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NOTABLE QUOTES IN 2012 “I think everyone has a best-before date and I have the sense that I’m approaching mine.” — Veteran B.C. Liberal MLA Kevin Krueger on calling it quits, stating he will not seek re-election in order to spend more time with his family. (June 28) “It’s not necessary to spray chemicals to kill dandelions — dandelions are people, too.” — Coun Tina Lange responding to rookie councillor Donovan Cavers’ proposed ban on pesticides for the general public. (May 29) “. . . But, I don’t think I could even hit Arjun [Singh]. So, I suggested Jim Whittaker. He’d probably like to kick my ass.” — Coun. Donovan Cavers on the proposal of a celebrity boxing challenge to raise funds for a local charity. (April 3) “I think it’s a very wellproduced informational video for stock promotion, but not really what I was expecting for an informational.” — Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar’s initial reaction to a 3D video on the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine, produced by proponent KGHM Ajax.

Megan Barnes was 17 in 2010 when the fatal shooting of Wilbert Bartley by police happened right in front of her, as she worked in a bistro (now a different restaurant, behind her in the photo). For some reason, Barnes was never connected to RCMP Victim Services. Now, two-and-a-half years later, Barnes continues to suffer an eating disorder, panic attacks and more from what she witnessed that day. Dave Eagles/KTW

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Megan Barnes can remember in excruciating detail the exact moment her life changed forever. It was the summer of 2010 and the then-17-yearold was working her first job — a part-time gig at the restaurant next to the Robo Esso on Tranquille Road in North Kamloops. Barnes had held the position for two months. She was trying to save enough money to move out of the home she had been sharing with her alcoholic mother. Fifteen minutes after closing time on July 30, 2010, Barnes and another employee were tidying up. She was grabbing a mop and bucket from a back room when she heard a commotion out front. Two employees from the neighbouring gas station were in front of the restaurant — known then as So

Espresso Bistro — waving their arms. “I dropped my stuff and I went over to have a look,” Barnes told KTW. “All of the sudden, it smashed right in.” “It” being a Toyota 4-Runner SUV, driven that day by Wilbert Bartley. A few days from his 51st birthday, Bartley was shot and killed by Kamloops RCMP Const. Clay Kronebusch outside the Robo Esso as Barnes was grabbing her mop and bucket inside the bistro. After the officer fired three shots — each striking Bartley’s head — the SUV accelerated forward and plowed through the front window of the restaurant. Barnes stood frozen inside, watching Bartley bleed out onto the floor she was about to mop. The 4-Runner was lodged on a table inside the restaurant, but Bartley’s foot was still pushing down on the gas as he sat dead in the driver’s seat. “The tires were spinning and screeching and smoking and squealing,” she said.

“I couldn’t move. He was bleeding from the side of his head and his eyeballs were popped out of his head.” Barnes said she had trouble processing what was playing out in front of her. At first, she thought the man behind the wheel was somebody who had been kicked out of the bistro for passing out on a seat earlier in the day. That man was dark-skinned and native, Barnes said. Bartley was white. “That was all the blood,” she said. “His skin looked dark to me because there was so much blood.” She thought he was wearing sunglasses before she noticed his eyes were no longer in their sockets. “I thought this guy was coming in to kill us,” she said. “We kicked him out earlier. I thought he wanted to kill us.” Unable to deal with what was happening, Barnes said she broke down.

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Ocho is enjoying the Christmas season after surviving a brush with disaster while wedged deep inside a vehicle in Kamloops (right). The fan-belt kitty’s survival has prompted the Kamloops SPCA to remind people to bang hoods and honk horns before starting vehicles on cold mornings, as cats are known to seek warmth in engines during the winter months.

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The woman’s car had worked fine on the way home from the Clapperton Road ambulance station in North Kamloops. However, when she went to start it up again to drive back to work on Nov. 23, the vehicle stalled. When she opened the hood, the trouble became clear. A stray kitten — likely part of a feral colony living in the Clapperton area — had hidden itself in the car’s undercarriage and become entangled in the car’s fan belt, pulling it off. “She could actually see the kitten wrapped around and twisted inside the fan belt,” Kamloops SPCA staffer Jenn Breckenridge said. “They figured it was dead, just by the way it was twisted in there.” But, the three-month-old kitten was luckier than most. By the time the woman had gone for help and returned, the cat had freed herself and crawled farther into the car, taking up a position just over the gas tank. Breckenridge, on a day off at the time, rushed to the scene after the woman called the SPCA and a fellow staffer alerted her to the situation via text message. Two Kamloops bylaw officers responded as well, along with the woman’s father.

The ensuing rescue operation would take several hours. “Trying to get the cat out from between the undercarriage of the car and the gas tank — it’s a matter of six inches, tops. So, you can imagine how that went,” Breckenridge said. “I was underneath the car trying to wiggle my hand up in there. I could touch the cat, I could pet her, but I couldn’t get a grip on her. And, it wouldn’t have mattered anyway, because any way I could try to pull her out, every opening was too small.” When a driver from Mike’s Auto Towing stopped by several hours later, the rescue crew was considering pulling out the gas tank to get at the kitten. “We had the car up on jacks, just to get some more leverage,” Breckenridge said. “It was nuts.” The tow-truck driver, however, discovered an access hatch under the car’s back seats. Normally intended to allow access for fuelpump replacements, in this case it allowed access to a kitten in need of medical attention, but in much better shape than anyone had expected. While it’s not uncommon for stray cats to climb into warm cars in winter months, the act is usually fatal if the vehicle is started while they’re inside. “There’s no coming back,” Breckenridge said. “This kitten is just — I don’t know how. I don’t

get it. She was literally part of the engine for a good few minutes.” To avoid a similar situation, Breckenridge is encouraging drivers to bang on their hoods, honk their horns or kick their tires before starting up their vehicles. “Usually when there’s movement, the cats will run and take off, especially if they’re ferals. People are scary to them, so they’ll generally run away.” Once the kitten was out of the car, bylaw officers rushed her to Valleyview Veterinary Clinic, where vets discovered she had two diaphragmatic hernias, making surgery risky, but possible. An anonymous donor donated $100 for the kitten’s surgery and one of the vet technicians took her home to foster during her recovery. A few weeks later, the kitten was adopted permanently by Elin Edwards — one of the two bylaw officers on the scene during the rescue. “She was quick to settle in. A little nervous of new people but, if you play with her, she’ll become your new best friend,” Edwards said. “She’s really come a long way. She’s just like any other kitten right now — feisty and into everything.” Though initially dubbed “fan-belt kitty,” Edwards settled on a new name for her pet: Ocho. “It’s the Spanish word for eight,” she explained — the number of lives fan-belt kitten has left.

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“I just sat on the floor in the fetal position, shaking and crying,” Barnes said. “I didn’t know what to do.”

