley and is survived by his younger brother Brian (Donna) Stanley.

Mel leaves behind his loving wife Kay, four children Judith Hogg, Connie (Rob) Bauer, Shelley (Bruce) McAuliffe, Lonnie Stanley (Mari-Anne), seven grandchildren Conor, Emma, Tyler (Angelina), Alisa (Eric), Lee; Madison (Adam), Jake and their mother Cheryl. He was also a great-grandfather to Harrison, Mickenzie, Miah and Addison. He was survived by many nieces, nephews and an abundance of friends.

Mel was a loving husband and father who was so very proud of all his children, grandchildren and cared about them deeply.

My Darling Doug I thought of you today But that is nothing new I thought about you yesterday And days before that too I think of you in silence I often speak your name All I have are memories And a picture in a frame Your memory is a keepsake From which I’ll never part Honey, God has you in His arms And I have you in my heart.

There is a link Death cannot sever.

Mel and Kay moved from Red Deer, Alberta to Kamloops, BC in 1965. They built a home in North Kamloops on Belmont Crescent where they resided for 54 years and a sign is posted “The Mayor of Belmont”.

Love and Remembrance Last Forever.

He started Mel Stanley Drywall Services and became a well known drywaller in Kamloops and surrounding areas. His motto was “For a better job for all give Mel a call”. Mel was a very skilled man in his younger years, he wore many hats; he dug the Discovery Well at Swan Hills, Alberta; he was a farmer; he drove a Michigan loader and a gravel truck in Red Deer, Alberta; he was a drycleaner and a bakery delivery man; he worked with people with special needs and as a camp cook etc. in Tofino for his buddy Buck Warren. He was a skilled winemaker and looked forward to his happy hour with his family and friends.

Love Dad, Mom, Jake, Alyssa and Leann Darren, Taura, Tyra and Madison Chad, Melanie, Mitchell and Jorja.

Mel loved the outdoors, he spent many hours camping, fishing, water skiing and snowmobiling.

We will always remember him for his driving skills, he never missed a chance to help someone back up a vehicle. I’m sure he’s somewhere now doing just that!

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Shannon Heather Burrell Shannon was born March 31, 1974 in Maple Ridge, BC. Our beautiful daughter stopped breathing on her own on Friday, January 14, 2022 due to drug toxicity from heroin laced with fentanyl.

She was diagnosed with schizophrenia 23 years ago and her existence had been one of discouragement, sadness and loss causing her to self-medicate.

Prior to her illness she was a social, popular girl with friends that adored her. Always busy, always laughing and forever annoying. She sang like an angel and loved fiercely.

Due to heroic efforts by the Kamloops Paramedics, she was resuscitated and the medical team was able to place a ventilator, which allowed her family to grieve for and with her, and to make some difficult choices. In her death, Shannon gave her organs and on January 19 the surgical team accepted that donation. Today she has saved lives and affected countless families.

She leaves behind her beautiful children, Kristin and Daniel Indelicato, her mom Grace LaBossiere, her sisters Tara Chambers and Erin Burrell, and her nephew Zachary Chambers, as well as many extended family who are as broken as we are.

We really hope she is sitting down with her dad, Garry Burrell, somewhere better.

Our hearts are shattered, but she is finally at rest.

The family would like to thank the BC Paramedics that responded to the call, the ER attendants who worked with her, the amazing team at RIH ICU, every doctor, nurse, and social worker there was kind, deeply caring and responsive, both to Shannon’s needs, and our own. And finally, all the personnel from BC Transplant who dealt with everything with such compassion.

In lieu of flowers and cards, please register as an organ donor, or make a donation to the BC Kidney Foundation, the Heart and Stroke Fund, the Liver Foundation or any charity of your choice.

We will all miss Mel, Dad, Grandpa, Poppi Mel. He was a wonderful man, so positive, so strong, such a hard worker. When you would ask him how he was he would say “Finer than Frog’s Hair” or “I’m Top Shelf”. He will always be in our hearts and minds, we loved him so much, he will never be forgotten.

