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TNRD director stands by mine-blast claims By Cam Fortems STAFF REPORTER
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Despite public assurances and scientific reports from staff at New Afton mine, a regional district director is standing by Cherry Creek residents’ claims that everything from foundation damage to household items falling to the floor is due to underground blasts at the New Gold operation. Scott Davidson, environ-
ment and social-responsibility manager at New Afton, told the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors on Friday, March 28, that testing at two households has found blasting below levels of human perception. Following complaints, the latest in December, the mine contracted out testing at two Cherry Creek homes, located about 2.5 kilometres from the mine. “We didn’t pick up anything
on measuring equipment but background [non-mine vibration],” Davidson said. He presented information to the board showing blasting effects measured in peak-particle velocity (PPV). Those tests showed PPV measurements below one millimetre per second — lower than what people can perceive. Damage to buildings occurs at levels between 20 and 51 PPV — levels not found by consultants.
. . . I have to go with what people tell me.” Davidson said monitoring at the second home remains ongoing. An engineering firm hired by the mine determined a cracked foundation was unrelated to the mine. “The structure was quite old,” he said. Davidson said blasting occurs about 600 metres below ground and its effects are absorbed by depth.
Davidson came to the board meeting after Ronaye Elliott, director for Area J, said residents reported blasting damage to a foundation and items falling to the floor. Following the presentation, Elliott defended her characterizations of blasting in an interview with reporters. “People in Cherry Creek were asking the questions. I brought them forward,” she said. “Now they’ve got their answer
Driver in crosswalk death to learn fate
FENCED IN AT JOHN TOD Brothers Wylie and Liam Rowen practise lunges with instructors Samantha McPhee and Connor McKay during the Kamloops Fencing Club’s weekend event at the John Tod Community Centre that exchanged a lesson in fencing for a donation to the Kamloops Food Bank or the YMCA-YWCA’s Strong Kids Campaign. The association has teamed up with the Y to offer fencing lessons to the public, beginning later this month. For more information, go online to kamloopsfencing.com. Allen Douglas/KTW
A Kamloops man accused of driving into and killing a woman in a downtown crosswalk in 2012 is expected to learn his fate today (April 1). Donald Charles Isadore is slated to return to Kamloops provincial court to hear a judge’s decision following a two-day trial in February. The 63-year-old was charged after Valerie Brook was struck and killed in the crosswalk at Sixth Avenue and Victoria Street on Nov. 21, 2012. Brook, 66, was walking across Victoria Street on a green light as Isadore was turning left from Sixth Avenue. At trial, an RCMP collision reconstruction specialist said Brook’s body was thrown between 6.9 metres and 9.5 metres after being struck, noting there was no evidence of the vehicle having tried to brake. Taking the stand in his own defence, Isadore said he didn’t see Brook until it was too late to brake, blaming the dark and rainy conditions. Isadore has a lengthy history of driving offences — particularly driving while prohibited. Less than three weeks before Brook was killed, on Nov. 2, 2012, Isadore was handed a 30-day jail sentence and fined $500 for a separate driving-whileprohibited conviction, which also saw him placed on a two-year driving ban. In 2011, he was jailed for 14 days for another driving-while-prohibited conviction. He is also facing two counts each of driving while prohibited and operating a motor vehicle while disqualified dating back to separate incidents a short time after Brooks’ death — on Jan. 4, 2013, and Jan. 9, 2013.
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LOCAL NEWS By this summer, every vehicle registered to a Kamloops address will require a fuel-efficiency display on the rear window, as seen on this rendering. The goal, according to City of Kamloops CAO David Trawin, is to encourage more efficient transportation choices.
On July 1, every Kamloops driver will need to display digits By Jessica Wallace STAFF REPORTER
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Kamloops drivers will soon be required to add an additional piece of equipment to their vehicles as part of the city’s push to meet goals laid out in its Sustainable Kamloops Plan. According to City of Kamloops CAO David Trawin, as of July 1, all vehicles owned by Tournament Capital residents will be required to display on their vehicle’s back window an efficiency identifier, a sign showing the fuel efficiency of their car or truck. “Efficiency identifiers are an easy way for us to get out in front of some other municipalities, but we’re sure others will follow our lead soon,” Trawin said. “Places that require them have seen impressive results.” The city will distribute the efficiency identifiers, which are semi-transparent and come with their own mounting system, free of charge. Trawin sees the signs as a way to encourage more efficient transportation choices. “Studies in behaviour change indicate this kind of peer pressure is very helpful in encouraging people to make better choices.” The Sustainable Kamloops Plan commits the city to reducing transportation-related greenhouse-gas emissions to 2.4 tonnes/capita by 2020. “We talked about this with council at a workshop and decided that now is a good time to move ahead with this,” Trawin said of the fuel-efficiency displays. “Pollution from vehicles is one of the biggest problems with our air quality. Once people get used to the idea, I think we’ll see a real payoff in terms of the buying decisions our residents make, which will lead to reduced vehicle emissions down the road.” The response to the plan has been mixed so far. Cheryl Kabloona, chairwoman of the Kamloops chapter of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, is enthusiastic. “I think the fuel-efficiency signs are a great way to make people aware that everyday choices can have a big impact on our energy footprint,” Kabloona said. “You’ll use almost three times the gas driving an F-150 to the corner store for a bag of groceries, compared to a Prius.” Others, such as delivery driver George Uzzler are less keen. “The car I drive is my business. I’m paying for the gas,” he said. “Why does the city care about my fuel efficiency? “They should stick to collecting garbage and plowing the roads.” There has been one point of contention and Trawin is asking the public for input — should the fuel-efficiency displays in Kamloops be in miles per gallon (the American system, with which many Canadians are still most familiar) or in litres per 100 km (the Canadian standard). People can submit their preferences via a special page set up on the City of Kamloops website at kamloops.ca/gotcha.
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Pipe-bomb probe continues By Tim Petruk STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com
Kamloops Mounties are continuing to investigate after an RCMP explosives team used a robot last week to detonate a bomb that had been left on the porch of a North Shore home. Police were called to 769 York Ave. at about 4 a.m. on Friday, March 28, after a resident reported a suspicious device following an attempted break-in. Mounties found a pipe bomb on the home’s front step and called in a Lower Mainland-based RCMP bomb squad. The device had been safely detonated by a police robot by noon. “The whole matter is still under investigation,� Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said. “Serious crime [investigators] attended the scene, so they will just continue looking into it.� Bush said the pipe bomb — initially described as a “suspicious device� — was, in fact, a pipe bomb. “It was a confirmed explosive device,� she said. A resident of the home told KTW she awoke at 3:30 a.m. when she heard a man on her porch. She said she went to look and saw him standing in the darkness. “As soon as he saw me, he ran, up York toward Eighth Street,�
An RCMP bomb-squad robot managed to remove a pipe bomb from the doorstep of a home at 769 York Ave. on Friday, March 28. The incident led to students from Bert Edwards science and technology school being escorted around the scene. Dave Eagles photos/KTW
said the woman, who asked that her name not be published. She said the man was about 25, stood about six-foot-two and
had a thin build. He was wearing a black hoodie and jeans. “I opened the window and yelled, ‘Hey!’, to get a glimpse of his
face,� she said. “He didn’t look back.� She called 911 and met a Kamloops Mountie at her front door.
It was then the officer asked if the item on the doorstep was hers. It was, she said, an item the size of a baseball-bat handle, with wires taped to it. And, it wasn’t hers. “‘Ma’am, back up and get in the house,’� is what the officer said as both eased away from the device and into the home. She said the home was the target of a home invasion two weeks ago. “It was scary,� she said. “This is a horrible neighbourhood where we live — horrible for drugs.� Bush said there have been police incidents at the home in the past. “The address certainly has had some instances of police attendance, but whether or not any of those calls for service are linked to this one, that’s something that hasn’t been established,� she said. “It’s something that will get looked at as part of this investigation.� As a precautionary measure, Eighth Street was closed to traffic and pedestrians while the explosive device was moved and detonated in a safe area. Bert Edwards science and technology school remained open, but students inside were moved to a safe area while the bomb was detonated. Children were kept inside during recess.
City will close Second at Columbia in 2015 By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
It’s one of the most popular — and least liked — components of a plan to widen Columbia Street between Third and Sixth Avenues. However, despite public pushback, the city is moving ahead with plans to close the left-turn lane onto Second Avenue from Columbia Street. In a report headed to council today (April 1), city streets and capital-projects manager Kristen Meersman identified the Second Avenue closure as the most polarizing element of the Columbia Street project when it was put out to the public for feedback earlier this year. The project will also add left-turn lanes and traffic medians at Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues. At an open house in January, residents who live in the West End of the downtown core said blocking the avenue would make it difficult to get to their homes, forcing them to make lengthy detours. But, residents who live on the avenue said drivers looking to bypass the busy Third Avenue intersection in front of Royal Inland Hospital can come down Second Avenue at high speeds, something they’d like to see prevented. Meersman said the city is aware it’s cutting off the quickest route home for some people, but the city is more interested in cutting down shortcut traffic and the number of rear-end collisions that occur because of confusion over whether vehicles are turning left at Second or Third avenue. Other common issues brought up at the public meeting, including a lack of bike lanes on Columbia and complaints the project focuses too much on cars, aren’t likely to be addressed. Meersman said Columbia Street isn’t designated as a bike route by the city, noting cyclists should be using St. Paul and Nicola streets instead. Meersman said the city will install countdown timers at its crosswalks and widen sidewalks to try to make the street more pedestrian-friendly. “The city must also provide appropriate accommodation of vehicles as they are still the primary mode of transportation for many Kamloops residents,� she said. The road widening will cost just over $4 million. Residents will get a final look at the project’s design in early 2015, with construction to start that spring.
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Doctors told to look elsewhere in Canada Guatemalan physicians want to move to Logan Lake By Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com
Two doctors from Guatemala who want to set up a practice in Logan Lake have been told by the a provincial body to look elsewhere in Canada. Tania Castillo and Jose Blanos want to move to the B.C. Interior to be near Castillo’s stepfather, who lives in Kamloops. When the two saw an article on the lack of a doctor in Logan Lake — the one who had been there has returned to his homeland of South Africa — Castillo saw a perfect opportunity. As a doctor trained in Guatemala and who has spent the past six years working in the emergency room, she saw an opportunity for her and her husband, Jose Blanos — also a doctor in the Central American country — to continue their work and be close to her stepfather. Both passed the Medical Council of Canada evaluating examinations and both have had positive feedback from almost every province in the country. However, they received a letter from Health Match B.C., the government’s doctorrecruiting body, stating their credentials aren’t recognized in B.C. The letter from Jacqueline McGuire, a physician-recruitment assistant, written on
behalf of Catherine Omueti, a humanresources consultant with Health Match B.C., suggested: “An alternate route to registration in the provisional class would require that the family physician successfully complete an assessment of competency acceptable to the Registration Committee in a Canadian province or territory. Such an assessment is presently unavailable in British Columbia. You may wish to seek registration in another province in Canada that offers competency assessments, such as Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba.” Castillo is with Blanos in Boston, waiting for the situation to be clarified. She told KTW Blanos has had his own familymedicine practice for six years. She has been a specialist in family medicine and has three years in emergency and trauma surgery. Dr. Curtis Bell, community medical director with the Interior Health Authority, said there are several aspects to being licensed to practice medicine in Canada. For example, applicants need training in approved programs; for family medicine, they need training in various aspects of that kind of medicine, from gynecology to psychiatry. The IHA has
recruited doctors from other countries, he said, because their training and qualifications are considered to be equivalent to what they would have received in Canada. Castillo earned her medical degree in Cuba, while Blanos obtained his in Guatemala. Blanos’ resume shows certification from the U.S.-based Inter-American Heart Foundation and Training Centre for cardiovascular care in emergency, in addition to several Guatemalan medical organizations specializing in anesthesiology and surgery. His area of research specialty is hypertension in adults. Castillo’s resume shows several certifications from medical organizations in Guatemala, almost all relating to family medicine or surgery. Her research areas include neonatal mortality and treating diabetes. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia would not discuss the couple’s situation, but directed KTW to its website information on registration and licensing doctors. It reads: “Before making a decision, the College carefully reviews an applicant’s credentials, including
education, training and relevant practice experience. “The College also checks an applicant’s character references and health status, and carefully considers any outstanding investigations, disciplinary actions or practice restrictions from other jurisdictions to ensure that only qualified, competent and ethical physicians are granted registration and given a licence to practise medicine. Physicians who are registered with the College are referred to as registrants.” It also notes doctors who are not approved for an independent practice can apply for provisional registration, which sets limits and conditions under which they can be doctors. Bell said the job of the College is to ensure doctors in the province meet standards that ensure they will provide safe, quality medical care. Health Minister Terry Lake appeared on Shaw TV’s Voice of B.C. earlier this year to discuss the province’s doctor shortage and said it stems from the NDP government of the 1990s. Repeated requests to his ministry to speak with Lake about the situation were rebuffed.