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When it all happened, Barnes said, she had no idea the person behind the wheel of the 4-Runner had been shot, let alone by police. The gas station and the bistro are connected by a door in their respective back rooms. The employees mingled and talked as police descended on the scene. Some of the Esso employees said they saw someone open fire on the 4-Runner. Kronebusch and his partner, Const. Mark Freeman, were wearing plainclothes the day of the shooting. The Esso employees who claimed to have seen the incident play out, Barnes said, had no idea the two armed men were police officers. “Nobody knew what

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Toyota 4-Runner came crashing through the front window,” the report reads. “Barnes did not observe the actual shooting, but only witnessed the Toyota 4-Runner come crashing through the front of the store.” The notes of the officer who interviewed Barnes, also included in the report, quote her as saying she had “seen a lot of blood.”

SINCE THEN Barnes said she was at no time offered assistance from the Kamloops RCMP’s Victim Services unit — a team of people that works to connect traumatized victims and witnesses with the support and agencies available to them. She tried to carry on with her life, Barnes said, but struggled to maintain focus at work in the exact spot where the most horrific moments of her life had played out. “I was terrified to even go give customers food if they were sitting in that spot,” Barnes said.

While Megan Barnes did not connect with Kamloops RCMP Victim Services in the aftermath of witnessing the carnage of July 30, 2010, the agency said she is welcome today to make full use of what the organization has to offer. Said Barnes: “I really want to go to school and get on with my life. I want to be normal.” Dave Eagles/KTW

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COVER PAGE STORY Wilbert Bartley was shot and killed by Kamloops RCMP Const. Clay Kronebusch on July 30, 2010, while inside this Toyota 4-Runner SUV. The vehicle then crashed through the window of the So Espresso Bistro, inside of which Megan Barnes, then 17, was working. KTW file photo

that I used to be’ “I wasn’t paying attention to anything. So, my hours started getting cut back.” By December, Barnes said, she was down to working one shift every two weeks — not enough income for a teenager with hopes of making it on her own. She quit on Boxing Day, 2010. “Just constantly reliving that day, I couldn’t do it,” she said. “It screwed everything.” Eventually, Barnes said, she got a job at another restaurant, but the stresses of work caused her severe anxiety and it didn’t last. Almost a year after Bartley was killed, Barnes said a friend helped her file a claim with WorkSafeBC — something that likely could have been done much earlier with the help of RCMP Victim Services. Since then, she has been seeing therapists and counsellors and medical professionals, but is still struggling to cope with the fallout of what she experienced. Barnes said she has an eating disorder and suffers panic attacks and pains in her stomach — all symptoms she traces back to Bartley’s death. “I used to eat all the time,” she said. “Then, after that happened, the texture of so many foods makes me want to throw up. It’s all psychological. The thing that happened that day, it broke me inside. It impacted me so bad and I don’t like it. I just want to be a normal person.”

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Staff Sgt. Grant Learned is not sure why Barnes never connected with Victim Services. He said it’s possible the chaos of the scene after the shooting was such that normal protocols with respect to Victim Services weren’t followed. “That, to me, is clearly slippage on our part,” he said. “What she saw is extremely traumatic. We would normally say, ‘Victim Services is available, are you interested?’” Learned said sometimes people who have just experienced a traumatic event are in shock and do not absorb information being presented to them. “I’m not saying that’s what happened here or trying to cast blame,” he said. “But, that’s not unusual. Regardless, it’s never too late.” Cheryl Montgomery, acting program manager of Kamloops RCMP Victim Services, said Barnes is welcome to make full use of what they have to offer. “What we can do for anybody is send them in the right direction and give them the tools to get back to a normal life,” she told KTW. “We will contact the agencies for them, get them started and see where it goes.”

THE FUTURE Whether Barnes makes use of Victim Services at this point is her decision, but a normal life is exactly what she wants. “I just want to get this over with,” she said. “I don’t like being this person. I always think about death, all the time.

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I’m always thinking, ‘When is my time going to come?’” Barnes would like to work with children one day, possibly as a teacher. “I really want to go to school and get on with my life,” she said. “I want to be normal. I want to have a job and I want a job I can do good at. “This is stopping me from doing that. It just stopped everything. I’m not the person that I used to be.”

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Provincial government officials were at NorKam secondary on Dec. 19, to re-announce what had been confirmed in October — that Victoria would pledge $6.3 million to fund construction of the high school’s trades centre. Now, it’s on to the next fight. Principal Sheryl Lindquist told KTW NorKam is in desperate need of a transportation solution for kids from outside of its catchment area. “The parents from the South Shore are looking for a way and wondering about a bus,” she said. “Parents are saying to me, ‘If there was more transportation, it would bring more kids.’” NorKam is home to three programs unique to the KamloopsThompson school district — International Baccalaureate, hairdressing and restaurant training. Because they are offered only at NorKam, each of those programs attracts students who live outside the North Shore. Lindquist said there are 25 such students at her school this year and they have limited options when it comes to getting to and from NorKam. That number will rise as the IB program continues to grow and when the Trades and Technology Centre of Excellence opens in 2014. “The trades [program] will have 100 students total and at least some of them will be from elsewhere,” Lindquist said. “I’d love to see some transportation.” Unfortunately for Lindquist, it doesn’t look like it will happen under current district policy. “It depends what the transportation is for,” said SD73 superintendent Terry Sullivan. “If it’s for schools of choice, the policy is quite clear that we don’t provide transportation.” To this point, Lindquist said, some South Shore families have been car-pooling their kids to school at NorKam.

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A life-changing Extra Christmas gift for pair lottery together for more than two years — and they had just struck paydirt. A Lotto 6/49 ticket, purchased by Cosar at the Northills Centre Shoppers Drug Mart on Dec. 8, won them just over a half-million dollars — $500,003, to be exact — when its four Extra numbers matched the four drawn. Cosar said she found out about the jackpot while checking her tickets at the same Shopper’s a few days before Christmas. “The security guy said I put it under six times,” she said. “And, I think some foul language came out of my mouth — like, ‘Holy crap, holy crap.’” Her share of $250,001.50 will make Cosar’s life easier.

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When Warren Wong’s phone rang early in the morning on Christmas Eve, he didn’t recognize the number and didn’t pick up. Then his girlfriend’s phone rang. She did answer. On the other end of the line was Judi Cosar, a friend of Wong’s mom. Cosar and Wong’s mother live in Kamloops. Wong lives in Vancouver. “I said, ‘It’s an emergency, I have to talk to Warren,’” Cosar said, recounting the exciting phone call. Wong thought Cosar must have had bad news about his mom’s health. He was wrong. Cosar and Wong had been playing the

“I’m going to pay some of the mortgage down and hopefully get a washing machine or a new stove,” she said. Wong said he’s going to use his share of the winnings to help his mother. “I plan to buy my mom a place up here,” he said. “If it’s not for her, I’m not even part of this.”

