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WILDFIRE SEASON WORST IN YEARS 2014 IS ALREADY WORSE THAN THE AVERAGE YEAR — AND IT’S ONLY JULY
The photo on the left shows Kamloops hunter Abe Dougan, 15 years ago, and his record-setting Dall sheep. It is literally a picture from the pages of the B.C. record book. The only problem is the photo on the right. It was taken in the Yukon — 18 kilometres north of the B.C. border. Dougan’s trial on a dozen wildlife charges, all stemming from the above photos, is underway in Kamloops provincial court. For a glimpse into the world of big-game hunting, turn to Page A12.
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Wild weather leaves plenty of work behind By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER
Alfred Bell has seen his share of summer storms in the 35 years he’s lived in Kamloops, but it’s safe to say this week’s will stick in his memory longer than most. For one, it’s the first time he’s been close to a lightning strike and an exploding tree. The Lilac Avenue resident was watching the mid-afternoon downpour on Wednesday, July 23, when a bolt of electricity hit the 80-foot pine tree in his back yard. “It exploded. It looked like it had been hit by a bomb,” Bell said. “We were totally blinded for a couple of seconds, completely blinded, and my ears are still ringing.” All that’s left is a 15- or 20-foot stub and plenty of debris scattered around the yard. Bell considers himself lucky the tree drew the lightning instead of power lines or the roof of his house. “One of the most important things in our back yard is it missed our little barbecue and our little canopy we have over top of it,” he said. “Completely missed it.” The storm, though short in duration, disrupted life around the city. In downtown Kamloops, where the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association’s annual downtown merchants’ market was in full swing, more than 100 businesses and community organizations scrambled for shelter. In the midst of an express pack-down, KCBIA general manager Gay Pooler said some of the participants stepped up. “We had the Broncos football team on site throwing footballs for the kids and stuff, and those young guys, they just decided to help everyone out,” she said, “because people’s tents were trying to blow away and things were blowing around. They just went down the street and helped anyone that needed help pack up.” Meanwhile, motorists who misjudged the depth of puddles were stranded in several spots around the city, including the Tenth Avenue underpass, where a motorist had to be rescued from her car, and Laval Crescent behind the Greyhound bus depot. At Thompson Rivers University, some catchment basins were overwhelmed with water, but all drained within an hour. Christoper Seguin, TRU vice-president advancement, said there were minor leaks
TOP: Crews at Sun Rivers Resort Community are out in full force clearing mud and debris throughout the community. RIGHT: Homeowner Rick Bell says the lightning that struck a tree just metres from his Lilac Avenue home sounded like standing next to a roaring jet engine. The explosion felled the tree and sent debris across yards and onto nearby vehicles. Dave Eagles photos/KRW
in some of the campus buildings and the visual and performing arts wing of Old Main Building sustained some flooding and was closed on Thursday, July 24, for cleanup. Seguin said the university had cleanup crews on site within an hour of the storm. The city had some floods and leaks of its own, including the basement of City Hall and the generator room of fire hall No. 1. While water damage at City Hall was cleaned up quickly and won’t require much repair, parks and civic-facilities manager Jeff Putnam said the city was still dealing with damage at the firehall on Thursday. Water also got into the basements of Memorial Area, the McArthur Island Sports Centre and Interior Savings Centre, and there were minor leaks in the ceiling at the city’s public-works building and other facilities.
Public-works crews had a more dramatic job. In addition to flooding streets, the pressure of the downpour popped manhole covers and forced lane closures on the Overlanders Bridge to keep debris and water from streaming onto traffic below.
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National Drowning Prevention Week In Canada, drowning is the No. 1 cause of unintentional injury deaths among children 1-4 years of age, and the second leading cause of preventable death for children under 10 years. With some 500 fatalities annually, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death among Canadians under 60 years of age (surpassed only by motor vehicle collisions and poisoning).
Water Smart® Advice for Parents Drownings are preventable: Children under 5 are most at risk. Their natural curiosity combined with an almost magnetic attraction to water means that they have a high risk of drowning anytime they're near water - natural or man-made. Drownings involving toddlers can be prevented if parents or caregivers are within arm's reach of their children when they are in or near water. Designate a backyard pool lifeguard. An adult should always supervise whenever children are using a pool – in-ground, above ground or wading pool. If you must be absent for a moment, designate another adult to replace you or close the pool until someone can assume supervisory duties. Stay tub-side until all the water is drained and you have removed your children from the tub. Most bathtub drownings occur because youngsters were left alone for “just a moment”.