A MAN to Respect a Life to Admire Our DAD A special thank you to Gurvy and Erin and all the homecare nurses, as well as Elizabeth at RIH. The family will be having a celebration of life in the summer in Kamloops.

Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

Keith Allan Fuergutz Keith Allan Fuergutz passed away at the age of 86 on January 19, 2022, at Pine Grove Care facility in Kamloops, B.C. Keith was born in Lampman, SK in 1935.

He leaves behind his wife, Maggie, of 65 years, and their sons Grant (Theresa) and Blair (Teresa), grandchildren Carlin, Sabrina, Jeramy, Isaac, and Hannah, as well as many nieces, nephews, family, and friends.

Keith and Maggie lived in many locations including: Kamloops, Burnaby and Port Moody. Keith was a CGA accountant for Kelly Douglas for over 40 years.

Prayers will be recited on Friday, January 28, 2022, at 7:00 pm at OLPH Church, 635 Tranquille Road. The Funeral will take place the following day on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 1:00 pm, at OLPH Church.

To have known Keith is to have loved and since love does not die, he will live on in our hearts.

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There will be no funeral service as the family is planning a private Memorial in the Spring.

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Nora Nelson

March 18, 1932 - January 15, 2022

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Carrol Colstone Dodgson 1953 - 2022

Nora Nelson (née Bing) passed away suddenly but peacefully at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, BC on January 15, 2022.

Lovingly remembered by daughter Terrie Nelson (David), nieces Sharon Bazil (Charlie), Sandra Cornell (Mike), and many extended family. Predeceased by loving husband of 44 years Mel Nelson (2004); brothers Sonny, John and Robert Bing; sisters Jean Ryder and Florence Dan; niece Yvonne Morgan; nephews Stan Ryder and Randy Bing; and best friend Margaret Scott.

Nora will be remembered for her independence, quick smile, and love of family and friends. Always ready for adventure, she loved to travel and stayed in touch with her many friends old and new. Until very recently she kept fit with long brisk daily walks at MacArthur Island.

Mum, you excelled in many roles; daughter, wife, mother, sister, auntie, and loyal friend. You will be sorely missed.

Special thanks to the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff at the Royal Inland Hospital; and to Nora’s friends Brad Ellison and Wendy McEachern.

A private family service will be held in the spring.

Condolences may be expressed at SchoeningFuneralService.com

Mr. Fiorentino On Wednesday January 19, 2022, Mr. Francesco “Frank” Fiorentino passed away at age of 78 years old.

He was born in Amato, Catanzaro, Italy on May 30, 1943.

Predeceased by his parents Peppina and Alfonso. He leaves behind his two sisters and one brother in Italy with numerous nieces, nephews and family.

He is remembered by his two sons Alfredo and Alfonso both of Montreal. In Kamloops, also left to cherish his memory, his partner Angela Dicostanzo and her three children Nick (Karen), Grazia (Christo) and Carmela (Vern) and their children, he was a wonderful Nonno to Arlo and Amarri.

Francesco was a hard worker who loved being in the garden, making his homemade wine, spending time at the casino and riding his bike everywhere. He just had a zest for life!!

Those wishing to pay their respects by viewing, may attend on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in the Schoening Funeral Chapel, 513 Seymour Street. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:30 in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic church with Father Vijay Martin OCD. Entombment will follow at Sage Valley Mausoleum.

Thank you to Dr. Pwinnt and the wonderful staff on the cancer clinic ward at RIH, he would always say that they were so nice to him there.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

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Carrol leaves behind Donna Faulkes (wife of 42 years), Phyllis Dodgson (mother), Gerald Dodgson (brother)/Gayle, Kevin Dodgson (brother)/Teresa, Darlene Hume Robin (sister) plus family and numerous extended family.