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AMLOOPS THIS WEEK used its Thursday, Dec. 27, edition to publish the always-popular Where Are They Now? feature, our annual update of stories from the year (and years) gone by. With this edition’s publication date being the final day of 2012, it has again fallen on my shoulders to prepare you, dear reader, for what to expect in the world of news as 2013 makes its grand entrance: ■ In a shocking turn of events in May, KGHM-Ajax, the company working to establish a copper and gold mine south of Aberdeen, suddenly gives up the fight and announces it has sold the massive property to local interests. A press conference is held at Thompson Rivers University one week before the provincial election, at which new owners of the property reveal a bold and intricate plan for the vast swath of lands that were to be home to the mine. The plan includes a $250-million resort and theme park, two hotels, a water park, a 3,000-seat multiplex arena, a convention centre, two fastfood restaurants, commercial office and retail space, a frontier town and a gondola stretching clear to the top of Mount Paul. Oh, wait . . . ■ In February, Premier Christy Clark holds a major press conference in front of BC Place Stadium to announce a significant B.C. Jobs Starts Here endeavour. Clark then proclaims her pride in revealing the province hosted the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, not-

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MUSINGS ing the economic boost the Games brought to the province. When reporters point out the announcement seems suspiciously like yet another B.C. Liberal reannouncement, Clark objects— before having taxpayer-funded PR staffers Pamela Martin, Norm Grohman, Wayne Cox, Bernie Pascall, John McKeachie and the surviving cast of Beachcombers step in and escort her from the podium. ■ At 4:59 p.m. on the Friday before the Canada Day long weekend, the federal Conservative government sends out a terse press release, advising that employment-insurance premiums will double through the rest of the year. Reporters call KamloopsThompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod to ask her opinion of the decision. “Let me ask Prime Minister Stephen Harper where I stand on that and I will get back to you,” McLeod replies. ■ Bolstered by the success of using goats to control weeds in Kenna Cartwright Park and the Tournament Capital Ranch, city

officials decide to expand the use of animals around town, leading to a unique sort of disaster when pit bulls are employed to control downtown bar crowds at closing time. ■ In an effort to promote physical fitness in Kamloops, Coun. Donovan Cavers brings a stationary bicycle into council chambers in June and vows to pedal continuously through the marathon meetings. Encouraged by his colleague’s idea, Coun. Arjun Singh brings his own bike to city hall — but forgets to remove the wheels. As of November, Singh is noted to be blogging from Thunder Bay as he remains determined to finish the physical-fitness quest with Cavers. ■ The 2012-2013 National Hockey League season is finally put out of its misery on Jan. 15 when owners and players finally admit to not being able to agree on how to split billions of dollars of revenue. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman bristles at suggestions he does not care for the game of hockey as much as the ordinary Canadian. “I care,” a trembling Bettman says during an emotional press conference held in the heart of the game — downtown Miami. “I have put my heart and soul in making this game better, from adding a new three-point line to having our officials clamp down on travelling and flagrant fouls. Furthermore . . . “ Bettman is then gently eased away from the podium by a grinning NBA commissioner David Stern, muttering quietly about his plan working to perfection. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

Tomorrow is Jan. 1, 2013, the first day of a new year, the day on which a new calendar is unveiled and, with it, new possibilities for the year ahead. A fresh start via a new calendar is often the impetus for people to make vows to improve their life and to begin working on those vows. Unfortunately, most New Year’s resolutions fail for a variety of reasons. According to polling firm Angus Reid, only 45 per cent of those making resolutions in 2011 achieved their goals, with the majority — 52 per cent — sticking with their resolution for about a month. Entering 2012, according to the Harrison/Decima polling firm, the top Canadian New Year’s resolutions were spending more quality time with friends and family (66 per cent), getting more enjoyment out of life (65 per cent), getting into shape (59 per cent) and paying down debt (46 per cent). Chances are, the breakdown for 2013 is similar as a seemingly perpetually tenuous economy has people working more and finding less time to do the important things in life. Spending time with ones you love and enjoying — really, truly enjoying — each day are important goals. How to succeed in such resolutions can be found by talking to friends, probing online and simple trial and error. Like smokers who go through myriad attempts before succeeding in quitting, those resolving to find better lifestyles in 2013 will hit the odd speed bump. Don’t quit. Brush yourself off and continue the journey. On Dec. 31, 2013, you will be glad you persevered.

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Re: Letter: Enough with the petitions: “I admire Ruth Madsen for standing up and fighting for the environment and animals. “She realizes what’s really important and I bet she would give up her gold to stop the mine. “Cindy Rose, the letter writer, has such a weak argument! “Rose says Madsen must have nothing better to do. “What would be better? Complaining about one lady’s opinions that don’t agree with Rose’s?” — posted by Lisa Turner “Yes, let’s keep opening newer and bigger and closer mines. “Maybe there’s gold under Victoria Street? “And, we should build more and more cages to put those damn pesky animals in since they will be getting in the way of all those mines! “I say bring nature to us. Don’t drive it away!” — posted by Erik Nelson

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City a boon to cancer project Editor: On Nov. 24, the BC Cancer Agency’s BC Generations Project wound up its Kamloops assessment centre after a successful recruitment campaign for the largestever cancer-prevention study in the province. The project is part of a Canada-wide initiative to learn more about how environment, lifestyle and genes contribute to cancer and other chronic diseases. Nationally, more than a quartermillion Canadians have already volunteered to take part in this initiative, providing information that can be used in hundreds of research studies for decades to come. We’re pleased to announce more than 900 area residents stepped forward during our fourweek run in Kamloops, pushing the total number of study members enrolled in the project to more than 27,600. We extend a heartfelt thank you to all the men and women who enthusiastically donated their time to help build a healthier tomorrow for future generations of British Columbians. Even if you missed our assessment centre, it’s not too late to participate. If you’re between 35 and 69 years old, go online to bcgeneeationsproject.ca to find out how to join online. Dr. Marilyn Borugian director, BC Generations Project Cancer control research program BC Cancer Agency

The Garyinch cannot steal our Kamloops Blazers’ hockey Editor: I saw the recent editorial cartoon in KTW about the Grinch that stole hockey and have hear all the complaining about the NHL situation. Well, anyone who wants to see good hockey can attend a Kamloops Blazer game. It costs next to nothing and you will see way better hockey than any hockey game you’re going to watch on TV. As a bonus, it’s a night out. I have gone to a few NHL games and they are too expensive. The cost of food, parking and a decent ticket at an NHL game is a small fortune.

You pay all that and the game usually ends up being boring. One thing I will challenge anyone to do is show me a boring Blazer game. These kids play their hearts out every second they are on the ice. There is no letting up — lead or no lead. You can’t even leave your seat to use the washroom until the period ends. That sure hasn’t been my experience at an NHL game. Go Blazers, go! Dave Shaw Kamloops

True meaning of Christmas season Editor: Prince William and Duchess Kate gave the world the best Christmas gift since the birth of Jesus. That is, they gave us peace, sharing, happiness and joy. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. J. Asuchak Kamloops

Editor: Re: KTW editorial of Dec. 18 on the mass murder in Connecticut (‘Talking about tragedy essential’): The real issue is not gun control. It is the breakdown of the family unit. All societal problems are the result of this one factor and nothing else. Brent Smith Kamloops

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Royal medical treatment Editor: On Dec. 7, I was rushed to Royal Inland Hospital as I as having trouble breathing due to a blood clot in my lung. I was immediately taken into the trauma room and looked after by Dr. Williams and staff. They managed to get me to breathe properly, with the help of proper medication. I do not know where I would be if it wasn’t for their expert knowledge in helping patients. I also want to thank the staff on 6 South for their kind help in getting me back on my feet. Allen Gilchuk Kamloops

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Qu’Appelle Boulevard; • Len Haughton Park, Lister Road; • McArthur Island, 1665 Island Parkway, east of the sports centre; • McGill Road yardwaste depot; • Rae-Mor Park, Arab Run Road in Rayleigh; • Westsyde Park, Franklin Road; • Yacht Club, 1140 River St.