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Temporary OR at hospital pegged at $1.4 million By Cam Fortems STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com
Regional hospital district directors have agreed to fund $1.4 million toward an operating theatre at Royal Inland Hospital, but have raised questions about Interior Health Authority cost estimates and whether there will be physicians to staff it. The board of the Thompson Regional
Hospital District met on Friday, March 28, to consider a budget request from the IHA. Local taxpayers pay 40 per cent of health capital costs. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta said he is wary of a ninth surgical room intended to be temporary until completion of the Columbia Street surgical tower. “When I say interim car, it’s a piece of junk I intend to throw away,”
Ranta said. Questions also arose about staffing, something the IHA’s executive director of acute services, Heather Cook, acknowledged is a problem. She said the new operating area will help recruitment. “You can’t attract surgeons and anaesthetists without operating time,” she said. In an interview, Cook said existing surgical staff here have told the
IHA they want more operating time. The operating theatre is expected to be complete in 2016. IHA forecasts it will allow about 700 more surgeries per year. “The addition of an OR suite will definitely help us attract,” Cook said, adding she does not know the current staffing today with surgical staff. Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar, who chairs the hospital dis-
trict, said he expects the interim operating theatre will be used for ten years “at a minimum.” The best-case scenario will see a new $400-million clinical building begin construction in 2017, with four to five years construction time, Milobar predicted. Other capital request approved include a code-white system for emergencies at the South Hills psychiatric centre and a gamma camera at
Royal Inland. Laundry services will also be relocated at Overlander Extended Care — at a 40 per cent budget increase. “I don’t think it’s fair for you to come back to the board and say it’s a 50 per cent increase,” director Ken Gillis told IHA officials, calling the earlier budget
“a wild guess.” Regional and city taxpayers are in the last year of a three-year plan to raise a downpayment toward the new surgical tower at RIH. The budget will see the average taxpayer kick in another $21 this year, a doubling over three years to $126 for a typical household.
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Another delay in Hard time, hard lesson Alec sentencing By Tim Petruk
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A teenager who stole the cellphone of a blind, physically disabled woman who had offered it to him has learned his lesson after doing some time in “real jail,” a judge has been told. David Higgins pleaded guilty on Monday, March 31, to six charges in Kamloops provincial court, including two counts of theft, single counts of possession of stolen property and mischief, among others. Court heard the 18-year-old, who became an adult on Nov. 5, was still a youth on Aug. 12 when he asked a disabled woman at a Dawson Creek bus stop if he could borrow her phone to call his mother. She handed him her cellphone and he ran away. “[The victim] is disabled and legally blind,” said Crown prosecutor Katie Bouchard.
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There’s been another delay in the sentencing of a Kamloops man who has admitted to stabbing and killing his childhood friend at a downtown house party. Torbin Alec, 30, appeared briefly in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops on Monday, March 31, in front of a courtroom full of supporters of victim Jesse Seymour, who died a year-and-a-half ago. Alec is without a lawyer for the time being. He fired his former defence lawyer, Jeremy Jensen, shortly before sentencing was to take place earlier this year. Alec’s trial last year on a seconddegree murder charge was cut short when he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. Special prosecutor Rob Bruneau told KTW earlier this month he has a “gut feeling” Alec wants to withdraw his plea. In court this week, Alec said he expects to have legal-aid funding approved to retain counsel from a Victoria law firm. “I talked to a firm that wants to take my file,” he said. “It’s hard for me to use a phone because I’m on a unit [at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre] that’s only allowed out one hour every 24.” Alec said he was told he would have a letter from legal aid representatives this week letting him know if his counsel would be funded. The stabbing in July 2012 happened after Seymour and Alec got into a fistfight after Seymour warned his childhood buddy that he had no chance to go home that night with Seymour’s cousin. The Crown’s initial theory was Alec pulled the knife in what was otherwise a typical fistfight. A pathologist testified that Seymour was stabbed six times, two wounds to his heart killing him instantly. While it is clear Alec stabbed Seymour to death, doubts about intent and the possibility of self-defence were raised early in the trial. Alec is due back in court on Friday, April 4, to update B.C. Supreme Court Justice Dev Dley on his lawyer situation.
“She requires a walker to get around, so she was unable to chase Mr. Higgins.” Court heard he was arrested and released later that day. Less than two weeks later, on Aug. 25, Higgins was arrested in Kamloops after a stolen vehicle crashed into a park fence on Tranquille Road. He gave police a fake name, David Jorbin, and was mistakenly released on RCMP paperwork under that alias. Higgins was in Cranbrook on Nov. 8, days after turning 18, staying with his then-girlfriend’s family, when he stole her young sister’s cellphone. A few months later, on Feb. 5, he was living at a youth shelter in Cranbrook when he became upset with staff who seized his tobacco and set off a fire extinguisher, court heard, causing significant damage. The next day, he showed up back in Kamloops and sought a
bed at a Kamloops Youth Emergency Shelter, where he proceeded to breach his curfew and fail to report to Kamloops youth probation. Higgins has been in jail at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre since March 15. Defence lawyer Murray Armstrong said his client has not enjoyed his time behind bars to this point. “I think it’s been, certainly, an eye-opener for him,” he said. “Along with some elements of being scared straight, he is very apprehensive about doing more time in real jail — in adult jail. “I don’t know if there’s any danger in him being in there too long and getting used to it, but the effect to this point has been very real.” Kamloops provincial court Judge Len Marchand called Higgins’ actions “a one-man crime wave.” He was sentenced to 80 days in jail to be followed by a year of probation.
Cops bust Shuswap man at coffee shop By Tim Petruk STAFF REPORTER
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A Shuswap man who ran from the cops after being busted at a Kamloops Tim Hortons will be spending his weekends in jail. Geno Dick, 25, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 31, to one count each of driving while prohibited and obstructing a police officer. Court heard he was driving on the East Trans-Canada Highway in Valleyview on Dec. 31, 2013, when he was reported him as an erratic driver. A Kamloops Mountie spotted Dick’s
car at a Valleyview Tim Hortons and attempted to question thim when he came out of the coffee shop. That’s when Dick decided to run, eventually being taken down by another officer after sprinting through a nearby gas station’s parking lot. Dick, who lives in the Chase area, was prohibited from driving at the time, court heard, but drove to Kamloops to pick up his children from a caregiver. Kamloops provincial court Judge Stephen Harrison sentenced Dick to 14 days of jail, to be served on weekends, and handed him a $500 fine. He’ll also be banned from driving for at least 18 months.
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Reach for forever line not finish line Running is always about the forever line, not the finish line. Injury-free running is our mantra and we believe in providing a program that is safe, fun and provides education, motivation and inspiration. For many, it may seem that injury-free running is an oxymoron. Doesn’t running ruin your knees, joints and ligaments? I learned the hard way. In my early running years, I did everything wrong. I ran too long, too hard and too much — the terrible “too’s”. I am ecstatic to say I haven’t had an injury in 15 years. Thousands of Kamloopsians have come through the Run Club program and have been successful following our tried and true formula. In a nutshell, here are five of our favorite Run Club rules to keep you safe and moving without injury. First and foremost, running has to be fun. The best way to get in shape is to find something you have fun doing. The heart of Boogie training is about providing a fun, welcoming and supportive environment. Second, believe in the walk-run approach. When we change our running physiology from running to walking, we decrease injury by 98 per cent. Third, cold-water therapy. Post-run cold-watertherapy brings inflammation down and heals the body. Fourth, listen to your body. If you are sick or feel tenderness in your body, take extra rest. Also, never run two days in a row. Fifth, make time. The Boogie training program is less than three hours per week. It’s built for busy lives — we all have three hours a week to change our lives. Register online at boogiethebridge.com Register in person at the Tournament Capital Centre or Save-On-Foods.
Training Talk DAVE EAGLES Last Tuesday night’s run was held on the dike near the airport. It is a great place for a run. As the weeks draw closer to Boogie the Bridge, running has become easier and walking more enjoyable. On this outing, our route took us along the valley bottom. Heading west along the trail, we ran with the sun as it set right before us. It was a magical Kamloops sunset — one that added warmth to our conversations along the trail. I reached into my pocket, grabbed my smartphone and snapped a photo. It was a Kodak moment, etched in time. Speaking of moments in time, this past week I received a surprising email. It seems someone running in Tom Cruise’s circle read last week’s column, in which I mentioned Cruise’s running prowess. Now, it turns out this year’s CFJCTV7 Boogie the Bridge run may have a very famous actor lacing up his running shoes to join in this year’s Boogie. What appeared to be Mission: Impossible may likely become a reality. I’m sure on race day, (April 27) the weather will be hot and sunny — with no Rain Man.
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SUSAN EDGELL There’s nothing like a change in location to lift the spirits. That’s what I discovered this weekend when Run Club met at the airport dike on Sunday morning. I’ve lived in Kamloops for many years and had never been to this place before. You take the last road on the left off Tranquille Road before reaching Fulton Field, follow along for a couple of hundred metres and park your car. The dike stretches in front of you for miles and the Thompson River and surrounding space is breathtaking. You can just take off and go, heading west in the direction of Kamloops Lake. It’s beautiful. Running, walking or biking — I highly recommend it. Running in this new spot taught me something about myself: If I don’t find new scenery to soak up on my run, I get bored — really bored. I don’t like looking at the same streets and familiar landmarks when I’m running and it’s been happening lately. I grow restless. This weekend, the beginner grads group hit the seven-kilometre running mark and I felt like I could have kept on running! For me — that’s impressive. So, if you need fresh scenery, drive the extra few minutes and check out the new surroundings — you’ll be glad you did.
NICK CARTER Week four of training for the Boogie began on Sunday morning and it was nice to see Wayne Richardson from Runner’s Sole, who has helped me through the years. Two years ago, my knees were acting up and it was so painful I couldn’t even walk. My running shoes were causing the problem. My body wasn’t aligned and proper running shoes were the solution. Three of the runners on Sunday were in their 70s. It goes to prove anyone can do it no matter how old you are or what kind of condition you are in. The nice thing about Run Club is that everybody supports one another. I want to be like them at that age. An interesting lady I ran with on Sunday is Barb. I have noticed in the past that she glides along with a very nice momentum but, Barb doesn’t run — she power walks. Actually, she can beat me hands down power walking when I am running. This is what Run Club is all about. I did a Run Club post on the B100 Facebook page on Sunday and one of our listeners posted, “Can I play even though I am slow and out of shape?” Absolutely! Run Club is for everyone.