Predeceased by his father Stanley Raymond Dodgson. Carrol will be missed by all for his giving manner, he would help anyone.

Fly in Peace and Pain-free sweet man.

Carrol was raised in Westwold until he moved to Kamloops as a teenager. He and Donna lived in Barriere, and then Kamloops for a number of years before settling in Cherry Creek.

Carrol would do anything for people. Carrol had great wit and always had a smart-ass comment - given with a twinkle in his eye. Carrol battled cancer for 31 years (brain, thyroid and lung). Carrol was a heavy-duty mechanic and an all-around Mr. Fix-It. Carrol believed if a man put it together, he could fix it and he did.

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Mark Albert Fisher

April 13, 1956 - January 14, 2022 With heavy hearts, we said goodbye to Mark on January 14, 2022, who passed away peacefully with family by his side.

He leaves behind the love of his life, Rose Fisher, son Derek Fisher (Jessica), daughter Kathleen Fisher (Alex), sisters Barb Gorrill, Judy Van Horlick (Merv), and brothers Steve Fisher, Bob Fisher (Audrey).

Mark had two grandchildren he cherished beyond measure: Mya and Jordie. He also leaves behind many cousins, nephews, nieces, close friends and teammates. Predeceasing him are his parents Albert and Hilda Fisher.

Mark, also known as Fish or Mr. Fish, was born April 13, 1956 in Kamloops, British Columbia. He lived as he loved, with great joy, kindness, laughter, passion and resiliency. Mark found beauty in the simple things, especially out in nature. He could often be found walking or riding the streets of Kamloops and his beloved trails in the hills, road-tripping in his camper van, fuelling his love of sport at the rink or the field, and sparking up a meaningful conversation with whomever he met along the way.

“All things are possible to him who believeth” - Mark 9:23 Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, a celebration of life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Mark’s name to Canuck Place, BC Cancer Society or The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation.

Condolences may be expressed at: Remembering Mark Fisher on Facebook.

May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of Despair

GIVE LAVISHLY LIVE ABUNDANTLY

By Helen Steiner Rice The more you give, The more you get, The more you laugh, The less you fret, The more you do unselfishly, The more you live abundantly, The more of everything you share, The more you’ll always have to spare, The more you love, The more you’ll find, That life is good,

Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps them near.

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It is with sadness that the family of Nell Popika (née Kryschuk) announces her passing. As with her usual strength and determination, Mom chose her time to leave this earth. She has gone to rejoin her lifelong love and husband, Bill Popika, who passed away less than a year ago.

She outlived and was long predeceased by her siblings William Kryschuk, Mike Kryschuk, and Natalie Clayton, as well as her parents, Joseph, and Pearl Kryschuk.

Mom was born on October 11, 1933, in The Pas, Manitoba. It was there that she met, then later married, the love of her life, Bill. They raised their three children in The Pas before relocating to Kamloops, BC in 1973. As fortune would have it, they were able to retire when mom was at the young age of 47. Thus began their yearly migration to spend their winters in California then eventually settling in Apache Junction, AZ. That was her happy place, where she enjoyed a life of socializing and golf.

Mom and dad spent their whole lives sharing their love of curling, golf, and travelling and were fortunate enough to travel throughout many places in the world. Mom loved and excelled in two sports, curling and golf, but her passion was golf.

Among her many accomplishments in that field, she was very proud of being a member of the senior golf team representing BC at the Canada Summer Games for many consecutive years. She was equally proud of being inducted into the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame. It was also with pride that she taught golf to new members at the golf course in Apache Junction.

In Mom’s later years, she brought her competitive nature to the bridge table and engaged in league play several times per week. Always a fierce competitor in all sports and activities!

Mom is survived by her children Doreen Rigby Popika, and Sharon Elvers. She is also survived granddaughters Lindsay Charland (Nicholas) and (Ty), as well as her great-grandchildren Aurelia, Kadence, Mason, and Ayden.