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REMIER CHRISTY CLARK has completed the traditional round of year-end interviews with legislative pressgallery reporters. Here are excerpts from Black Press Victoria bureau reporter Tom Fletcher’s discussion with her, dealing with the Enbridge oilpipeline proposal and the balanced budget her government has promised to present in February.

Fletcher: On the Enbridge project, are you getting the answers you want on safety? Clark: No, we’re not. We’ve set out our position. The five conditions need to be met, period. (B.C.’s conditions are world-class land and marine spill prevention and response, meeting legal obligations for aboriginal consultation, passing federalprovincial environmental assessment and a fair share of financial benefits). We need the oilpatch producers, the Alberta government and the federal government to come to the table. We’ve been crossexamining Enbridge. We have not been getting any of the answers that we hoped to get. We haven’t gained a lot of comfort from that process. And, none of the other conditions are even close to being met. We are doing our own study of

Christy Clark was sworn in as premier in March 2011 after winning the B.C. Liberal leadership contest. Despite trailing the B.C. NDP in the polls, Clark is preparing for the May 14, 2013 election and is intent on winning. Black Press file photo

marine traffic. We want to understand the total number of ships that are out there plying our coast right now. Because all of them have fuel in them and some are cargo ships that are big enough to have enough [bunker] fuel as a mini-tanker would. Part of this is trying to understand where our level of Coast Guard protection needs to be today in order to protect us, should there be a spill from the existing traffic.

Fletcher: Balancing the budget — the finance ministry’s current projections call for an upturn in natural-gas royalties in the coming year. With the current glut of gas, isn’t that kind of far-fetched? Clark: It is going to be difficult to present a balanced budget but, I think, because we’re going to build in some [forecast] allowance, as we always do, and because we’re going to be completely

transparent about the assumptions that have led us there, and because we aren’t going to fiddle with any of the assumptions that we receive from the experts in the Ministry of Finance, it’s going to be quite clear that we have done it. We have come by a balanced budget honestly. So, when it comes to natural gas, you know that the assumption we use in the budget is based on a fairly complex formula that the Ministry of

Finance has relied on for probably a decade now. We don’t fiddle with that. There are those who would say we should artificially lower the [revenue projection] number that we use. But, if you artificially lower it, what’s to stand in the way of artificially raising it? You either accept the advice of your experts or you don’t. And, they’re the experts, not the politicians.

Fletcher: Right now, we have a deficit gap of more than a billion dollars. Can that be closed without significant spending cuts or tax increases — or both? Clark: You will see when we get to the budget. And, it will be absolutely transparent how we got there. (Laughs). Nice try. Fletcher: If the B.C. Liberals form a government in May, will the election date be changed so we don’t have to have

this discussion about questionable spring election budgets? Clark: It’s not part of the plan today, but I’m sure it’s a discussion we’ll have in the next four years. I know that people have talked about it. I’m open to it. I’m not wedded to this particular date. Pick up the Thursday, Jan. 3, edition of KTW to read the year-end interview with B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix.

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T’S ONE THING TO TEST A NEW CAR IN SUNNY CALIFORNIA, AS I DID IN THE 2013 CHEVROLET TRAX IN SEPTEMBER, BUT QUITE ANOTHER TO DO IT IN THE MIDST OF A CANADIAN WINTER SNOWFALL. Built on the same platform as the Chevrolet Sonic sub-compact car, the Trax is not a great hulking 4X4 like a Chev Yukon or Silverado — beside which the Trax looks almost dainty. But, this is Canada and we have snow, sleet and rain. JIM ROBINSON So, if want to First sell a car here, DRIVE it has to cut it — which why I was in Ottawa driving a Trax just as a snowfront moved in. And, to make it exciting, Chevy officials announced — just as we set out for the ride-and-drive portion up in the mountains north of Gatineau — that none of the testers had snow tires. Gulp! I’ll get to what happened but, first, some background. The 2013 Trax CUV joins Spark, Sonic, Orlando and Cruze, bringing Chevrolet’s small-vehicle choices to five. Motive power is a turbocharged 1.4litre, twincam four-cylinder engine producing 138 horsepower and 148 poundfeet of torque with a standard six-speed manual or optional six-speed automatic transmission. Towing is not recommended. Front-wheel-drive (FWD) is standard with optional all-wheel-drive on all but the base LS. With FWD models, there are front disc brakes with drums rear, but four discs on the AWD. Fuel rating for the FWD manual is 7.8/5.7/6.9L/100 km city/highway/combined and 8.1/5.9/7.1 for the automatic. For the AWD, it is 8.7/6.5/7.7L/100 km. Even though it’s a turbo, Trax runs on regular gasoline. Utility is served with no fewer than eight different seating/cargo possibilities. For example, the front-passenger seat folds flat for long items. In addition to a 358-litre trunk (785 litres with second row 60/40 split/fold seat flat), there are various bins/cubbies

Cheverolet Trax LTZ AWD 2013 at a glance Body style: five-passenger compact CUV. Drive method: front-engine, front/allwheel drive. Engine: 1.4-litre, DOHC turbocharged four-cylinder (138 hp, 148 lb/ft). Fuel economy: (Regular) FWD, sixspeed manual, 7.8/5.7/6.9L/100 km city/highway/combined, six-speed automatic, 8.1/5.9/7.1L/100 km; AWD, 8.7/6.5/7.7L/100 km. Cargo capacity: 358-litre trunk behind second row seat, 785 litres seat folded. Tow rating: Not recommended. Price: LS, $18,495;(FWD/AWD) 1LT $23,205/$25,155; 2LT $25,500/$27,450; LTZ, $27,380/$29,330 not including $1,500 shipping fee. Website: gm.ca.

above and on both sides of the centre stack, as well as a tray under the passenger seat. Further stowage can be made available under the cargo floor. A unique touch is four inline cupholders between the front seats. There is also an under-and-over glove box. There are three trim levels with the LS FWD at $18,495 with the automatic a $1,450 option. Starting prices for the rest where automatic is standard are: (FWD/ AWD) 1LT $23,205/$25,155; 2LT $25,500/$27,450; LTZ, $27,380/$29,330. Air is standard on all models except the LS, where it is a $1,250 option. Shipping is $1,500. As luck would have it, my usual co-

driver and I scored a topline LTZ AWD in a kind of Wedgewood blue. No sooner did we leave the hotel then we hit ice in front of the Parliament buildings. A Mountie in a Crown Victoria watched as the ABS kicked in just a hair away from the guard fence. After that, the snow started to come down, but we motored on, secure in the sense of knowing GM has a brace of driver and safety aids at our disposal. These included 10 airbags, electronic stability control (ESC) including hillstart assist (HSA), traction control (TC) and an anti-lock braking system (ABS) with electronic brake-force distribution. Hill-descent control (HDC) is standard on all models.