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Walking warm up of five minutes
Walking warm up of ten minutes
Walking warm up of ten minutes
Walking warm up of ten minutes
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1) Walk EZ for 25 minutes/ POWER WALK for 30 MIN = 55 min ( LSD ) 2) Walk EZ for 25 minutes/ POWER WALK for 15 MIN = 40 min (EZ) 3) Walk EZ for 20 minutes/ POWER WALK for 25 MIN = 45 min (MED)
4) Walk for 3.5 minutes/ Run for 2.5 minutes – 6X = 36 min + 10 min walk = 46 minutes ( LSD ) 5) Walk for 3.5 / Run for 2.5 minute – 6X = 36 min (EZ) 6) Walk for 3.5 minutes / Run for 2.5 minute – 6X = 36 minutes + 5 min walk = 41 minutes (MED)
1) Walk for 2 minutes/ Run for 6.5 minutes – 6X ( 51 min) + 10 min walk = 61 minutes ( LSD ) 2) Walk for 2 minutes / Run for 6.5 minutes – 5X = 42.5 minutes (EZ) 3) Walk for 2 minutes/ Run for 6.5 minutes – 6X = 51 minutes (MED)
1) Walk for 2 minutes/ Run for 8 minutes – 7X = 70 minutes ( LSD ) 2) Walk for 2 minutes / Run for 8 minutes – 5X = 50 minutes (EZ) 3) Walk for 2 minutes/ Run for 8 minutes – 5X + 5 min walk = 55 minutes (MED)
1) Walk for 2 minutes/ Run for 8 minutes – 9 or 10 X = 90/100 minutes ( LSD ) approx. 15-16K 2) Walk for 2 minutes / Run for 8 minutes – 5X = 50 minutes (EZ) 3) Walk for 2 minutes/ Run for 8 minutes – 6X = 60 minutes (MED)
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Ten minutes walking cool down & stretching
Ten minutes walking cool down & stretching
Ten minutes walking cool down & stretching
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Power walking 3 times per week is as good for your body as running. We love walkers at the CFJC-TV Boogie The Bridge.
Goal for Boogie day for this group is a 5K run Sunday April 27th 2014: Make sure you are in a running specific running shoe. This is the only piece of equipment you need to enjoy this lifestyle.
The goal for this group is a 10K run on Boogie day. Your training increases less than 10% per week to keep you safe, motivated and successful.
This training is for those who have ran 10K’s in the past. As an experienced 10K runner, you may be considering a half marathon later in the season or you may be happy to stay with 10K running. Either is perfect!
The boogie half marathon distance is 21K. Increasing your KM’S over a 20 week period is the safest way to do a half marathon. Your program should have easy weeks; medium weeks; and hard training weeks.
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HERE IS A BOOK, QUITE likely the best-selling book of all time, in which there is more action than can be found in a library of Hollywood action movies. This book is an old tome and is studied and debated and revered and banned the world over. It has plenty of examples of violence and abject horror that would scare the heck out of certain readers. A brother kills his brother in a jealous rage; all of mankind, save for a few souls, is intentionally drowned; various men are ordered to carry out various massacres; there are other murders; there are gruesome rapes; there are plagues; there are countless bloody sacrifices involving the slaughter of various animals. Of course the book to which I refer is the Bible. Extracting each and every violent and bloody example in the Good Book and listing them on a page presents the Bible in a certain manner, one that does not give a proper representation of the tome. Context is everything. Last week, Dean Audet, a Kamloops parent of four, took issue with his 15-year-old, Grade 10 son being given a certain book to read in English class at South Kamloops secondary. The book in question is The Perks of Being a Wallflower, written by Stephen Chbosky. It is about a 15-year-old boy trying to fit in and features adolescent sexuality, drug use and violence. I sat and talked with Audet for about 20 minutes when he first approached the media last week. He handed me a list of incidents in the book he found offensive and not appropriate for his son as a book to study in English 10. Now, I have read large sections of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and my daughter, now in Grade 9, read it last year.
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MUSINGS While the book does indeed tackle some serious issues facing teenagers, I don’t believe one can look at a list as provided by Audet and understand the book in proper context. Virtually any book can be made to look abominable by extracting and listing selective paragraphs. One must read a book, or enough of a book, to truly understand the message. In my case, I found the book to be perfectly fine for my then-14-year-old daughter. She told me last week she cannot understand the fuss. There are books I would not deem appropriate for my daughter or her younger brother, just as there are movies TV shows and public events that are off-limits due to their age and understanding of the subject matter. In Audet’s case, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is not appropriate for his son at this time — and that is Audet’s right as a parent. He is not a religious zealot and he is not, in my opinion, being unreasonable in questioning whether the book is appropriate for the 15-year-olds in South Kam. A parent objecting after reading the book and watching the movie on which the book is based (as Audet has done) is far more responsible than a parent who does not have a clue what their child is studying, despite the fact the source material may indeed offend the parent. Every parent and every student is
different. What I feel is appropriate for my kid may not be appropriate for my neighbour’s same-age child, and viceversa. When I spoke with Audet, I told him my interest was on the process through which books are approved as study materials, rather than on his desire to have his son not read the book. This is the approach we took when we published our story on the matter in the March 28 edition of KTW. We learned how books are authorized, who is involved in the approval process and what a parent can do if he/she disagrees with a book that has passed the threshold. Throughout it all, after speaking with Audet and reading what reporter Dale Bass learned about the process, I couldn’t help but think of one simple action that could eliminate the need for parents like Audet to react after the fact. Wouldn’t it be extremely simple to have, a week before classes begin, English teachers in high school email all parents a list of books they plan to study in the coming semester? (Last week, for example, I learned my daughter’s English 9 class at South Kam is reading The Hobbit. But, I only learned that by speaking to my daughter). How hard could it be for teachers to fire off a mass email with a list of books to be read? This would properly put the onus on parents to peruse the list, take some time to look into the books and bring any concerns to the teacher before study sessions begin. There would be no surprises if parents took some time to look into the books and if necessary, discuss their appropriateness with their children. And there would be no media feeding frenzy about “banning books.” editor@kamloopsthisweek.com
Last week, B.C. Auditor-General Russ Jones released his report on how prepared — or unprepared — the province is in the event of a catastrophic earthquake. Not surprisingly, and echoing a 1997 report from the same office, Jones found neither the province nor Emergency Management B.C. is adequately ready for such a disaster. The province and agencies may not be prepared and must take immediate steps to correct this situation, but so do we as individuals and private companies. All of us must recognize that a disaster, and not just an earthquake, could affect us at any time. A major snowstorm or windstorm, such as we’ve seen in recent years, could shut down regions for days. A hazardous waste spill is always a concern and the recent landslide in Washington state is simply one more example of an emergency that could befall us. Common sense and local emergency-preparedness programs tells us we need to be ready for seven days without support during an emergency. This means having adequate food, water and shelter as a bare minimum for a week. We need to ask ourselves what else we need for survival. Do we have cash on hand if banking services are disrupted? Do we have extra, charged batteries for cellphones and other mobile devices that we depend on so much these days? We must also ensure that our supplies are easily accessible during any emergency scenario. This could include being somewhere other than at home during such a situation. Do you have an emergency kit in your car or at your office? If you are a business owner, what do you have in place to support your staff if they are unable to leave the premises for several days? While it is our responsibility as individuals, families and businesses to ensure that we are adequately prepared for a difficult and unexpected situation, it is also mandatory that the provincial government and the appropriate departments be prepared as well. All of our lives could depend on it.
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Re: Letter: Get vaccinated! It’s that simple: “Well said. I just can’t believe that, in today’s world, there are still so many flat-earth types left. “Neanderthals — all of them.” — posted by Grouchy1
Re: Story: Temporary OR at Royal Inland to cost $1.4 million: “Where exactly do these post-surgical patients end up? “Without the beds for patients to spend post-op recovery time, there is little point funding a new OR. “Contract the private surgical clinic in town to do the work. “That is money better spent. No facilities to build or buy.” — posted by Albert Speer
Re: Story: Kamloops Mounties seize stereo to end weekslong eviction party: “There’s a general rule when it comes to loud music in Canada — no noise before 7 or after 11. “Disrespectful people deserve what they get or what they get taken away.” — posted by Davey Dunbar
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‘Thank goodness Consequences will be negative if Stuart Wood elementary closes for those who care’ Editor: On Saturday, March 8, my father took a fall on Desmond Street while getting out of his car to visit his wife of 60 years at Ridgeview Lodge. He fell on a large patch of ice and lay there with a broken hip while many cars drove by without stopping to see if this elderly gentleman needed assistance. Eventually, a delivery driver for Clarke Transport helped my father into his car, while a number of careaides and staff came out to assist while waiting for the ambulance. My father is 76 and suffered an injury that saw the hip ball punch through the socket. This required three hours of reconstructive surgery at Royal Inland Hospital the next day. I wish to thank and commend the staff at Ridgeview Lodge for their quick response alongside the driver for Clarke Transport. Thanks also for the care given while in the ER and to Dr. McDonald, ER doctors, registered nurses, care-aides and, especially, the ambulance drivers who waited with my father until a bed became available in the ER. He is now in Ponderosa Lodge for a six-week rehab, sure to make a full recovery. I also wish to express my sheer disgust at the number of drivers who did not stop to see if help was needed, especially the one woman who was texting and driving. My wish is you never have to experience the anguish of an injury to a loved one. Thank goodness for those who do care. Bless them. Carolyn Tytor Kamloops
Editor: How appropriate was the short message written on that old blackboard in the photo on the front page of the March 27 edition of KTW (‘Stuart Wood faces its future tonight’). The message read: “Consequences will be given.” Certainly consequences will follow if Stuart Wood closes — and they will not be good consequences. This is obviously not a school district issue alone. Stuart Wood can become a working example of an earlyintervention school — a kindergarten to Grade 5 instruction centre perhaps, with a multi-agency presence working with elementary-grade educators to nip social problems in the bud. The piece-meal approach to solving social issues is cumbersome, costly and, arguably, not very effective. A few years ago, a young male was stabbed to death in the basketball court adjacent to the school. It certainly was tragic for all those directly involved. It was also tragic for the community and for society because, in the end, we all pay for these senseless tragedies and their consequences. I wonder why these tragic events happen. I also wonder what could happen if various levels of government (including municipal) worked together on a better strategy.
That being said, drivers see they need to hurry up and they start trying to get ahead of the schedule — and this is as bad as, if not worse than, being late. There are so-called “timing points” meant for the buses to get back on schedule if they are running early; however, many drivers refuse to stick to the scheduled times and leave up to seven minutes before the time posted. I hear from other people this happens to them quite regularly. Of the three exchanges and many timing points, which are the lettered stops on the schedule, the Thompson Rivers University exchange is by far the worst. You would think, with most commuters in the area being students who rely heavily on public transportation, drivers would obey the rules more at this stop. There have been numerous occasions
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We need a strategy to help out earlier, at a critical developmental stage of a young person’s life, to prevent senseless tragedies from happening. The marginalized community and that young person’s stabbing death should trigger some thinking outside the box in people like incoming KamloopsThompson school district superintendent Karl deBruijn. He should be thinking with his heart and his head. He should not be thinking with Victoria’s best interests in mind. He should be thinking with community and society interest in mind. One-hundred-and-seven years ago, administrators decided to build a school with a sense of permanence. Over a century later, can modern-day administrators (including the city) heed that vision? Of course the building needs investment, not only a financial investment, but a vision and a commitment to something better because there could be positive consequences. Pierre Filisetti Kamloops
Kamloops transit system needs much better scheduling Editor: Vancouverites in general complain that their transit system is the worst. I beg to differ. Kamloops’ BC Transit system has poor departure times with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 16/17 all leaving downtown at the same time. If you miss one, you miss them all. This transit system also has terrible connection times, an example being the 1 and 10 connection at the North Shore Exchange. The 1 is scheduled to arrive, on average, two minutes before the 10 departs, but that is only if the 1 catches mostly green lights and no one with strollers or wheelchairs gets on or off. That is clearly not logical and I, along with others, have been late or missed a class because of this. On occasion, the buses do not even show up to the exchanges.