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(Bill), Dale by her two Era Byrde Seraphina,

In the end she was at peace and ready to go. RIP Mom, Baba, Great Baba!

Due to Covid restrictions, there will be no formal service at this time.

Cremation arrangements in care of Everden Rust Funeral Services, (250) 860-6440. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.everdenrust.com

1949 - 2022

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stanley Herbert Reib. Stan gained his angel wings on January 15, 2022 at the age of 72. He was a bright spark in this world and will be deeply missed.

Stan’s family was unprepared for this unexpected loss.

You were gone before we knew it, and only God knew why.

As a young man, Stan worked in the BC Forest Industry and later he worked many years for Canada Post in Vancouver, BC. Stan showed up when it mattered, had your back, gave to those in need, and would defend and stand up for his loved ones should the need for it arise. Stan touched many lives as a brother, friend and beloved uncle.

Preceding him in death was his father Herbert Reib and his mother Anne Reib.

Stan will be laid to rest in Camrose Valleyview Cemetery, Alberta. We take comfort in knowing that Stan is now at peace surrounded by light. We will all miss him more than words can say.

Special thanks to Dr. J. Takahashi, Dr. Jason C. O’Connell, hospital administration and nursing staff at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops and to Kamloops Funeral Home, for their compassion and support.

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THE ANGEL ON YOUR SHOULDER

By Jackie Huston Lena, Wisconsin There’s an angel on your shoulder Though you may not know she’s there, She watches over you day and night And keeps you in her care.

There’s an angel on your shoulder Watching you learn and grow Keeping you safe from danger And nurturing your soul.

She’ll be there through your triumphs She’ll dance on clouds with pride, She’ll hold your hand through disappointments and fears, Standing faithfully by your side.

In her lifetime this angel was strong and true, And stood up for what was right.

In your life you’ll be faced with decisions and trials

Viewing/Visitation will be held from 12:00pm-1:00pm, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 4713 50 St., Camrose, AB.

And she’ll shine down her guiding light.

The Graveside Service will follow at 1:00pm in Valleyview Cemetery, Camrose, AB. Reverend Trina Holmberg, officiating.

There are no heights you cannot reach

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

Maureen Hilda Larose, (née Bennett) July 22, 1949 - January 19, 2022

Maureen passed away peacefully in the gentle arms of her loving husband Don, accompanied by their son David, at home in Osoyoos, BC in the early morning hours of January 19, 2022. She was born in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.

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She was predeceased by her parents Sam and Anne (née Law) Bennett and brother-in-law Milton Grice.

This amazingly loyal and loving lady leaves to mourn her beloved husband Don Larose; son David of Osoyoos; daughter Katherine Pawson (Joe); and her pride and joy, grandchildren Olivia, Theo and Thomas all of Leeds, England.

She will be greatly missed by her brother Garry (Myrna) of Woodstock, Ontario; sister Jeannie of Kamloops, BC; nephew, Tom (Michelle) Grice of Kamloops; niece Lisa (Ray) Sheppard of Burlington, Ontario; great-nephew Carter; great-nieces Paige and McKenna Grice of Kamloops; sister-in-law Linda of Kamloops; her cousins, as well as inseparable friends Sue & “Coop” and innumerable friends and acquaintances.

Maureen was an accomplished radiographer, artist, lover of nature and people. She leaves a legacy of a peaceful, smiling individual who was a devoted wife, loving mother, adoring grandma, loyal sister, amazing auntie and open-hearted, nonjudgmental friend. Her endearing smile and ready laugh will be greatly missed.

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In respect of Maureen’s wishes there will be no funeral service at this time, rather there will be a Celebration of Life gathering in the fall the details of which will be announced at a later date.

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The tears of grief Have washed away The clouds of sorrow, And vision now is clarified I miss you still, But see you new In light of joy And smile at your remembrance.