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Up in the hills, the route book noted glibly “let the rally begin,” words that struck terror into my heart as my co-driver (the Toronto Star’s Jim Kenzie) is a Targa Newfoundland fanatic who relishes tearing down gravel and earthen roads at speeds several times the posted limit. He did pretty well until we encountered a stretch on snow-covered earth with the trees bending down under the weight of the heavy, wet snow. Picture-postcard it may have been, but I had a white-knuckle grip on the grab handle as Jimmy started to lose it more than once. But, the ABS, stability control and Jim’s own vast experience kicked in — and onward we ran. When it came to my time behind the wheel, I started out quite sedately but, as confidence grew, I picked up speed to the point, even on gravel, I felt in control. With four snow tires, it would be have been a piece of cake. The interior is pretty

straightforward, with the main gauge-cluster design borrowed from the Chev Sonic, featuring a motorcycle-like round tach with an attached digital readout featuring everything from speed to driverinformation readouts. The top two trim levels will feature Chevrolet’s MyLink as standard, with a seven-inch display for the infotainment system that aggregates content from smartphones onto the seveninch, high-resolution, full-colour touchscreen display. A dedicated navigation app called BringGo will become available early next year. It will project the route from the smartphone onto the system’s touch-screen. Depending on what level of connectivity you want, the app will feature local search by Google, “where am I?” locator, emergency information like the location of the nearest hospital and live traffic information including crash reports and lane closures. A rear-view camera is part of the MyLink

infotainment package and provides assistance during parking manoeuvres. We didn’t have much opportunity to test the traffic reports because we were miles removed from major arteries during most of the drive, but the rear-view camera came in handy backing into areas for photo ops. Chevrolet lists a number of competitors it is after, but what it really wants is a slice of the small/compact mar-

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Honda Earth Dreams engine named one of 10 best Two Honda Earth Dreams technology engines powering the new 2013 Honda Accord were named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines list for 2013. Nearly every 2013 Accord on sale in the United States is equipped with one of the honoured engines — the direct-injected 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine and the 3.5-litre V6 engine equipped with variable cylinder management (VCM). Now in its 19th year, the Ward’s 10 Best Engines competition is designed to recognize powertrains that set new benchmarks in their respective vehicle segments. To be eligible, an engine must be all new or significantly improved and be available in a production vehicle that will be on sale by firstquarter 2013. To keep the competition in the realm of mainstream vehicles, base price is capped at (US) $55,000. The new directinjected 2.4-litre i-VTEC in-line fourcylinder powerplant is now the standard

Accord engine. Offering 185 horsepower and 181 poundfeet of torque, this engine delivers 4.0 per cent more horsepower and 12 per cent more torque compared to its predecessor, while operating on regular unleaded fuel and meeting the strict PZEV and ULEV-2 emissions standards. With its high-flow exhaust system, the Accord Sport Sedan four-cylinder engine generates 189 horsepower and 182 poundfeet of torque. The available 3.5litre V6 engine now delivers 278 horsepower at 6,200 r.p.m. (an increase of seven horsepower) and 252 ond-feet of torque at 4,900 r.p.m. Torque is significantly improved between idle and the 4,900-r.p.m. torque peak, where the engine typically operates. On V6 models with an automatic transmission, the engine also features a new generation of VCM variable-displacement technology and a special SOHC i-VTEC valvetrain.

Ford sells 100,000 F-Series in one year For the first time ever in Canada, an automaker has sold more than 100,000 trucks in a single year. A record-breaking 100,000th Ford F-Series pickup truck was recently sold in Kingston. To celebrate this milestone, Ford of Canada will donate $10,000 to the charity selected by the purchaser and cover the cost of all maintenance and fuel for the first 100,000 kilometres on his truck. One-hundred thousand F-Series trucks lined up end-to-end would stretch right across the width of Alberta. And, 100,000 F-Series trucks could carry more than 68,000,000 bricks or transport more than 5,000,000 bales of hay. With this historic sale, Ford of Canada has sold more than 2,755,788 F-Series during the last 46 years in Canada. The F-Series is now on track to become the best-selling truck in Canada for the 47th consecutive year and the best-selling vehicle in Canada for a third year in a row.

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Betting on cash for area organizations Six organizations in the Kamloops area have received community gambling grants totalling $341,500 from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. The Kamloops organizations receiving provincial gambling revenue are: • Pacificsport Regional Sport Centre ($50,000) • Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society ($49,000) • Royal Canadian Air Force Association #886 ($5,000) • Kamloops Food Bank & Outreach Society ($130,000) • Canadian Mental Health Association ($85,000) • Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge Society ($22,500) Across British Columbia, 145 recipients will share $5,903,103 in the latest rounds of gambling grants. Grant recipients include programs for human and social services, arts and culture and sport.

Power out? Be prepared LIGHTEN UP! IT’S NEW YEAR’S EVE! Residents of this home in the 2500-block of Fleetwood Avenue in Brocklehurst have the right idea in combining Christmas lights with a decidedly New Year’s Eve motif. The Martini Tree will help ring in 2013 when the clock strikes midnight tonight (Dec. 31). Ray Jolicoeur/KTW

BARBARA E. LOWNDES (NEE SYMONDS) It is with great sadness that the family of Barbara E. Lowndes announces her passing. Barb was born October 21,1932 in Hafford, Saskatchewan and surrounded by loved ones, Barb passed away peacefully at the age of 80 after brief illness in Kamloops, BC on December 9, 2012. She was predeceased by her parents Jack and Phyllis Symonds, husband Alfred Lowndes and brother Ted Symonds. She leaves to celebrate her life: sons Marcel (Juanita) Lowndes, Abbotsford BC, Ross (Sandra) Lowndes, Kamloops BC, partner and companion Allan Thomas, and his daughter Jesse. Grandchildren: Bobbi (Nathan) Stevens, Fort McMurray, AB, Chad (Diana) Kamloops, BC, Corey (Shirley) New Westminster, BC, and many family and friends. Barb started life in small town Speers, Saskatchewan where she lived until she was around ten years old and then moved to Vernon, BC with her family. She worked in various jobs that gave her a wide skill range: banker, dental assistant, bookkeeper. She always said she never applied for a job she didn’t get. She and Al married on June 4, 1952 and raised two sons in Vernon until a job change moved them to Kamloops in 1974, which was the start of many new adventures. The new job provided lots of traveling and ended up moving them to Nelson, BC, and back to Kamloops before retirement. In 1985 a new adventure arrived, a Granddaughter, followed by two Grandsons in 1987. Barbara loved her grandchildren a great deal and could often be found finding creative ways to keep them busy - baking, tobogganing or playing road hockey. This love for them and their passions grew as she never missed an opportunity to cheer them on at hockey or basketball games or in the pursuit of higher education. Retirement brought a welcomed time to enjoy family, grandchildren and travel. Al passed away shortly into retirement, but Barb didn’t let that slow her down. She made a difference volunteering with Kamloops Hospice for a number of years and volunteered for various duties on different strata boards she was involved in. She made friends easily and knew the value of being there for family, friends, and anyone she thought needed someone to talk to. She met Allan and began again, together they took on life’s challenges over the past 16 years. They moved forward together blending their lives and families. Allan put a smile on Barb’s face and they could usually be found teasing and joking back and forth. Together they traveled extensively; most recently just returning from a holiday in Mexico in late November. Barbara was a loving and devoted wife, a kind, proud and supportive mother and grandmother. Barb’s vibrant firecracker personality and zest for life will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Memorial Service will follow later in 2013. In lieu of flowers, a donation to any of Mom’s favorite charities would be appreciated. Kamloops SPCA, Kamloops Hospice, Heart and Stroke, or Kidney Foundation .