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where I have been at different timing points three to five minutes early, yet the bus has already left. If more people reported buses leaving early from timing points and buses being late and causing someone to miss their connection, the transit system could become better and, therefore, more people would use it. I would like to see better connection times (two minutes is not enough) as well as better scheduling in general. There is no point in having a bunch of buses going in the same direction leaving at the same time. Above all, bus drivers should not be leaving timing points early for any reason. If they need to learn again how to tell time on a digital clock, so be it. Joey Pastorek Kamloops
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Civic candidate Chow had political depth 1 0 % 25% 0% 5 By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER
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Many will remember Gordon Chow as a name on the 2011 municipalelection ballot. A longshot candidate who entered in part to ensure incumbent Mayor Peter Milobar had some competition, Chow racked up more than 400 votes — which some observers think may have helped Milobar hang on for another term against challenger Dieter Dudy, who finished second by less than 250 votes.
Chow died on March 7 of heart failure. He was 64. While he wasn’t destined for the mayor’s chair — he ran unsuccessfully twice in 23 years — those close to Chow say his political depth went beyond the fringe-candidate label. “He was up on stuff more than a lot of people I know,” said Coun. Pat Wallace, who rented a house from Chow’s employer, Stan Brevik, for two decades. Chow was a handyman and painter for Brevik for more than
30 years, though he had mostly retired by the time of his death. When Chow would come to paint the fence, Wallace said she and Chow would sometimes talk politics — and she was struck by how wellread he was. “He was well up on federal and provincial and local politics,” she said. “He understood the taxes. He was not an uneducated man.” Others who knew him say Chow was a voracious reader who
filled his spare hours with books and magazines. Friends remember him as good-natured, the kind of man who didn’t make enemies or talk about people behind their backs and a hard worker. Chow’s father immigrated to Canada from China in the 1920s. His mother was from Boston Bar. Chow is predeceased by his brother, Charlie, who died in the fall of 2013.
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TRU faculty cites admin growth Report says university reluctant to invest in quality programming By Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com
Faculty members at Thompson Rivers University have a different idea than the administration as to where the institution should be going. One of the key areas of disagreement, as members of the TRU Faculty Association (TRUFA) heard last night (Monday, March 31) is in the size of that administration and what a TRUFA document presented called a reluctance by administration to “invest sufficient resources to ensure quality programming and remain in compliance with the collective agreement.” It said “shifting priorities of administration over the last decade” has seen the number of faculty members decline by 11 per cent for full-time equivalents, compared to a four per cent growth in administrators. The report continues to say the priority in the past decade “as been to fund administrative infrastructure increases.”
Several graphs, pie charts and administrative-flow charts accompany the report, showing what TRUFA asserts led to, in one example, a 216 per cent growth in 10 years in the office of the vicepresident administration and finance. The report notes TRUFA asked to have representation on the strategic-priorities advisory committee created last September by university president Alan Shaver. “However, that wish was not granted,” the report says, noting the committee was created by appointment through the TRU senate.
Faculty members were reminded at the meeting that TRU was created by legislation that states it is a “special-purpose university with a comprehensive mandate that includes a commitment to offer a broad range of programs . . . undergraduate and masters-degree programs; trades, apprenticeship and vocational training; development programs such as adult basic education; career and technical programs; continuing education; open learning courses.” It speculates the strategic plan released by Shaver in January, in which goals are identi-
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Habitat building two homes in 2014 Habitat for Humanity Kamloops will be building two homes in 2014 for families struggling to overcome the cycle of poverty. The organization is accepting applications from families wishing to live in those houses. All the information can be found online at habitatkamloops.ca. For more information, call Habitat executive director Jan Lingford at 250-3146783 or send an email to habitatkamloops@ live.ca.
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THE SCIENCE OF CREATING Students at Aberdeen elementary presented their best effort recently in the school’s science fair as Thompson Rivers University Enactus judges reviewed their projects. From bottom left: Grade 7 students Kristyn Humphrey, Cate Arnold, Delphine Langevin and Chantal Martens explain their projects to judges Sam Smith (top left) and Eric Rankin, along with teacher Steve Powrie. The top projects selected from grades 4 to 12 from Aberdeen and other elementary and secondary schools will compete at the Cariboo Mainline Regional Science Fair in the Thompson Rivers University gym on Thursday, April 3, and Friday, April 4. The regional science fair will send the top projects and students who created them to the Canada-wide science fair in May. The top senior project (grades 11 and 12) will also receive free tuition for one semester at TRU. The fair is open to students in the Cariboo-Chilcotin, NicolaSimilkameen, Gold Trail and Kamloops-Thompson school districts. Public viewing is Thursday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., with the awards ceremony on April 4 at 9 a.m. Dave Eagles/KTW
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LOCAL NEWS TOP: Grade 11 students Elisabeth Avery (right) and Victoria Cope take a break from their upper-level French class as part of the International Baccalaureate program at NorKam secondary. BOTTOM: Grade 12 IB students Rachel Wade (left) and McKenzie Douglas. Jessica Wallace photos/KTW
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One wants to be an astronaut, one a doctor, another an electrical engineer. Some students aren’t sure what they want to do when they graduate — maybe travel — but they’ll likely have the opportunity to go to school if they want. The first cohort of International Baccalaureate students at NorKam secondary is graduating in May and universities are rolling out red carpets for them. “We’re over $100,000 [in scholarship offers] with basically 17 kids,” said program co-ordinator Murray Williams. “That’s just the universities throwing money at these kids.” Offers have come from myriad postsecondary institutions — from Queen’s University in Ontario to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to Thompson Rivers University. A good chunk of that change has been offered to one student — a $60,000 offer from the University of Calgary — but the one class
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before they get there,” Williams said. “They’re hard-working kids.” The program began in Kamloops in 2012. Students with the right work ethic and marks apply in Grade 10 and, if accepted, pay about $400 per year for external exams before graduating with an International Baccalaureate diploma along with the standard B.C. Dogwood in Grade 12. It is the only diploma program of it’s kind in the Tournament Capital and is recognized internationally. The second cohort began in the 2013 school year and has increased to more than 30 students after testing the waters in the first year. Victoria Cope, a full-time Grade 11 IB student, wants to attend TRU and become a social worker. She said she didn’t try in school before entering the program this year.
“I needed a challenge,” she said. Victoria puts in about 15 hours of homework a week — two hours per day during the week and five hours on weekends. “We get homework every single night,” she said. “It’s a lot.” It’s the reason her classmate, Elisabeth Avery, is only taking two of the tougher courses — French and biology. “I’m good with the two,” she said. “I still have my freedom.” Williams said students and teachers choose to go the extra mile in the program. “It’s more challenging,” he said. “They’re with other kids who want to be there.” Regardless of whether they eventually attend university, take time off or travel to the moon, he wants the same thing for all students. “I just want them to be successful,” he said.
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Defence expert: Canada needs to focus on Arctic By Murray Brewster CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird hopes Russia has seen the “virtue’’ of diplomacy to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, while a defence expert warns Canada should be paying more attention to Russia’s claims in the Arctic. Baird, speaking in Chisinau, Moldova, sounded hopeful about
talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris, aimed at diffusing tension in Eastern Europe. “We believe that Russia has apparently now seen the virtue of a diplomatic pact and equivalent steps in positive action,’’ Baird said at a joint news conference with Moldova’s foreign minister. “Frankly speaking, the actions of the Russian Federation will speak
more loudly than its words.’’ He again called on Moscow to withdraw troops from Crimea and along the borders of eastern Ukraine. Russia laid out a tough set of conditions for a diplomatic settlement, proposals that would radically alter the way Ukraine is governed and administered by making regions more autonomous. Baird met with a series of senior government ministers in Moldova, a country squeezed between
Ukraine and Romania, and assured them Canada strongly believes in the country’s territorial integrity. But, defence expert Rob Huebert of the University of Calgary said, the Harper government should be paying closer attention to Canada’s own yet-tobe-defined border with Russia in the Arctic. His warning comes after a published report in Moscow last week saying further militarization
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AJAX, ONT. — Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said he got “a talking to’’ from his wife for using the F-word in public, but he won’t take any criticism from the Stephen Harper Conservative government. Trudeau dropped the F-bomb over the weekend while speaking at a charity boxing match in Gatinueau, Que. The Prime Minister’s Office said it was another example of Trudeau’s “lack of judgment.’’ The Liberal leader said he let his “emotions run a little hot’’ while speaking at the boxing match. But, Trudeau added, the Harper government is hardly in a position to criticize anyone over judgment when it is dealing with issues like the Senate spending scandal. Trudeau told a cheering crowd on Saturday night (March 29) that there was no experience like stepping into the boxing ring and “measuring yourself’’ — adding that “your name, your fortune, your intelligence, your beauty, none of that [expletive] matters.’’ In 2011, Trudeau called then-environment minister Peter Kent a “piece of [excrement]’’ in the House of Commons, a comment for which he later publicly apologized.
in the Arctic that would challenge Russia’s pre-eminence in the region is a “red line’’ that the West dare not cross. Canada and Russia have competing interests in the Far North, especially in resource development. The stakes were raised when Prime Minister Stephen Harper last year ordered Ottawa’s presentation to a United Nations panel on boundaries in Arctic be updated to include a claim to the North Pole.
SHOOTING HISTORY A break in the clouds lights up historic St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on an otherwise gloomy weekend afternoon. St. Jospeh’s is on Tk’emlups Indian Band and was built in the 19th century. Allen Douglas/KTW
PEACE RIVER, ALTA. — A new report says odours caused by oilsands processing in northwestern Alberta should be eliminated as much as possible because they could cause health problems. The report from the Alberta Energy Regulator follows hearings into complaints from people near Peace River who say Baytex Energy’s operations are creating powerful gassy smells. The report says steps must be taken to eliminate gas venting, reduce flaring and conserve all produced gas where feasible. It also says an air-quality monitoring program should be established in the area. Some residents have moved away and others have reported severe headaches, dizziness, sinus congestion, muscle spasms, popping ears, memory loss, numbness, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, eye twitching and fatigue. Baytex uses an unusual method of heating bitumen in above-ground tanks to extract oil.