The love we shared Still here to give And to experience The joy that comes from that, is you!

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Helen Mae Signoretti We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our mother, Helen Mae Signoretti (née Helen Taylor). Helen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on December 19, 1929. Mom was a graduate of The Winnipeg Grace Hospital School of Nursing. Mom came to Kamloops to visit family and stayed to work at RIH in January 1953 on the Obstetrical Ward, a job she loved and learned a great deal from.

Mom left us on January 18, 2022 and is survived by daughter Lynette Signoretti and son David Signoretti as well as her adored grandchildren Sydney, Tyra, and Elias. Mom is also survived by her very close cousins Charlette Mallette of Ottawa, Kit Nagurski (Trudy) of Kamloops and Tim Nagurski (Patrick) of Edmonton, and their respective families as well as numerous cousins in Canada and USA. Mom is also survived by her two sisters-in-law Yolly Wilcox and Dina McGregor and their respective families. Mom was predeceased by our father and her husband George Signoretti in May, 2010 and her mother Lynn Taylor in June of 2004. She was also predeceased by her close Aunt Halia Nagurski and Uncle Edward Nagurski as well as a dear sister-in-law Elda Lane. Helen was deeply saddened by the loss of 2 very close friends of 50 years; Donna Reid and Gordon Bremner.

Helen was a private person in many ways but was known to be very generous and kind with an excellent sense of humour and anyone she met just loved her to pieces. As a teenager she was known to have a beautiful Soprano voice and was in 3 Operettas but chose nursing over a career in music. Mom loved to discuss (argue and read) with everyone. Self proclaimed as very opinionated as she loved learning for example: Astronomy, Science, Reading, Puzzles, Games, Documentaries and Cards. She greatly admired both Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking. She loved horse racing (owned quarter horses with husband and family friend, Kurt Kier).

Mom was also an avid fan of NFL Football, right up to the end and you did not dare bother her on Sundays during football season. She thoroughly enjoyed watching curling and loved casinos, especially her many trips to Reno and Vegas with family. Mom also enjoyed her travels to California to visit relatives. Mom also enjoyed ice skating and bingo. She had an opinion about almost everything.

David and Lynette want to thank Dr. Jeevyn Chahal for the excellent care you provided over the years along with nurses and Dr’s. on 6 South and Marjorie Willoughby Hospice for making mom’s final days peaceful. We want to express a special thank you to Donna Shedeger for all your help taking mom to appointments, and to the Cancer Clinic in Kelowna and for being very supportive. It meant a lot to her and us.

Thank you to Daniela and Gino Beltrano for always putting a smile on mom’s face and making her laugh and she loved to talk about Egypt with Gino. And to Shirley Larsen, our neighbour, thank you for all your help with appt. and just being there over the many years. Thank you to Kit Nagurski for your many visits and for helping mom home on occasion from her hospital visits. To Jim and Ellie and John Dormer, our neighbours for helping with snow and garbage days. Not to be forgotten, a big thank you to Tula Gauthier for making our mom look beautiful when you did her hair and making her feel special.

No Service upon request and in lieu of flowers a donation in mom’s name to either St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in USA or BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, two of mom’s favourite charities.

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Kenneth Vernon Moffett It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kenneth Vernon Moffett on January 19, 2022 with his devoted family by his side. Ken is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Pat, daughter Tracy (Mark), son John (Jamie), granddaughters Carsen and Sophia, grandson Ty, sister Janet (Andre) Arnould, sister-in-law Donella Easter, brother-in-law Gerry Chiulli and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Ken was predeceased by his father John Moffett, his mother Nora Moffett, father-in-law Dave Chiulli, mother-in-law Eva Chiulli, sister Jackie Inglis, brother-in-law Bill Inglis, brother-inlaw Raymond Chiulli, brother-in-law Barry Easter, and nephew Billy Inglis.