Always drain bathtubs when they are not in use. Empty unattended wading pools and buckets of water and turn them over. Put a lifejacket on children who can’t swim when they’re in a boat or at the beach or pool. Be vigilant. Many children who drown do so because parents or caregivers lose sight of them for a very short period of time. Drowning is a silent killer. Drowning victims rarely call or wave or signal for help because they can’t keep their head or arms above water. Even when they manage to get their head above water, getting a breath (not calling for help) is their priority. Drowning can happen in seconds. Drowning can take as little as 10 seconds and occurs in just inches of water…in bathtubs, wading pools, and wells, even buckets. Never leave a child alone near the water. Don’t be distracted by a ringing phone or a doorbell. For moreThe information on lifesaving and drowning prevention visit: 2014 Seniors Picnic is on July 18 from 10 am - 2 pm at Riverside Park. www.lifesaving.bc.ca Join us at Riverside Park on July 1st for a full day of activities.
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Coordinated Enforcement Task Force July 28, 10 am Corporate Boardroom, City Hall
Social Planning Council Meeting Sep 17, 5 pm DES Boardroom 105 Seymour Street
Westyde Pool & Community Centre The Westsyde Pool and Community Centre is closed June 28 to Aug 10 for annual maintenance. The pool and fitness room will reopen Aug 11, 2014.
well as improved pedestrian access to Riverside Park.
City Facility Closures City Hall and the Tournament Capital Centre will be closed on August 4 for BC Day. City Hall’s regular office hours are Mon - Fri, 8 am to 4 pm.
The intersection of Victoria St and 1st Ave has also been modified, with westbound traffic restricted to right turns only.
Police Committee July 28, 11:15 am Corporate Boardroom, City Hall Regular Council Meeting July 29, 1:30 pm Public Hearing July 29, 7 pm Regular Council Meeting August 19, 1:30 pm Public Hearing August 19, 7 pm Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Advisory Committee Sept 4, 11 am DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street Regular Council Meeting Sept 9, 1:30 pm Public Hearing September 9, 7 pm Heritage Commission Meeting September 10, 5:30 pm Kamloops Museum & Archives, 207 Seymour Street Arts Commission Meeting Sept 15, 4:45 pm Second Floor Boardroom, City Hall Regular Council Meeting Sept 16, 1:30 pm Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Sept 17, 7 am Tournament Capital Center - Room "D"
Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on Shaw Cable as follows: Thurs and Sat at 11 am and Sun at 7 pm. Council meetings can also be viewed online at: kamloops.ca/webcast. Meeting schedule is available at kamloops.ca/council.
Contract Positions Contract Part-Time Fitness Instructors Qualified instructors are needed for the Fall 2014 term. Please submit a resume and cover letter to: Danielle Harkies Email: dharkies@kamloops.ca Phone: (250) 828-3698 Fax: (250) 828-3619 Closing: August 1, 2014 Visit www.kamloops.ca/contracts for full job description.
Career Opportunities Applications are being accepted for the following IAFF union position: Deputy Fire Chief Competition No. 01-26/14 Closing: Aug 14, 2014 Human Resources: 250-828-3439 www.kamloops.ca/careers
Notice to Motorists Windbreak Street Reconstruction There will be road closures on Windbreak St between Parkcrest Ave and Tranquille Rd to accommodate for road re-construction from July 2 – Oct 15, 2014. The closures will affect normal operations of traffic and will be in place 24 hours a day until the completion of the work. Motorists should expect delays when driving in the area. Please use caution when driving in the vicinity and obey all traffic control personnel, signs and devices. The City of Kamloops appreciates the cooperation of all motorists. Inquires can be made at 250-828-3461.
A new Traffic Signal has been installed at the intersection of Lansdowne St and 1st Ave/Lorne St.
The new intersection configuration will be operational starting the week of July 28. Thank you for your patience. Please use caution when approaching and driving through this area. Contact: Traffic and Transportation at 250-828-3453.