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Darren Entwistle is stepping down as chief executive of Telus Corporation, but his influence in running the company he built from a regional telephone service into a $25-billion national wireless player will remain. After 14 years as president and CEO, Entwistle announced on Monday, March 31, he is taking on the executive chairman’s role at the company he helped grow into one of Canada’s three major telecommunications companies, alongside Rogers and Bell. Canaccord Genuity analyst Dvai Ghose said Entwistle will remain
at the Vancouver-based company for the foreseeable future. “He will continue to be in charge of strategic, operational, financial and executive succession planning,’’ Ghose said in a research note. This will help ease chief commercial officer Joe Natale into the CEO role and shareholders will benefit from Entwistle’s experience, Ghose said. “Entwistle remained very involved with Telus leadership and the buck will still stop with him,” he said. Entwistle started his career at Bell, where his father worked, and went on to be president of U.K.-based
Cable & Wireless Communications before he returned to lead Telus at age 37. He helped transform Telus by shelling out what was then considered a staggering $6.6 billion to buy Clearnet Communications, an early cellphone service provider, in 2000, just after he became CEO. Entwistle, 51, will
be replaced by Natale on May 8, when the company holds its shareholder meeting in Vancouver. He takes the position of executive chairman of the Telus board, following the retirement of chairman Brian Canfield, who has spent 58 years with Telus and its predecessor company B.C. Tel.
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Kamloops pair honoured for saving life By Jessica Wallace STAFF REPORTER
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Two Kamloops lifeguards who saved a man from drowning in the North Thompson River last summer were recognized in Vancouver on the weekend for their bravery. Julien Peron, 26, and Callie Hill, 23, were honoured by the B.C. and Yukon Branch of the Lifesaving Society at the 102nd Honour and Rescue awards ceremony in Vancouver on Saturday, March 29. Multiple awards are handed out each year to society volunteers for service and to people who risk their lives during a water rescue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was shocked,â&#x20AC;? Peron said about get-
ting the call from the society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know anything about it.â&#x20AC;? The pair each received silver medals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peron for bravery and Hill for merit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and had their story told among others to society volunteers, past award winners and local politicians. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They brought us in with bagpipes and out with bagpipes,â&#x20AC;? Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really cool to hear everyone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stories and be part of such an event.â&#x20AC;? The two were both city lifeguards who were in the right place at the right time on July 22, 2013. They were off-duty, biking together along the river when an RCMP member beckoned them that summer afternoon.
Their training and quick thinking helped them rescue a man who was face down, unconscious and bleeding in the North Thompson River. They were later recognized by the Kamloops RCMP for their bravery, made local headlines and were nominated by their supervisors for the awards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt that this was quite a feat to use their skills and go into action when someone needed help,â&#x20AC;? City of Kamloops aquatics co-ordinator Heidi Ogilvie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt they needed to be recognized for that.â&#x20AC;? Ogilvie helped train them, sits on the society board of directors and travelled to Vancouver for the
Grass-ďŹ re season gets early start The annual grass fire season got an early start this week due to a blazing automobile. Crews with Kamloops Fire and Rescue responded on Monday afternoon (March 31) to a report of a fire just east of the Lafarge plant that spread quickly. The department responded despite the fact the fire east of Kamloops was officially between coverage areas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seemed to progress pretty good,â&#x20AC;? KFR Chief Dale McLean said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We made the decision to send a crew out there. We felt it was severe enough to send a crew out there.â&#x20AC;? It is the first reported grass fire of the year near Kamloops, although there are controlled burns underway
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After eight years of lifeguarding, Peron now works in city bylaws, padding his resume for experience to become a police officer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sort of a sweet end of a story for these two,â&#x20AC;? Ogivlie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a neat way to end your career.â&#x20AC;?
Julien Peron (second from right) and Callie Hill (second from left) were honoured in Vancouver on the weekend by the B.C. and Yukon Branch of the Lifesaving Society at the 102nd Honour and Rescue awards ceremony.
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CONSTANCE MARGARET ANDERSON (RIGG) MAY 12, 1936 - MARCH 16, 2014
Matthew was born in Kamloops on July 30, 1980 and passed away suddenly in Edmonton on February 12, 2014. Matt will be lovingly remembered by his Nana Maureen Sim, mother Tracey (Rory), father Roger (Brenda), brother Tyler (Sarah), Aunt Leslie (Kelly), Uncle Mark (Fran), two nephews, numerous cousins and a great many friends. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Don and Donna Hagan several years ago and his maternal grandfather, Douglas Sim three months ago. “Matty” was a unique, charming, witty, kind, loving and funny man who brightened our lives with his humor and spark. He will be greatly missed and loved forever. A Celebration of Matt’s life will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 1:00 pm in the Schoening Funeral Chapel, 513 Seymour Street with Pastor Don Maione officiating. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
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It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Constance (Connie) Margaret Anderson. Surviving Constance are her sons, Anthony (Tony) Waterhouse of Kamloops; Alan and Elke Waterhouse; grandsons, David and Christopher Waterhouse; step-granddaughters, Eileen and Shane Van Hooydonk and Melony Shipley; one great-granddaughter, Emma Waterhouse, all residing in Alberta; brother, Leonard and Linda Rigg; Aunt Margaret and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews in England. Predeceased by her Mother, Connie Rigg (Benson) and Father, Leonard Rigg, brothers and sisters, Winne Spoaks, Stephen Rigg and Margaret Rigg. Connie’s accomplishments include many years of volunteer service to the Block Parents Association Kamloops as well as many, many years of service volunteering in North Shore RCMP OFFICE. Connie lovingly knitted infant outfits for the gift shop at the RIH for numerous years until she could no longer provide the one of a kind outfits of superior quality. Favorite activities of Connie included: watching sports, especially NHL (Chicago) & CFL (Winnipeg Blue Bombers). Constance also enjoyed playing tournament cribbage, and betting the sure win on Greys and #3 & 4 in horse racing. Connie had numerous friends in and around Kamloops and in BC. The family would like to thank all of you for your friendship. The family would like to thank all the the doctors and nursing staff at the RIH, Home Care Workers who tended to Constance in the last year and a half. You provided her with dignity and independence.
PORTELANCE Margaret Veronica Portelance (Maggie) entered into rest in Kamloops, BC on March 24, 2014 at the age of 69 years. She is lovingly remembered by her daughter Selena Portelance and granddaughter Maria, her brothers; George (Sharon) Corke, Don (Shelley) Corke, twin sister Edith, sisters; Kathleen (Kerry) Bloom, Susan (Chris) Garner as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. Margaret was predeceased by her parents George and Mary Corke and her brother David Corke. Margaret loved to keep active with the CNIB club. In the early years she cross country skied, bowled, made crafts and loved to be out with her friends. Thanks to some wonderful volunteers she was able to travel to these functions. A very proud moment in Maggie’s life was when she became a grandmother. Little Maria lit up her life calling her “Nana”. She heard the wonderful sounds of a child in the house once again. Maggie is up in Heaven looking down at us now saying: “You keep’a smiling, I’ll keep’a grinning, and we’ll both be happy!” A Celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 11:00 am at the Kamloops Full Gospel Church, 1550 Tranquille Road with Pastor Darrell Hellquist ofÀciating. On-line condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
Constance (Mom), requested a small private gathering only. God Speed
JAMES (JIM) ENOCH HILL
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June 15, 1930 – Feb 27, 2014
Born in New Albany, Mississippi. Passed away in Yuma, Arizona at the age of 83. Dearly missed by his wife Faye of 63 years, Gary (Terry) of 100 Mile House, Janet (Gene) Bried of Mesa, Arizona, and Bo (Joyce) of Fort Nelson. Also left to mourn are grandchildren Rian, Darcy, Clayton, Nicole, Lindsay, and Brody, and elder sister Odell Pugh of Oakridge, Oregon, his great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews and close friends. Jim was predeceased by his father Elbert, mother Lillian, and elder sisters Annie Faye, and Melvis. Jim left the family farm in Tennessee at the age of 17 to move to the West Coast. He finished his high school in North Bend, Oregon and began his career in the forest industry. He worked in a couple of small sawmills before joining Weyerhaeuser in Coos Bay, Oregon. There he worked his way up to become a foreman. In 1958 he moved his family to Oakridge, Oregon, where he took the position of Superintendent of the Pope & Talbot sawmill. In 1967 the family moved to Merritt where Jim took on the position of Manager at Weyerheauser. At the time of his retirement in 1988, Jim was Vice President of solid wood for Weyerheauser Canada. In his retirement, Jim enjoyed woodworking, travelling, and spending time with his grandchildren and many friends at their house on the South Thompson.
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TERRY ALLAN GALLIS January 28, 1958 ~ March 26, 1997
Fred Fischer passed away on March 25, 2014. He will be missed and lovingly remembered by his wife Barbara, his sons Kevin (Nicole) and Brande (June) and his grandchildren Devyn, Justin, Austin, Tremaine and Melissa and his sisters Viola and Margeret and his brother Joe. There will be a memorial for Fred on Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 1:00 - 3:30 pm at 6501 Thompson River Drive W. All friends and family are welcome. For information call 778-921-2374
Missing our loving brother, father and son. God has you in his keeping We have you in our hearts Love, Mom Shepard and the Gallis family
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Dorothy Margaret Smith passed away peacefully at Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops on March 25, 2014 at 84 years. She is lovingly remembered by her husband Ted, her son Teddy (Shelley) of Vinsulla, BC and her daughter Patti (Tim) of Grande Prairie, Alberta; grandchildren Maeghan (Jay), Trevor (Diane) and Cody (Kathleen); her sisters Pat and Liz. Dorothy was predeceased by her parents Claude and Hannah Dean and her sister Claudia. She was born January 21, 1930 in North Vancouver and lived in the Cariboo until her working years, which took her to Kelowna, Williams Lake and Ànally Kamloops. Where she met her loving husband of 58 years, Ted at the Kamloops Outdoor Club. Dorothy was also a member of the PEO Sisterhood Chapter AU for over 35 years in Kamloops and a member of the Kamloops Golf and Country Club. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends She especially enjoyed, the time spent with family and friends at their cabin at Squaam Bay. The family wishes to thank Dr. Wiemer and the nurses at 3 West, Royal Inland Hospital for their special care. Please join the family for a “Tea with Dorothy” on Friday, April 4, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre, 1250 Rogers Way. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneral service.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454
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Charles L. Mashburn
I found a penny today, Just laying on the ground But it’s not just a penny, This little coin I’ve found. “Found” pennies come from heaven, That’s what my Grandpa told me He said angels toss them down; Oh, how I loved that story. He said when an angel misses you, They toss a penny down Sometimes just to cheer you ou up, Make a smile out of your frown own So don’t pass by that penny, When you’re feeling blue It may be a penny from heaven That an angel tossed to you.
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UBBING SHOULDERS with Olympians is nothing new for Kamloops Classic Swimming athletes, but sending four members to the Canadian Swimming Trials is a club first. “For us, this is huge,” said Classics’ head coach Brad Dalke, speaking to KTW poolside at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre. “Typically, in a really good year, we only have two kids make it. Us having four kids going at the same time is pretty remarkable.” Colin Gilbert and Megan Dalke, both 15, and Dylana Milobar and Meaghan Frenks, both 18, qualified for the trials, which run from Wednesday, April 2, to Saturday, April 5, in Victoria. Swimmers will be competing for spots on Canadian teams heading this summer to the Commonwealth Games in Scotland and the Pan Pacific Championships in Australia. For the younger athletes, Dalke and Gilbert, there are places up for grabs on junior national teams. Dalke said Milobar and Frenks are long shots to reach the Commonwealth and Pan Pacific meets, but they will be looking to set personal-best times, with eyes on attending events such as the 2015 International University Sports Federation Summer Universiade in Korea and the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. More than anything, Dalke is proud of the club’s
improvement in recent years. Along with the four swimmers who qualified for Canadian trials, there are eight to 10 other Classics within fractions of seconds of establishing national-level qualifying times. Gilbert told KTW he “wasn’t that good” three years ago and Frenks said she was “the worst in the club” when she joined the Classics less than two years ago. “I think the improvement has to do with the coaching and the environment and the people you’re around,” said Frenks, a South Kamloops secondary graduate who excels in breaststroke. “The amount of hours we put in, too. We’re here six days a week.” Milobar has finished her first season swimming on scholarship with the California State Roadrunners in the NCAA Division 1 Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The school, located in Bakersfield, Calif., had a winning season in the pool and Milobar set new personal bests at the WAC championships in San Antonio. “It’s a little weird being back here, just realizing how young some of the kids are,” said Milobar, who will return to the U.S. and head back to school after this week’s meet. “They have lots of questions.”