Ken was born on May 9, 1941, in Vancouver, BC. He spent his youth in Hedley, BC, Nelson, BC and Uranium City, NWT. When Ken was 20 years old he moved to Fort St. John, BC to play hockey for the Flyers. Ken was a fast skating forward and was known to be a tough opponent. It was here he met the love of his life Pat Chiulli. They were married on July 3, 1965.

The newlyweds moved to Kamloops where Pat was a teacher and Ken worked in construction. He coached several minor hockey and baseball teams over the next few years. Pat and Ken settled in Westsyde where they lived for the next 56 years and raised their two children Tracy and John.

In 1968 Ken built his first house on Pine Springs Road. This started his company K&P Construction which is still active today. He had a long-lasting and well-respected building career which included building many homes and developments in Kamloops and area. Ken was honoured with a Lifetime Community Builder award by the City of Kamloops in 2014 for his visionary contribution to the housing industry.

He was always very proud to look up at the lights of Kamloops and know he had a hand in building many of those homes.

Ken lived an active and interesting life. He enjoyed many outdoor activities such as fishing, hunting, and hiking the hills around Kamloops. He kept his passion for hockey alive and played men’s league hockey and later for the Kamloops Old Timer Chiefs. Golfing also held a special place in his heart and he perfected his own unique golf swing. His favourite vacation spots were Hawaii, Palm Springs and the cherished family property on Kamloops Lake.

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Jess Town

July 17, 1958 - December 24, 2021 With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our dear brother Jess. He was born in Kamloops to Jack and Shirley Town.

As a youngster, he moved with the family to Chilliwack where he spent his teenage years. He made an abundance of friends and enjoyed driving around in his beloved MGB. He spent some time in Dawson Creek, then moved back to Kamloops, where he called home. He was witty, fun and quite the individual with the biggest heart. Jess enjoyed adventures with friends, travel, fishing, boating, fast cars and great grub. He told wonderful stories which always had you laughing as he’d be chuckling trying to get it out.

You had no choice but to laugh along with him. (sometimes you’d question if they were true!).

Jess was predeceased by his brother and best friend John in October.

Watching them share their day was the best. They were quite the pair and sometimes, only they got their humour.

Jess’ boyish charm captivated many.

We will all miss him forever and he’ll never be forgotten.

Leaving to cherish his memory, Jerry (Barb), Andrea (Cliff Brauner), nieces and nephews Chris (Keely) Town, Matt (Nadine) Town, Lisa (Brian) Klohn, Jesse (Amy) Brauner and Cherie Brauner. His aunt Nell Campbell, Los Angeles CA, cousin Pamela Gill and great nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Ken was a proud husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and cousin. His family was everything to him and he will forever be missed.

Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

Special thanks to Dr. Chip Bantock and the doctors and nurses who lovingly cared for him on 6 North at Royal Inland Hospital.

Ernest Murray (Ernie) Robinson

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the RIH Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society.

A Prayer Service will be held at 7:00 pm on January 28, 2022 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church and the Funeral Service will take place at 11:00 am on January 29, 2022 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church located at 2826 Bank Road, Kamloops, BC with interment to follow at Hillside Cemetery.

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It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Ernest Murray (Ernie) Robinson.

Ernie is survived by his mother Bertha Robinson, wife Donna, two children, daughter Brenda (Lorne), son Duane (Deborah) and four grandchildren, Amanda (Brett), Dylan, Devin (Emily), Dexter (Madi). Also left to mourn is his sister Doreen and numerous family and friends.

“A life well lived brings light to the world that can never be forgotten”

May she rest in peace.

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Emily Carlson (née Lucier) September 1953 - January 2022

It is with true sadness we announce the untimely passing of Emily Carlson. The entire world will be affected by the loss of this woman. A mother, wife, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend. Emily was predeceased by her parents Emile and Wilhelmina, sister Marie and brother Larry. Emily is survived by her loving husband Dave, son Chris (Jen) and three grandsons Lucas, Ben and Owen, as well as three sisters (Hennie, Jody (Wayne) and Sharon (Matt)) and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and loving sister/brother in-laws. She also leaves behind an amazing group of friends, who rallied to her side not only when she was ill, but in all of her joy as well!