Gone from our sight but never our memories. Gone from our touch but never our hearts.

SONIA (BURKE) BERGER 1934 - 2012 On December 20, 2012 our Mother, Grandmother, GreatGrandmother, Sister, Aunt, and friend Sonia Berger finally received the greatest gift that none of us could grant for her. She is now resting peacefully in the arms of her beloved Ed, her pain is forgotten, and frustration is no longer a part of her life. Sonia was an extremely talented individual who painted, crocheted, garage-saled, and of course was well known for her table at the Flea Market on Sundays. Sonia requested no service, and she chose where she, her daughter Debbie and Ed would finally rest. The Family is thankful to each and every member of The Marjorie Willoughby Hospice, her Doctor, and all of the staff at her Dr.’s office who she was close to, all of her Caregivers that came to her home, and all who treated Sonia with dignity and respect during her final journey. Sonia’s final wish was that any acts of condolences be directed to the Hospice. Sonia will be watching us all from the giant casino in the sky. She will be missed terribly, the family will mourn her passing privately, they are happy that her wishes, hopes, and ultimately her dreams have finally come true – JUST BEYOND THE MOON.

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DRAMSTAD 1926 ~ 2012 After a courageous battle with cancer, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ruby Dramstad of Kamloops, BC, on December 24th, 2012, at 86 years of age. Ruby is survived by her three children Ronald (Janette) Dramstad of Mission, BC, Lorna (Andrew) Hutchinson of Kamloops, BC and Ted Dramstad of Kamloops, BC and her three grandchildren, Christine and Kathryn Hutchinson and Ethan Dramstad. Ruby is also survived by her sisters Lil Manzer and Pearl Worthing and numerous nieces and nephews who each held a special place in her heart. Ruby is predeceased by her husband Jules Dramstad and sisters Violet Orr and Nancy Gill, brothers Bill Walker and Art Walker and her parents Harry and Violet Walker. Ruby was a Nurses Aide at Tranquille TB Hospital where she met Jules. They married in 1957 and moved from the residence at Tranquille to Kamloops where they raised their three children and lived life to the fullest. After raising her children Ruby returned to work at the Ponderosa Lodge as a Nurses Aide where she cared for seniors and those who needed help in life. After Jules passed away, Ruby moved into the assisted living apartments at The Hamlets in Westsyde and made many life long friends. Ruby returned to Ponderosa Lodge at the age of 86 but this time as a patient where the staff of the 1st ﬂoor cared for her until she passed away. Ruby’s children would like to thank family and friends who were always there for her and the staff of the 1st ﬂoor at Ponderosa Lodge for the care, love and respect given to Ruby. God bless you mom, your family and friends will miss you and your memory will live on in our heats forever. A Celebration of Ruby’s Life will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 11:00 am in the Kamloops Funeral Home. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577. Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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*Run Until Sold

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Employment

(No businesses, 3 lines or less)

(based on 3 lines)

1 Issue ..................$13.00 1 Week ..................$25.00 1 Month ................$80.00

Household items, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s, furniture, etc.

Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. (3 months max.)

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Announcements

Employment

Lost & Found

Business Opportunities

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Education/Trade Schools

GIFT BASKET franchise needed in your area. Start before the Christmas Season. For more information go to www.obbgifts.com and click on “own a franchise”. Any questions? Email head ofﬁce directly through website or call (778)-753-4500 (Kelowna).

Class 1 Drivers to haul dry vans Western Canada & US. Only drivers with 2 years exp. & US border crossing capability. Dedicated tractors, paid drops, direct deposit. No phone calls Fax 250-546-0600

21 WEEK HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Prepare for a Career in Heavy Equipment Operation. Introducing our new Apprenticeship Program which includes:

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Education/Trade Schools

Employment Business Opportunities Career Opportunities

~ 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.

TRAIN TO be an Apartment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of graduates working. 32 years of success! Government certiﬁed. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-6658339, 604-681-5456.

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PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.

FOODSAFE COURSE by certiﬁed Instructor Saturday January 19th 8:30am-4:00pm $60 Preregister by phoning 250-554-9762

Career Opportunities

ITA Foundation ITA HEO Theory Multi Equipment Training (Apprenticeship hours logged) Certiﬁcates included are: • Ground Disturbance Level 2 • WHMIS • Trafﬁc Control • First Aid Reserve your seat for January 14, 2013. Taylor Pro Training Ltd at 1-877-860-7627 www.taylorprotraining.com

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Information ADVERTISE in the LARGEST OUTDOOR PUBLICATION IN BC The 2013-2015 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis The most effective way to reach an incredible number of BC Sportsmen & women. Two year edition- terriﬁc presence for your business.

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Interior Community Services is currently hiring Care Aides to fill permanent parttime and casual positions at our residential home in Barriere, BC. Equivalent training and experience will be considered. Email resume to sbijl@interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca or fax 250-376-3040

Truck Driver Training NEW!

Professional Truck Driver Program Funding is available for those who qualify! REGISTER NOW!

Denied Long-Term Disability Beneﬁts or Other Insurance?