The communications major has become an example to younger Classics and, for that matter, to their parents, who surely wouldn’t mind escaping thousands of dollars in tuition fees. Dalke will take the reins of the TRU WolfPack swimming program, expected to join the Canadian Interuniversity Sports ranks next year. The WolfPack will no doubt pluck some of the top Classics’ swimmers, although it might be a tough roster to crack. “I’m being contacted all the time,” Dalke said. “Not because I’m doing any special recruiting, but because parents are watching Kamloops athletes stand up on the medal podium at events like the Western championships and they’re saying, ‘I want to be part of the WolfPack swimming program.’” Time standards are in place for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Brazil. “You don’t make nationals, then train like a national swimmer,” Dalke said. “You train like a national swimmer to make your national times. “We have 105 weeks to get ready for Olympic trials. These kids are now on a building block to the Olympics.” For the coach’s daughter, it’s surreal to think she’s in with a chance to represent her country. “I always thought I wanted to do competitive swimming but, when I was eight, I put my mind to it,” Megan Dalke said. “I looked up to the Olympians when I was younger and now
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Dylana Milobar sits on the pool deck, with teammates Meaghan Frenks (left) and Megan Dalke above her and Colin Gilbert standing tall. Each of the four Kamloops Classic Swimming club members are competing this week at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria. Dave Eagles/KTW
I’m racing them.”
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The Classics will have three swimmers competing at the Prospects West training camp and swim meet, which runs from April 10 to April 13 in Saskatoon. Gilbert, Ethan Phillips
and Ethan Jensen qualified for Team B.C., which will be pitted against Alberta and a combined SaskatchewanManitoba team. Each team of 24 consists of 15-and-under boys and 14-and-under girls, 12 of each gender. “It’s basically the top
kids in Western Canada,” Dalke said. “It’s a talentidentification thing. Down the road, they will be looking at making senior national teams.” Swimmers were selected based on times set between Sept. 1, 2013, and March 16.
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The banner signed by more than 1,000 Kamloops Blazersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fans hung on the wall behind Tim Bozon during his press conference at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon on Friday, March 28. Bozon, the former Blazer who contracted Neisseria meningitis and was placed in an induced coma after being admitted to hospital on March 1, was released on Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing good,â&#x20AC;? he told a room full of reporters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been through a lot, but then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve improved a lot and I feel way better now. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to leave the hospital.â&#x20AC;? Meningitis is an inflammation of tissue around the brain and spine and, in severe cases, it can be fatal. He sat at a table at the head of the room, wearing track pants and a Kootenay Ice polo shirt, bookended by his father, Philippe Bozon, and his neurologist, Dr. Gary Hunter. Bozon, who was traded to Kootenay from Kamloops in October, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take questions, his voice still raspy from the feeding tube that was in his throat for the better part of a month, but entered the room on his own strength and made a statement to the press.
A frail Tim Bozon spoke to reporters at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon on Friday, March 28, the day he was discharged. He was admitted to hospital on March 1, diagnosed with Neisseria meningitis and placed in an induced coma. The former Kamloops Blazer took part in a ceremonial puck-drop in his honour in Cranbrook on Saturday, March 29, before returning home to France with his family. Global News
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to do the puck drop. Obviously, A third-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens, Bozon will he would rather be on the ice, for be examined by a team doctor sure, but I hope he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get too before returning to Europe to do excited. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be somerehab. thing special, for sure.â&#x20AC;? Hunter said Bozonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress Philippe was emotional at the since leaving the intensive-care press conference, thanking the unit has been tremendous and doctors, the nurses the Western deemed his prognosis for recovery Hockey League and the hockey and return to hockey good. community for their support and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very difficult to speculate, all their help throughout his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly, on his long-term neurorecovery. He also thanked his son logical prognosis,â&#x20AC;? Hunter said. for fighting as hard as he did. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, as I say, the early progress â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last part I will say, from has been so tremendous and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my wife and I, how proud we are such a healthy guy that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very of you, Timmy, for fighting like this,â&#x20AC;? his father said, holding back optimistic about that.â&#x20AC;? tears. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know it was a tough fight Hunter said Bozonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contracand I know you are still fighting tion of the illness was â&#x20AC;&#x153;bad luck,â&#x20AC;? and I will always have faith in you. as bacterial meningitis is uncomâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We love you so much.â&#x20AC;? mon in people who are young and healthy, the strain the hockey player contracted even less common. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For him, probably, good emotion I think,â&#x20AC;? Bozonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad said of his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to Cranbrook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excited to go back Get ANY Shindaiwa unit at to see his teammates and excited DISCOUNTED FLEET PRICING G*
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SPORTS LEFT: Max James (left) and Felix Larouche of the Kamloops Storm screen Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ goaltender Brett Clark at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. The Nitehawks skated away with a 6-2 victory on Saturday, March 29, evening the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship series at 1-1. Game 3 was played in Fruitvale after KTW’s press deadline on Monday, March 31. Beaver Valley is hosting Game 4 tonight (April 1) before the series returns to Kamloops on Thursday, April 3. Game time is 7 p.m. at McArthur. BELOW: Josh Rasmussen in alone on Clark. Allen Douglas/KTW
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Battle of the Wolves goes TRU’s way The TRU WolfPack women’s soccer team swept a weekend exhibition series with the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves. TRU blanked UNBC 3-0 on Sunday, March 30, a day after cruising to a 4-1 victory over the Timberwolves on Saturday, March 29. Both matches were played at
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HERE WAS a time when Peter Pan had no name. Captain Hook had two hands. The Lost Boys weren’t — yet. It was the time of Peter and the Starcatcher, the prequel to the story most have heard or read at some time in their lives and, as written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, it has become a lauded play on Broadway. One theatre in Canada has been given the rights to mount the play— and Kamloopsians will get their chance to see it at the end of the year at Sagebrush Theatre. Western Canada Theatre artistic director Daryl Cloran was as giddy as a kid as he announced the play, part of a music-dominated series that will kick off the 2014-2015 season in September and wrap up in May. The cast is large, the number of characters each plays even greater and the staging will be as amazing and amusing as the story itself. Cloran said the upcoming season is building on the catchphrase WCT uses — Now THIS is theatre — continuing the conversation of what theatre actually is. He said the discussion began with the current season as WCT presented Blind Date and Silent Chap, both uniquely structured plays, and will focus on innovation and integration of music. The season opens
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Steven Greenfield and Kelsey Gilker perform a scene from The 39 Steps at the launch of Western Canada Theatre’s 2014-15 season at the Sagebrush Theatre on Wednesday, March 27. Andrea Klassen/ KTW
coming SOON with Closer than Ever, a co-production with the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, Ont. The musical takes a look at the realities facing middle-age people from being too busy to being afraid to commit to wondering what happened to their dreams. It will be at the
Pavilion Theatre from Sept. 11 to Sept. 27. The Sagebrush Theatre joins the series on Oct. 9 with Driving Miss Daisy, also a coproduction with the Ontario group. Peter and the Starcatchers will be at Sagebrush Theatre from Nov. 27 to Dec. 8, followed by Liberation
Days up next, running from Jan. 22 to Jan. 31 at Sagebrush. It’s set in Holland just after the end of the Second World War and tells the story of Emma, a Dutch woman, and Alex, a young Canadian soldier, who fall in love. It’s a collaboration with Theatre Calgary and was written by
David van Belle, an award-winning playwright based in the Alberta city. WCT partners with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra for its next production, 2 Pianos 4 Hands. The creation of Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt has sold out around the world.
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It’s the story of two boys who dream of becoming famous classical pianists and the competition that develops between them. It has won a Dora and a Chalmers award and was named by American Theatre Magazine as one of the 10 most-produced plays in the U.S. in 2004.
The 39 Steps takes over the Sagebrush stage from March 26 to April 4. It’s based on the Alfred Hitchcock movie that, in turn came from the John Buchan book featuring adventure hero-detective Richard Hannay, who has to go on the run when a spy he was helping is killed. Don’t expect a melodrama though; the snippet of a scene performed during the season announcement was hilarious. The season wraps up where it will begin, at Pavilion Theatre for Are We Cool Now?, a play based on the songs of Vancouver indie-rocker Dan Magan. It runs from April 16 to May 2. The High-Wire Festival will be back for a second year, also at Pavilion Theatre from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. This year, in addition to the six short plays being commissioned for it, the festival will be anchored by White Rabbit Red Rabbit, a one-person play that will have a different actor each night. The performer will be given the script as he steps onto the stage and the theatre will flow from there. And, the family series is also returning, with WCT bringing back Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia to perform The Very Hungry Caterpillar on Nov. 17, and in a new partnership — the WCT-TRU Young Company — presenting Bird Brain on May 23 and May 30. Subscription tickets are now on sale at the Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.
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Waiting for the Parade is the kind of play that crosses generations in its appeal. There’s the nostalgia factor for the seniors, the revelation for teenagers — high-school students could learn about the Second World War from seeing it — and a glimpse into what our mothers may have faced for those of us in the Baby-Boomer generation. Simply put, it’s a series of glimpses into the lives of five Calgary women living in the late 1930s, each dealing with the reality of the war being waged by their husbands, sons and fathers. Each woman is finely crafted by playwright John Murrell — and expertly cast in the
production now on at Sagebrush Theatre. It’s a co-production with Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, Ont., a theatre company Western Canada Theatre partners with often. Often there is one actor, one moment, one element of a play that stands out. You won’t find this when you go see the production. You will instead see five exceptional actors perfectly created, right down to the shoes they wear and the gestures they make, who tell a story of the Second World War that often doesn’t get much more attention than the iconic Rosie the Riveter. Deborah Drakeford creates the conflicted Janet, determined to do absolutely everything she can through the Red Triangle Hostesses vol-
unteer group in Calgary to make up for the fact her husband didn’t go to war. As much as you want to yell at her to just shut up and relax, you know she is marching toward her own tragedy. Shannon Currie is simply marvellous as the wife of a man missing in action. She wants to be strong, she wants to believe, but she also wants to have a life. Andrea Houssin is the white to Drakeford’s black, the ever-perky helper who is bumbling through life finding sunshine where she can. You know she, too, will have a moment that will redefine her view on life. The three are making their debut with WCT and share the stage with two familiar faces —
Janet Michael and Anita Wittenberg. Michael is the mother worrying about her sons, fretting they might be lost to the war and never realizing that one of them has already been taken by it as he protests Canada’s participation and is arrested. Her tragedy at the end is heartbreaking. Wittenberg has the challenge of being the outsider who should be inside, the woman who moved to Calgary with her German parents when she was nine and is now considered the enemy. Every time I see her act, I marvel at how Wittenberg can relay so much emotion with a simple move of her hand. There are many other highlights: The music, the songs, the choreography, the set,
the lighting — all those behind-the-scenes details that are as essential to success as the actors and audience. You’ll see their names in the program
you get when you go. And you should. WCT adopted the label “Now THIS is theatre” last year and it proves it again with this production.
The play continues to Saturday, April 5. Tickets are at the Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.
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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you have to go to great lengths to get your point across this week. Approach such situations with tact and patience and do your best to simplify your point of view.