Emily was born in Saskatchewan and shortly relocated to Vancouver, BC where she grew up with her 5 siblings.

Emily enjoyed her youth, and then met the love of her life in high school, Dave Carlson. They knew from the start they were simply meant to be. They were married 48 years and still had a strong love for each other! They had their son Chris, and their family was complete.

Emily put up a very brave fight against cancer, not once, but twice, in less than a decade. Emily loved living and sharing her happy life with everyone she met. She prized family, and togetherness. She was strong, smart and had a great sense of humour and an infectious smile and laughter that would light up a room.

Emily was dedicated and focused on raising her family, but also enjoyed a career in Real Estate while she lived in Vancouver and was involved with the industry and property management when she relocated to Kamloops. She loved travelling and meeting new people in her spare time and playing softball and being out on the golf course! She was an avid card player and was often the one to beat on family game night!

All throughout Emily’s life she has had many cherished pets. Her most beloved was Dee Dee, a pug she and Dave rescued. In 2005, Emily became a grandmother, and she was overjoyed! She ended up with 3 grandsons, whom she adored. She and Dave were very active in their grandkids lives and coveted all the time they shared.

Emily had many friends in the community. She truly loved Kamloops and participated in volunteer and fundraising efforts throughout her 40+ years here. Emily loved to sit on their porch, with Dave, in spring, summer, fall, with a book, a coffee and a gentle breeze.

Dave and family would like to send a heartfelt thank you, to the Doctors and staff at Royal Inland Hospital, Ponderosa Lodge, and Trinity at Overlander Extended Care facilities for every effort they gave to Emily, to help her be as comfortable and cared for as possible.

A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation to the SPCA (https://spca.bc.ca/locations/kamloops/ ) or Four Paws society (https://www.paypal.com/ca/fundraiser/charity/3764725) in Emily’s honour.

John (Jack) Alfred Earl August 23, 1927 - January 15, 2022

Jack passed away peacefully at Royal Inland Hospital on January 15, 2022. He is united once again with his wife Nan, love of his life and wife of 62 years who passed in 2020. Jack is survived by his three children, son Doug Earl (Deborah), daughter Carolyn Pineo (Todd), and son Steve Earl (Saki). Jack had six grandchildren Darcie (Tim), Scott, Allison, Michelle, Emily, and Kaya, and two greatgrandchildren Mari and Jack. Jack is pre-deceased by his sister Margaret. Jack will be missed greatly by the many people he touched in his life including his nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends.

Jack was born in London, England to his parents Alfred and Emily Earl. His early years were spent between his home in London and summer home in Bogner. After World War II and the passing of his father, Jack immigrated to Canada with his mother.

They settled in Nanaimo to be near his sister Margaret who had previously arrived in Canada as a war bride. Following in the footsteps of his father, Jack took work building houses and becoming an apprentice carpenter. He led an active life in the fast-growing city of Nanaimo when he met a young teacher, Nan Woods, who would become his wife and lifelong soulmate. With the birth of their first son and daughter, Jack needed stable work and he joined the new pulp mill at Harmac as a carpenter.

Jack would spend more than 25 years at the mill where he made many life-long connections and friends.

The family home on Northumberland Avenue would be a place of many great memories for the now expanded family of 3 children. Nan and Jack eventually moved to their dream home in Cilaire with a beautiful garden and the view of the ocean they had always wanted. It would be home for the rest of their life together until Nan’s passing and Jack’s move to Kamloops in 2021 to be close to his 3 children and their families. Jack always loved his family camping trips and many summers spent at the family property on Lake Cowichan. Over the years, Jack would make several trips back to his native England to visit family and friends.