Jan. 11-13 Jan. 25-27

If YES, call or email for your FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION

and protect your right to compensation. 778.588.7049 Toll Free: 1.888.988.7052 Julie@LawyersWest.ca www.LawyersWest.ca

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CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

250-828-5104 School of Trades & Technology

2 Days Per Week call 250-374-0462 Funding provided through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Agreement

Editor The Merritt Herald, an award-winning twice-weekly newspaper published in the Nicola Valley, is seeking an editor. The editor will manage a newsroom of one reporter and both will be responsible for all aspects of getting the newspaper to press — writing, editing, taking photographs and laying out using InDesign. The successful candidate will be community-oriented and have a serious interest in current events — locally, provincially, nationally and globally. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with some experience in journalism, one who works well with others in an office setting, one who thirsts for an opportunity to improve their skills while helping to mentor those around them, one whose copy of CP Style is dog-eared and one who has a passion for new ideas. Qualifications • Proficiency with InDesign and Photoshop are required, as is a background in the community newspaper industry. • Previous experience in the community newspaper industry • Own transportation required. Please apply to: Theresa Arnold Merritt Herald 2090 Granite Ave. Merritt , BC V1K 1B8 Phone: (250) 378-4241 Fax: (250) 378-6818 Email: publisher@merrittherald.com

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1-877-852-1122 PRO-TEL RECONNECT A career with Sutco. We have positions open in our Chip Division, dedicated schedules, Merritt, Chilliwack, West Kootenays and Creston. Hiway Canada Only Super B or Step Deck, assigned unit. Satellite dispatch, e-logs, Pension Plan and Extended Benefits. If you have a clean abstract and verifiable mountain experience, check us out www.sutco.ca or Fax 250-357-2009 more info: 1-888-357-2612 Ext:230 An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries. Vehicle is required. For more information please call the Circulation Department at

250-374-0462

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780725-4430

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Services

Merchandise for Sale

Financial Services

Stucco/Siding

Firewood/Fuel

M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

HUNTER & FIREARMS Courses. Next C.O.R.E. January 5th & 6th Saturday & Sunday. P.A.L. Sunday January 20th. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Services

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

PETE’S FIREWOOD

Fitness/Exercise

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250-571-2656

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Furniture 5809356

Only 2 issues a week!

Professional/ Management TALENTED Web Designer needed for Kamloops based high-tech startup. Photoshop/Illustrator plus HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Interested in working in a high energy environment? Apply at: www.careers.ogsnetwork.com

Trades, Technical MACHINIST JOURNEYMAN OR APPRENTICE required immediately permanent full time in Kamloops Machine Shop, servicing construction, forestry & mining industry. Competitive wage and beneﬁt package. Fax resume to 250828-9498.

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

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Handypersons RICK’S SMALL HAUL For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent. We ﬁll or you ﬁll.

250-377-3457

Landscaping LOOKOUTLANDSCAPING.CA

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250.320.1209

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Health Products GET 50% off - Join Herbal Magic this week and get 50% Off. Lose weight quickly, safely and keep it off, proven results! Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800-854-5176.

Financial Services IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

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

FLUFFY PUPPY PET GROOMING Master Groomer. Simply the Best. Just Ask Around.

(250) 554-8983

PETS For Sale? TRI-CITY SPECIAL!

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Pets & Livestock

250-376-2689

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc Services THOMPSON VALLEY DISPOSAL LTD. 12 Yard Mini Bins & 20,30, 40 Yard BIG Bins NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Locally owned & operated

250-376-5865 / 250-320-5865 Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

$200 & Under C.C.M. Vector skates New size 10D reg $329 1/2 price or obo 372-8479

$500 & Under Do you have an item for sale under $500? Did you know that you can place your item in our classiﬁeds for one week for FREE?

Call our Classiﬁed Department for details!

Sun Rivers Golf Course

250-371-4949 *some restrictions apply

DYNAMIC INDIVIDUAL - DYNAMIC CAREER Are you dynamic? Do you love working with a team where you get to experience something new and challenging every day? Do you want to express your creative side, while focusing in on the little things that make your guests experience exceptional? As our Food and Beverage Manager, you will have the opportunity to tap into all that you are: dynamic, creative, system focused, and passionate about service. You will be responsible for a wide variety of service experiences from restaurant dining, running events, corporate meetings to elaborate celebrations. A minimum 2 years previous experience in a food and beverage supervisory capacity is required. In return for your skills and drive, Sun Rivers offers a competitive salary and beneﬁts, including golf incentives.

Winter tires on steel rims 215 70 R16 Hankook approx 75% tread left. Balanced and ready to go on your car, came off a 03 Saturn Vue $350 250-5787202aft 5 / 250-571-4501aft 4

Firewood/Fuel ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, ﬁr & pine. Stock up now. Campﬁre wood. (250)377-3457.

Livestock

New, still in plastic. Worth $899. Must Sell $299. Can Deliver. 250-434-2337 or 250-314-7022

5 PIECE DINING ROOM SET Brand new. Still in boxes. Worth $600. Must Sell $249. Can Deliver. 250-434-2337 or 250-314-7022

BRAND NEW 4 PC BEDROOM SET

Queen Size Sleigh Style Bed Set Bed, Dresser, Mirror and a nightstand. Still in boxes. Worth $1799. Must sell. $699! 250-434-2337 or 250-314-7022

Heavy Duty Machinery Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217

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Commercial/ Industrial 3800sq ft shop for lease 210ft x12ft overhead doors, 13ft ceiling, each bay 30ft x 80ft, 1 rear door 13ft x 13ft $3000 per/mth + hst & util. Can split in half 2400sq ft $1500 per/mth + hst & util. Call Lyle 250-682-0005

Duplex / 4 Plex 2 Bdrm main ﬂr near school, bus & shopping, n/p Northshore $900/mo 250-376-8465 Merritt walk to sch/shop new reno 4bdrm 3bth avail immd n/s, n/p $1100 (604) 534-2748

Homes for Rent 3bdrm 2bth, dbl gar, Brock w/d, n/s, n/p $1300 + util (250) 574-4310 N/Shore 2bdrm util incl N/S N/P lovely yd Ideal for semi retired couple $1,100 579-8140 N/SHORE 3bdm 2bath family room fenced yard sheds F/P deck F/S w/d prk N/S refs avail Feb 1st $1500/mth 376-4844 TOBIANO 3bdrm + den 2 1/2bth gar, f/p, lrg deck, access to pool, $1700/month + util Avail Immd 250 320-6576

Small Ads work! Rooms for Rent DOWNTOWN motel rooms avail, 1 or 2 beds. All util, parking & internet incl. Starting @ $750/mo kitchenette rooms also available 250-372-7761 Large new home in Brock very bright wd avail, wiﬁ and util incl seniors and students also welcome n/s n/p, (250) 376-3305

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THIS WEEK

SPORTS

Fulton fury The Fulton Cup wrapped up at the Tournament Capital Centre on Friday, Dec. 21. Winning the senior boys title were the Valleyview Vikings, who downed the Sa-Hali Sabres 84-74 in the championship matchup. In the senior girls final, the South Kamloops Titans trounced the Norkam Saints 76-18. Claiming gold in the junior boys division was South Kamloops, which edged Sa-Hali 44-39. The Titans earned the junior girls crown with a 50-13 win over the Sabres. The B.C. High School basketball regular season gets underway in January. TOP LEFT: Tanner Carswell of the Sabres drives the lane, with Reece Vermey (left) and Kyle Klynsoon of the Vikings acting as the swat team in the senior boys final. TOP RIGHT: Chasing a rebound are Katy Thorne of NorKam and Emma Piggin (left) and Maya Olynyk of South Kamloops in the senior girls championship game. BOTTOM RIGHT: Olynyk (left) was named MVP of the senior girls tournament, while Layton Demidoff of the Vikings won the senior boys MVP trophy. Allen Douglas/KTW

Sports: Marty Hastings sports@kamloopsthisweek.com Ph: 374-7467 Ext: 235, Twitter: @MarTheReporter, @KTWonBlazers