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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, all you need is a little spark to motivate you this week.You may be able to tackle projects around the house or assignments at work with ease and a little inspiration.
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to make dealers happy when buyers come in and wander around the showroom. Obviously the Forte5 and Koup are aimed at divergent demographics. Kia says it is one of the three brands (Mazda, Scion) attracting the youngest buyers in Canada. The average age of a Kia buyer is 46. The Koup buyer is 43. Besides standout style, what’s included on the car and price are dealmakers or breakers for this group. There are two Koup trim levels beginning with the entry level EX that starts at $20,995 and comes with standard amenities sure to attract this buyer profile. Some this include: UVO infotainment with rear camera display, dot-matrix type LCD cluster, leatherwrapped steering wheel, FlexSteer, auto folding outside mirrors and LED front positioning headlights. The SX that starts at $23,695 includes everything on the EX then ups the ante with 18-inch wheels as opposed to 17-inch on the EX, aggressive front fascia with larger bumper and grille openings, black gloss grille inserts and outside mirrors, larger front brakes, alloy sport pedals, smart key and LED taillight technology. The EX uses Kia’s latest direct injection 2.0-litre inline DOHC four-cylinder with 171 hp and 154 lb/ft of torque equipped with
because of the lag-free engine response until he opened the hood and checked for himself. One thing that was bothersome was changing into first gear at a stop. More than once, the shifter slotted into third which caused me to bog down once. From then on I had to make a conscious decision to move the lever as far over the left as possible. With just 1,450 kilometres on the odometer, the trouble was the transmission’s newness. The springs that help move the shifter to the right slot were probably still stiff something which would free them over time. This was the case with some Mazda MX-5 Miatas I’ve driven over the years. The UVO infotainment system made
The rear of the 2014 Kia Forte Koup is a very tidy design and indicative of the work by chief stylist and now company president Peter Schreyer.
an in-house designed six-speed manual transmission. Opting for the sixspeed automatic adds $1,200 to the sticker price. Before it was released for use, this engine was run for 300 hours at the redline followed by another 20 hours at 10 per cent above redline. The SX pumps up the ponies with a 1.6litre twin turbo inline four-cylinder with 201 hp and 195 lb/ft of torque. Again, a sixspeed manual is standard with the six-speed automatic available for $1,200 more. Suspension is MacPherson struts up front and a rear twist beam with the Koup getting a sportier set up than the Forte5. I am pleased Kia thinks a manual transmission is important. Yes it is cheaper than
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With the electric power steering comes FlexSteer that weights the feel of the steering input in three modes — Normal, Comfort and Sport. Normal is what you would expect while comfort is for longdistance highway cruising and sport makes the steering tauter for those who drive briskly. The turbo gathers speed very quickly with not a lot of engine noise and no boost lag I could sense. My co-driver didn’t believe it was a turbo
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Coming Events Don’t miss the Celebration of Rural Living Expo & Trade Show April 26-27, 2014 9am-5pm daily NT Agriplex & Fall Fair Facility 4872 Dunn Lake Rd., Barriere Over 100 booths & displays to peruse. Music, concessions, giveaways. A full lineup of feature speakers. Free draws every hour. $5/adult, $3/stud. or senior, children 12 & under Free. Vendor and Expo info at: www.ruralexpobarriere.com 250-319-8023
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Forestry WANTED: FORESTRY Technician for sawmill complex in Alberta. Experienced in planning and harvesting operations. Full time permanent. E-mail resume: njb_ins@telusplanet.net.
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Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland opportunities. Top Wages & Benefits. Relocation costs paid to qualified applicants. E-mail: hiring@ parkerjohnston.com or Call: (1)250-382-9181 Farm Hand wanted. Irrigation, fencing, stock work. Good wages start mid April call (250) 579-8913
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We require long and short haul US capable drivers. We are an Okanagan based company with dedicated suppliers and customers and require drivers to fill their orders. Our short haul drivers primarily service the US northwestern with dedicated runs available and are home regularly, our long hauls drivers service the southwestern US and are home on a weekly basis for resets. We offer: Dedicated Tractors, US Medical Coverage, Company Cell phones, Direct deposit pay with no holdbacks. Dedicated lanes. Rider Policy. All we need from you is US capabilities, border crossing experience and a professional attitude, Class 1 driver’s license and a clean abstract and are physically fit. Please fax or email your resume and abstract with US drivers in subject line to 250-546-0600 or email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com No phones calls or walk in’s please.
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HELP WANTED Ramada Kamloops is seeking House Keepers and Restaurant Servers for full time positions.
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NEW CAREER! Kamloops & Area’s #1 Mazda Dealership is looking to expand its operation and requires new and pre-owned automotive Sales Consultants. No experience required. The company offers professional training program, excellent pay, commission, bonus plan, group insurance, demo package and unlimited income potential. Please email cover letter and resume to phil@kamloopsmazda.com www.kamloopsmazda.com A Kamloops forestry manufacturing company is seeking a mature, permanent - full time, full cycle book keeper to start immediately. Duties include: A/R, A/P, Payroll, Bank reconciliations WCB, GST, PST, T4’s Remittances Log Management program Data entry General Administration tasks Answering phones and customer service Qualifications: Minimum 5 years experience using: Simply Accounting Excel, Word and Access Well organized Can work independently Experience working in the forestry industry and understanding terminology such as ratios, conversions, and stratas along with log purchasing management would be a definite asset. We offer a competetive salary and benefits package. Please email your resume to: rcf2007@telus.net
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LifeLabs’ Kamloops: hiring for Medical Lab Assistants. Duties: reception, computer entry, venipuncture, ECGs, micro collection, pediatric collection, Holter Monitors, serum separation, medical drug screens, report delivery. Req’s: recent completion of a recognized MLA program, or recent exp. Excellent venipuncture/customer service/communication/organizational skills. Must type 40+wpm. If interested, please apply at www.lifelabs.com. Local area business looking for full-time receptionists and general office assistants to handle payroll, A/P and A/R and other duties as assigned. Experience preferred, but willing to train right individuals – benefits available. If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Box 1444, c/o Kamloops This Week, 1365B Dalhousie Dr., Kamloops, B.C., V2C 5P6.
Employment
Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information. Warehouse positions available for on call work. Must be in good physical condition and able to lift up to 100 – 110 cases (up to 18 kg) per hour. Applicants with warehouse experience or level 2 first aid preferred. Rate of pay up to $17.72 per hour. Criminal record check required. Apply in person with 2 pieces of ID at Kamloops Liquor Distribution Warehouse - 9881 Dallas Dr.
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3 positions: Picker/Boom Truck Operator, Winch & Bed Truck Operators needed. Generous signing bonus to right applicants. Valiant Oilfield Hauling is a family friendly business based in Fort St John. We are looking for a Certified Picker/Boom Truck Operator for a 40 ton Picker, an experienced Winch truck Operator and an experienced Lo-bed Truck Operator. We offer competitive Wages and great work environment. Send resume to office@valiant-hauling.com or call Jeremy at 1778-256-4258. Flexible work rotations a possibility. Serious applicants only.
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REFRIGERATION HVAC MECHANIC Lots of service experience. Must be top of your field.
Livestock
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JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefits. Further details can be found at www.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.
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JOURNEYMAN or Apprentice Heavy Duty / Commercial Transport Mechanic wanted in Golden, BC. This is for you if you are an outdoor enthusiast. Position is full time evening shift 4:00 pm - 12:00 midnight Monday thru Friday. Rate of pay is competitive and will be negotiated based on experience. We invite you to become a member of our team. Please fax your resume and cover letter to 250-344-6622 or email manager@bnwcontracting.ca
LICENSED PLUMBER/ GAS FITTER Req. at Canuck Mechanical in Prince George. Must have exp. doing service work & be proficient with trouble shooting heating systems & plumbing problems. Top wages & benefits Email resume to: canuckm@telus.net PCL ENERGY. Now hiring Journeyperson Pipefitters ($40+/hr) and Scaffolders ($38+/hr) for an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. LOA of $145/day worked and bonuses! We offer competitive wages and benefits. Send resume to: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com.
Work Wanted CARPENTER/HANDYMAN. Renovations, additions, roofing, drywall, siding, painting. 250-374-2774. HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774
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We are looking for licensed commercial transport mechanic to complement our team in AshcroŌ, BC. We oīer: • A strong and growing company • Full Time, Year Round Work • CompeƟƟve Wage ($34.00), BeneĮts & Pension A Commercial Vehicle InspecƟon Ticket and welding experience is an asset. We are an equal opportunity Employer.
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Handypersons RICKS’S SMALL HAUL For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent. Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!