Jack’s family would like to thank everyone who knew him and gave him so much love and support over an amazing and fulfilling 94 years.

Jack will be forever missed but never forgotten.

No service is planned at this time. The family asks that any appreciation be passed to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation.

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Bruno Demasi On Sunday, January 16, 2022, Bruno Demasi passed away peacefully at Kamloops RIH with his wife and three daughters by his side at the age of 66 years old.

He fought an unbelievable fight to cancer beating it multiple times sadly this last battle he could no longer overcome.

He did all of this with such strength, courage and bravery.

Bruno was a hard working man who worked many years at Weyerhaeuser Sawmill. He spent most of his time being with family and enjoying the outdoors. He loved camping, hunting, fishing, dirt biking, snowmobile racing, water skiing, boating, coaching soccer, cooking his gourmet meals and loved taking care of his garden, grapevines and yard.

Nothing meant more to him than spending time with his family and friends and celebrating every occasion together. He was the life of every gathering and had such a strong presence wherever he went. His legacy will live on forever and will be passed down for many generations.

He is survived by his loving wife Joy Demasi and three daughters Brandy (Matthew) Maddison; Valerie (Mike) Kucko; Tanya (Myles) Kuzyk, his nine grandchildren Adalyn, Lillya, Quade, Elliana, Jacob, Isabel, Trayce, Blake, Brooks. His two sisters Joanne (Gord) Hofstede, Sofia Demasi (Robin Craig). He also leaves behind his mother-in-law Pauline Franson, his sister-in-law Linda (Ken) King, his nieces and nephews Dustin, Tylor, Kyle, Shawn and Krystle.

Predeceased by his parents Raffaele and Maria Demasi.

Memorial Service by invitation only will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Schoening Funeral Chapel. The funeral ceremony will be live streamed beginning at 1:45 PM PST at: https://funeraweb.tv/en/diffusions/45009.

Password: 341801004802 A Celebration of life will also be held at a later date.

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Family would like to express sincere gratitude for the exceptional care Bruno received at RIH, Kelowna Cancer Clinic, VGH, Vancouver Cancer Centre and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

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1299 $ 1599 $

• CoolFeel™ Fabric • Serta® Anti-Microbial Fiber Technology • HexCloud™ Gel Memory Foam • 1000 Edition Custom Support Coil System with Best Edge® Foam Encasement • Serta® PillowSoft™ Gel Foam • QuiltLoft™ Memory Foam

CONNECT EURO TOP • 2” pillow top layer for enhanced comfort • targeted support system powered by T1 Pocketed Coil Technology • Seaqual Fabric Technology

60% OFF

$

999 QUEEN

VESPER

• traditional quilted plush mattress • recommended for side/back sleepers • gel-infused memory foam

KING

60% OFF

$

799 QUEEN

PERFECT SLEEPER KAWARTHA • ComfortLuxe® gel fiber • Multiple layers of Serta® Pillowsoft foam • CoolAction® gel memory foam • CoolTwist® gel-infused memory foam • Lumbar support core • Custom Support® individually wrapped coils with BestEdge® foam encasement

$

QUEEN

60%

UNISON EURO TOP

• charcoal memory foam • provides natural cooling • eco-friendly TENCEL yarn for breathability and moisture management

799

OFF

$

1199 QUEEN

OFF

iCOMFORT LIMITED EDITION

$

999 QUEEN

Cool, supportive sleep is the priority. We’ve specifically designed this mattress to keep even the warmest sleepers cool. With iComfort, multi-layered mattresscooling foam technology adds support.

60%

HARMONY GLOBAL EURO TOP

OFF

• T2 Pocketed Coil Technology • INFINICOOL LUX Technologu • Natural Cool Quilt featuring SeaQual Sustainable Fabric • RIGHTTEMP WAVE FOAM

$

1499 QUEEN

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