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Sun Peaks sends message By Marty Hastings STAFF REPORTER

sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

The directive is clear from Sun Peaks Resort: We don’t tolerate outof-bounds activity. “There should be no reason for resort skiers to venture beyond the boundary, particularly with the immense amount of powder within bounds,” said Jamie Tattersfield, who’s been the director of mountain operations at Sun Peaks for 20 years. “Sun Peaks is regarded as one of the safest destinations in the country. But, like most ski areas in the province, Sun Peaks and local search and rescue respond to lost persons who have purposefully ducked under a roped boundary and ventured knowingly out of bounds. “These unprepared skiers and snowboarders often make uninformed decisions that lead to a necessary rescue effort.” Sun Peaks sent a press release to Kamloops media in the wake of two rescues in

B.C. earlier this month. A father and his three teenage sons, visiting from Sweden, spent the night in an out-of-bounds area at Revelstoke Mountain Resort before being rescued on Thursday, Dec. 20. That incident came just days after a snowboarder was pulled from the wilderness near West Vancouver on Tuesday, Dec. 18. He was lost for two days after venturing out of bounds at Cypress Mountain. Sun Peaks has received more than 200 centimetres of snow since Dec. 1. Heavy snow storms reduce visibility, create deep hazardous tree wells and lead to instabilities in the snowpack that can result in avalanches, the Sun

Peaks press release said. There was an avalanche at Sun Peaks in a permanently-closed area, between the Ridge and Challenger trails, on Saturday, Dec. 22. “Fortunately, nobody was involved, but it is a reminder that closed areas and runs in the ski-area boundary are done so for safety reasons,” read a post on Sun Peaks’

Facebook page. “Those found in permanently-closed areas within the skiarea boundary will immediately lose their lift privileges. Please do not underestimate the snowpack.” In cases where the resort is required to conduct a rescue, the individual is responsible and may be charged for the cost of the operation.

Sun Peaks Resort administrators are asking skiiers and snowboarders to stay in bounds this winter. There was an avalanche at the resort on Saturday, Dec. 22. KTW file photo

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SPORTS JC’S JOURNEY JC Lipon and Team Canada finish pool play today (Dec. 31) at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, Russia. The Canadians are scheduled to play the tournament hosts at 6 a.m. Kamloops time. Canada squared off with the United States on Sunday, Dec. 30, after KTW’s press deadline. Log on to kamloopsthisweek. com to see how the Canadians fared. Lipon, a right-winger with the Kamloops Blazers, was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct for a first-period hit on a Slovakian player on Friday, Dec. 28. The hit was to be reviewed by the International Ice Hockey Federation and his status for Sunday’s game was in question. In Canada’s first round-robin tilt, against Germany, Lipon finished the game with two penalty minutes and three shots on goal. The playoffs get underway on Wednesday, Jan. 2. Meanwhile, the Blazers are playing the Giants in Vancouver on Wednesday. Kamloops hosts Seattle on Friday, Jan. 4.

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Motorists sit comfortably and safely with a designated RED NOSE driver and volunteer navigator. The escort vehicle drives the Operation Red Nose team to other clients or back to the headquarters. The service is free and confidential, however, donations are accepted and will go towards amateur sport right here in our own community.

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Sports council seeking award nominations The Kamloops Sports Council is accepting nominations for its annual athletic awards. To qualify for an award, a nominee, ablebodied or with a disability, must have made a significant contribution to sport in the past calendar year, a council press release said. Categories for nominees include female, male, master athlete

(55-and-over) and team of the year, along with coach and sportsperson of the year. There are also two new awards this year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the university and international excellence awards. Nominees must have resided in Kamloops in the calendar year of nomination and be a member in good standing with a recognized Kamloops club

or association. Log on to kamloopssportscouncil.com or call 250-828-3822 to provide a nomination before the Feb. 15 deadline. Self-nominations are welcomed.

Preds on top The Kamloops Players Bench Predators edged Salmon Arm 2-1 in Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey

Association bantam tier 2 play. Rylan Douglas (1G,1A), Max Patterson (1G), Stefan Nesci (2A) and Bryce McDonald (1A) recorded points for Kamloops in support of netminder Matthew Hicketts. The Predators are hosting a tournament from Jan. 11 to Jan. 13 at the McArthur Island Sports and Events Centre.

KGHM International is hosting a community open house Please join us to meet the new operators of the Ajax Copper-Gold Project, as well as team members from our other projects.

Dates: 6, January 15 and 16, 2013 Time: 5pm to 8pm Location: Kamloops Convention on Centre Ballroom 1250 Rogers Way Kamloops, BC

For more information about the open house, please call the KGHM Ajax Information Centre at 1.250.374.5446 or send an email to info@ajaxmine.ca.

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zone 8 counts down to the . . .

2013 BC SENIORS GAMES

dragon-boat racing dragon-boating coordinator who enjoys the sport in Salmon Arm. For more information about dragon boating in Kamloops, contact Maher at 250371-1860. For more information regarding dragon boating in zone eight for the 2013 B.C. Seniors Games, contact sport co-ordinator Hellen Byron by phone at 250-8323372, by email at hellen337@shaw.ca or visit the B.C. Seniors Games website at bcseniorsgames.org.

By Sarah MacMillan SPECIAL TO KTW editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

The B.C. Seniors Games being held in Kamloops means a first for the city. “It will be the first time there will ever have been a dragon-boat festival in Kamloops,” said Phil Maher, first vicepresident of zone eight for the Games and member of the Kamloops Dragon Boat Club. Maher said dragonboat racing is becoming more popular because it’s a sport in which that people of all ages can participate. “It’s the kind of sport where you don’t have to run, you don’t have to have good hand-eye co-ordination,” Maher said. “And, it discourages you from being a superstar because the team has to blend together.” A dragon boat is a long boat, usually multi-coloured, sporting a dragon head

and tail on race days, which seats 22. On the boat sit 20 paddlers, a drum mer who gets his beat from the strokes and a steersperson who manoeuvres the boat. In the first seat of the dragon boat is the stroke person, who

sets the stroke rate for everyone else. Races are usually 500 meters in length. At the Kamloops Games, there are an unlimited number of teams per zone that can participate. Maher began dragon boating when he

began having trouble getting people to go white-water canoeing with him. That’s when he discovered this particular style of boating. “It’s great,” Maher said. “It’s a great way to get some exercise,

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it’s a great team sport and it’s a great way to meet new people.” Maher stressed that dragon boating is both a physical and mental sport. “It’s a core body exercise,” he said. “Your stroke incorporates your core.”

Dragon boating is also a mental sport because each team member must follow the rate set by the stroke person. “It’s being a team and working as one unit,” said Hellen Byron, B.C. Seniors Games zone eight

Kamloops will host the 2013 BC Seniors Games from Aug. 20 to Aug. 24, 2013. The city is expecting about 3,500 athletes, ages 55 and up, to attend the Games, which will feature more than 20 events, ranging from cribbage to ice hockey. KTW continues its biweekly feature page, with each page focusing on one of the Games’ events.

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