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Landscaping PETER’S YARD SERVICE It’s time to prune your fruit trees! Licensed & Certified All Types of Yard Service! 250-572-0753
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ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary. If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
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Experienced full or part time receptionist for busy downtown dental office. Reply by mail to Dr. RE Hallett Suite 101, 629 Lansdowne, Kamloops, BC V2C 1Y6
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Pets & Livestock
Livestock 2YR/OLD Black Angus Bulls. From registered Bull. 75lb birth weight. $2500/ea. 250-3747606/778-257-5460.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE for residential property in Kamloops. This very bright, fully furnished, three bedroom/two bath corner unit townhouse in Big White offers your very own hot tub on the patio, carport, high end furniture/appliance pkge, stacking washer/dryer and rock-faced fireplace. Short stroll to Gondola, skating rink, tube park, Day Lodge. Ideal for family or as a revenue generator throughout the ski season. Strata fees only $155.00 per month. Call Don at 250-682-3984 for more information. Asking $189,000.00
Shared Accommodation
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STEEL BUILDINGS, metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
Misc. Wanted
HUGE AUCTION - HUNTING & CAMPING & FISHING -UNRESERVED - $MILLION$ INVENTORY CLOSE-OUT SAT April 5th - 2207-48th Ave. Vernon @ 9AM - Viewing 7AM-9AM or online www.westernstarauctions.com or MIKE 1-250-212-3418
Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 778-281-0030 COLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from Royal Canadian Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250-864-3521 I make house calls! FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-9600045. www.dollars4guns.com PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670
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Metal kitchen table w/4 chairs good cond $50 (250) 3748933
Tools
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Millermatic auto set 211 complete with 100 spool gun brand new $900 250-573-5765
Mission style’ 5 drawer wooden dresser, excellent condition $125. (250) 579-2233
Real Estate
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Apt/Condos for Sale
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Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca
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Fertilizers Aged Cow Manure $30.00 pick up load Westsyde (250) 579-8913
Reduced North Shore 55+ Senior build across to mall and all amenities. Secure 1 bed step in shower storage rm new paint in suite laundry and a/c $159,500 (250) 376-3324
For Sale By Owner
2bdrm apt Sahali close to TRU avail Apr 1st $890 to view 250-374-6781 2bdrm apt updated and spacious $850 a month + util avail now n/p, a/c laundry free parking close to bus route and shopping (250) 377-8304
Acacia Tower
343 Nicola Street 1bdrm and bachelor suites starting @$645 per month includes utilities adult building no pets no smoking 1 year lease
250-374-7455
For Sale Free Range pork by the side. $3.50/lb frozen Call Hans or Irene 250- 672-9319
CARMEL PLACE 55+ Quality Living in new medical building. Studio suites with affordable rates, FOB entry, elevator, scooter stations and Telus Optik Package! Call Columbia Property Management to book your appointment: 250-851-9310
Misc. for Sale
ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $10 / ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC call for availability 250-374-7467
SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897. Make money and save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. www.norwoodsawmills.com/400ot
Solid oak table $97, China Cabinet $119 Kitchen cabinet set $395 (250) 299-6477 WASHING machine Hot Point,com $375 250-374-1252
1200sq/ft. 55+ Mobile Park. 322 Pluto Drive. Completely renovated in/out. 2bdrm, 2bth. New roof, siding, shed, deck plus many extras. 250554-5020/778-921-2592. 2006 Chapparell Manufactured Home 55+ park. Free hold. $80 strata pool, club house, & hot tub. Immaculate 2bdrm, 2 full bth. Lrg beautiful shed. Zero Scape Yard $225,000obo in Osoyoos (250) 495-6693 2bdrm condo 55+ Riverbend Manor, pet friendly. Upgraded easy reach cabinets in suite w/d $272,000 for more info 250-579-9644/778-470-8327
Dufferin Park Very well maintained 9yr old townhome 3bdrm 2bth + family rm C/A, F/P paving stone deck $334,900 (250) 319-6408
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Suites, Lower 1BDRM Schubert Dr. np/ns, refs reqd. $850/mo incld utils +cable, shd w/d 250-554-7714 1Bdrm suite Brock N/P N/S incl util $600/mth avail Apr 1st 250-554-9921/250-376-9048 2bdrms N/Shore. A/C, 5-SS appl. Newly reno’d, util incl. $1,200. 250-554-4292. April 1st. Newer 2bdrm on bus route, close to Brock Rec. Ctr. N/S/N/P. Pets negotiable. $1,050/mo. 250-376-2161. Cumfy 1bdrm. Close to University, Hospital. Perfect for student or quiet person. Excellent Location. ns/np Call now (250) 299-6477 Downtown 2bdrm laundry,fenced yard,n/s/p $950+ util avail Apr 1 250-320-9205 Lg 1 bdrm Westsyde, aprox 950sq ft, private ent, $850mo incl util, ldry, cable, pvr, wi-fi, n/s/p, avail immed, ref’s req’d call John 250-319-9641 N.SHORE ab/grnd 1bdrm incl f/s/w/d, util, ns/np. For mature quiet person! $850 376-0856
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Duplex / 4 Plex 3bdrms, 2baths. Newly reno’d. North/Shore. Av. Immed. $1,200/mo. 250-852-0638. Newly renovated 4bdrm 2 1/2 bth North Shore fenced yrd, car port $1700 250-819-4063 N/Shore 3Bdrm newly renovated N/P avail Apr 15th $1200/mth 250-554-0525 Sahali 1/2 duplex 4bdrm 21/2bath 5 appl N/S N/P $1400+dd 250-319-2164 Sahali 4bdrm, 3bth, 5appl, garage w/opener $1400 250371-7014 or (250) 828-1913
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AB Circle Pro $50.00 and AB Doer Twist exercise machine $125.00 250-376-2827 Adjustable bed 37’ x 76’ with 2 adjustable & 2 massage motors $425 250 -579-9521 Exercise Bike. $80. Vibration Toner Machine. $1100. CPAP Machine. $1200. 250-3777540. John Deere 22hp Ride Lawn Mower. $2,000. 250-672-0087. MISC4Sale: Camperette $300, Oak Table Chairs-$400, 2-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg. RESTLESS LEG Syndrome and leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.
BC Best Buy Classified’s
Downtown large 3bdrm 1.5 bath, enclosed deck, fenced yard, w/d, n/p, close to all amen $1100+util Avail-Apr 1 (250) 320-9205
Townhouses 3bdrms, 1.5baths. Avail April 1st. Close to TRU. $1,400/mo. 250-376-7875, 250-318-3669. Level entry town house 2400sq ft 3bdrm 3bth dbl gar, 5appl n/s, n/p Aberdeen $1700 (250) 253-5600
TOWNHOUSES Best Value In Town
Country setting 2bdrm w/yard and garden $900 +util Avail May 1st (250) 579-8913
Homes for Rent ApprovedFurnishedExec/Crew 5bdr 2ba W.End HOME n/s/p 2800.up 250-377-0377 lv msg Down Town renovated 2bdrm lrg liv rm, f/s, n/p, n/s, ref, $1200 (250) 828-0740 N.SHORE 5bdrm home, storage, garage, laundry. NS/NP $1500+Util call 250-320-9205
NORTH SHORE *Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms *Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED
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Rooms for Rent Brock, furnished, prv ent, cable, util, mature male preferred $375 (250) 376-2393 DOWNTOWN Motel Kitchenette units $750-$950 per month util included. TV and local telephone also included 250-372-7761
NEEDED early this summer: 2 BR Apt for semi handicapped couple and 1 small, very quiet dog. Reasonable rent please, preferably with utilities included. Must have an elevator for electric wheelchair. Two parking spots if at all possible. Must have walk in shower (250) 819-6105
Shared Accommodation
Transportation
Antiques / Classics
250-554-7888
IN private home, pleasant surroundings fully furnished working male pref. near amenities behind sahali mall 10 min walk to TRU 374-0949 or 372-3339
1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $6000 obo (250) 376-5722
Houses For Sale
Houses For Sale
Houses For Sale
NORTH SHORE 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Clean quiet building. Rents starting at $625 + utilities.
CALL 250-682-0312 RIVIERA VILLA 1&2/BDRM Suites
1/bdrm starting at $675/mth 2/bdrm starting at $800/mth Incl/heat, hot water. N/P. Senior oriented.
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Transportation
Transportation
Cars - Domestic
Trucks & Vans
‘07 Dodge Calibre, 4 door 72000km, a/c, silver, exc cond $8000obo 778-472-1981 2000 Toyota Camry XLE V6, leather, sun roof, loaded 198,000km 2nd owner gold in color new winters as well $5500 (778) 220-3190 2002 Chev Malibu. Mint cond. 94kms, V-6, 4dr., leather, sunroof. $5,000. 250-672-0087.
2006 Ford F150 109,000km 4.6L includes Canopy $14900 (250) 376-6538
RUN UNTIL SOLD ONLY $35.00(plus Tax) (250)371-4949 *some restrictions apply call for details
NEW LEER Truck Canopy. White. $700, Call: 1(250) 5232350
Boats 12ft Lowe flat bottom boat seat and oars 3yrs old $850obo (250) 376-6093 14ft Canaventure boat, new canopy/uphol, 40hp merc motor low hours, trailer, $3000 (250) 828-2959 2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg
Motorcycles 1979 Honda 2cyl low mileage new tires windshield $1200obo new seat 250-372-7561 1984 Yamaha Virago motorcycle.Excel/cond $3500obo 250320-5194(after6pm orlvmsg)
Recreational/Sale ‘05, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $26,900. 250-376-1655 09Mallard Sport 24bh slp7 exc cond a/c, awning, oven, m/w + extras $14,000 250-571-7024 2003 Gas Golf Cart (Club Car) $2750 winter cover, has new battery 250-828-6101
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Legal Notices 2004 Lexington motor home well equipped new tires like new only 36000 miles call $35,000 obo 250 573 2332
Complete Trailer with EZ load, boat, all gear new 4hp merc motor, $10,500 (250) 374-0507
Run until sold New Price $56.00+tax Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one flat rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* • $56.00 (boxed ad with photo) • $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)
Call: 250-371-4949
*Some conditions & restrictions apply. Private party only (no businesses).
Scrap Car Removal
If anyone from the estate of Margaret Miller and or additionally if there is anyone else who has interest in the property at #10 1720 Westsyde Rd. Could you please contact Barbra Webster Manager - Warren’s Mobile Home park (250) 376-0583 Looking for Michael Lawrence Martin dob November 29, 1955 in order to proceed with divorce from Suzie Wilds contact bratwilds@hotmail.com Notice to Creditors and Others Re: Estate of Dwayne Edwin Klassen Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of Dwayne Edwin Klassen, formerly of #207 - 1730 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC, deceased, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Margaret Graham, #207 1730 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC V2B 3L6, on or before April 30, 2014, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Signed: Margaret Graham, Executor of the Estate of Dwayne Edwin Klassen
Adult Escorts
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Trucks & Vans 1984 Chevy Short Box. $3500 obo (250) 320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg. Must See! 1986 GMC 4x4 1/2 ton v8 auto $3000 phone between 5pm & 8:30pm ONLY 250-377-8702 1996 GMC Suburban good shape runs great $3800obo Call (250) 571-2107 2004 Dodge Caravan. 140k 3.3L, trans r’blt @ 75k. 1-owner, $4800 obo 250-376-7255
2004 F350 4X4 Lariat. Diesel, engine upgraded, low kms. Excellent condition. $19,900. Call 250-571-0494.
Sexy, fun, accommodating, & discreet. Ask about our daytime specials & Stag Parties.
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250-572-3623 Attractive fun, blond provides full body massages and more. Ph 250-376-5319 9am-11pm KAMLOOPS #1 RATED ESCORTS 6 Kinky girls under 21 to choose from. Discreet Downtown in calls or out call 24-7 250-318-9605
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Buy more, save BIG
when you stock up on the items you use most!
Hurry! Sale ends Thursday, April 3 Large Size
Kraft Salad Dressings Assorted varieties. 414 to 475 mL.
1
66 Each when you buy 3 or more
CLUB PRICE
Kicking Horse Coffee Assorted varieties. 454 g.
899 Each when you buy 2 or more
CLUB PRICE
McCain Frozen Rising Crust Pizza 770 to 900 g. Or Pizza Pockets 8’s. Assorted varieties.
3
49 Each when you buy 3 or more
CLUB PRICE
General Mills Cereal
Kraft Shredded Cheese
Select varieties. 525 to 720 g.
Assorted varieties. 300 to 340 g.
4
2
99
99
Each when you buy 3 or more
Each when you buy 3 or more
CLUB PRICE
CLUB PRICE
Primo Pasta
Minute Maid Juices
Knorr Sidekicks
Or Five Alive or Nestea. Assorted varieties. 1 Litre. Plus deposit and/or enviro levy where applicable.
Assorted varieties. 111 to 167 g.
Assorted varieties. 900 g.
100
125
100 Each when you buy 5 or more
CLUB PRICE
Each when you buy 5 or more
Each when you buy 8 or more
CLUB PRICE
CLUB PRICE
Palmolive Dish Liquid
Classico Pasta Sauce
Yoplait Source Yogourt
Christie Cookies
Assorted varieties. 218 to 650 mL.
Assorted varieties. 650 g.
Assorted varieties. 182 to 300 g.
Assorted varieties. 739 mL.
199
150
250 Each when you buy 4 or more
CLUB PRICE
200 Each when you buy 4 or more
CLUB PRICE
Each when you buy 3 or more
Each when you buy 2 or more
CLUB PRICE
CLUB PRICE
Grade “A” Turkeys
Under 7 kg. Frozen. LIMIT ONE PER HOUSEHOLD WITH A MINIMUM $50 PURCHASE. Valid April 2 to April 10. While supplies last.
99
¢
lb 2.18/kg
Prices effective at all British Columbia Safeway stores Wednesday, April 2 through Thursday, April 3, 2014 only. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. Some items may not be available at all stores. All items while stocks last. Actual items may vary slightly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. Advertised prices do not include GST. ®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Co. and Safeway. Extreme Specials are prices that are so low they are limited to a one time purchase to Safeway Club Card Members within a household. Each household can purchase the limited items one time during the effective dates. A household is defined by all Safeway Club Cards that are linked by the same address and phone number. Each household can purchase the EXTREME SPECIALS during the specified advertisement dates. For purchases over the household limits, regular pricing applies to overlimit purchases. On BUY ONE GET ONE FREE items, both items must be purchased. Lowest priced item is then free. Online and in-store prices, discounts, and offers may differ.
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Prices in this ad good until April 3rd.