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B.C. wildfire season heading for a scorcher More forest burned in 2014 than in average year in the past decade recent years, with many weeks of hot, smoky action still expected for firefighting crews. Fires have burned 172,227 hectares since April 1 — more than
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Wildfires in B.C. have already burned up more forest than has usually been lost in
we saw for the last two weeks were the highest we’d seen since about 2010, which was the last busy fire season.” In 2010, B.C. lost 337,149 hectares and spent $212 million fighting 1,673 fires. Evacuation orders were issued for several communities that year. There have been 652 fires so far this year and 128 of them were considered active as of Tuesday, June 22. The provincial government has so far spent an estimated $80.7 million and more than nine times as much area has already been burned as the 18,259 hectares all of last year. About 60 per cent of the fires so far have been caused by people — a high proportion — but Saini said that’s typical early in the season, because lightningsparked fires tend to pick up later in the summer. Cooler weather and rain this week is helping ease the wildfire risk in much of the province, but Saini said a high-pressure ridge is expected to rebuild by the weekend, bringing a return to
the average of 141,000 hectares burned over the previous 10 years. “It has been quite busy,” fire information officer Navi Saini said. “The danger ratings
More than 172,000 hectares of B.C. have burned since April 1, an amount greater than the average 141,000 hectares during the past decade. Black Press
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Craig Hall stood in front of Dollarama in Lansdowne Village, using a snow shovel to fight back the water as it flowed from a storm drain. As the water level rose in the parking lot, in spots as much as a foot and a half deep, the inside of the store stayed dry, as did most of the businesses in the shopping centre during a sudden torrential thunderstorm on Wednesday, July 23. Less than 24 hours after the flash flooding crippled the downtown core, it was back to business as usual for tenants in Lansdowne. “I have to thank the tenants,� said operations manager Ken Neufeld. “Without their help, I would have been scrambling. “They were very proactive.� The Lansdowne parking lot resembled a lake during the storm, Crews work to restore the ninth hole of Sun Rivers Golf Course after torrential rains wreaked havoc throughout the area — along with the rest of the city — leaving mud, boulders and water to be cleaned up on Thursday morning, July 24. Dave Eagles/KTW
but it took just a couple hours for the water to recede. Neufeld said the village was a bit chaotic during the 30-minute deluge, but things could have been much worse. A few tenants had water coming in front entrances and sewer lines backing up, but most damage was relatively minor. Across the street, water spewing from another storm drain nearly overturned a vehicle, Neufeld said. London Drugs had some flooding in its basement receiving area and between six and eight inches of water in the adjacent underground parkade. Classic Eyewear Today was perhaps the hardest hit location, with the business’s sewer backed up and water rushing in its entrance. Some locations will require carpet cleaning. Most repairs will be to landscaping in the parking lot.
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Sun Rivers Golf Resort was closed to play on Thursday, July 24, the result of the Wednesday rainstorm that swept through the city. Officials were relieved when they assessed the grounds the following day and said golfers will be back on the fairways today (Friday, July 25). “It looks terrible, but we were fortunate,� marketing and public relations vice-president Leslie Brochu told KTW. Brochu said the first and ninth holes were hardest hit, with water rushing overland and taking out large portions of both fairways. The course’s greens were left unharmed by the flash flooding and the clubhouse and pro shop are operational.
In an email to its members on Thursday, the course declared its back nine would be open for play today with the front nine opening as early as Sunday, July 27. Brochu said all 18 holes would be fully operational no later than Monday, July 28. While the course was fortunate, the driving range wasn’t lucky. Mud and debris was scattered across the range as water rushed down the hillside during the 30-minute storm. Brochu said the club is in the process of assessing the damage done to the range and it will be closed indefinitely. Some damage was done to residences throughout the resort. Brochu said residents, with the help of their insurance companies, would clean up flooding and landscaping damage.
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A 20-year-old spared jail on Thursday, July 24, went through a childhood “no person should endure,” said a provincial court judge. Tyson Dowds pleaded guilty to assault and theft under $5,000 following an incident Feb. 19 at Cooper’s Foods in North Kamloops. Crown lawyer Catriona Elliott said a loss-prevention officer saw Dowds stuffing bagels in his clothes, as well as bandages. He was initially cooperative with the official, but then decided to try to escape. He grabbed the woman and pushed her shoulder, knocking her down. She gave chase, aided by other people at the scene. They eventually tracked Dowds to a bush at a nearby street. The prosecutor asked for 14 to 21 days jail, noting Dowds’ previous record for theft and possession of stolen property.
But, defence lawyer Don Campbell said his client has made positive steps in his life, despite being raised by a mother who was a heroin addict and crack dealer. His mother, Tammy Van Buskirk, was sentenced last year to 3.5 years jail after her sixth conviction for trafficking. “She led him through a chaotic and unfortunate lifestyle,” Campbell said. Their home was the scene of a brutal home invasion when Dowds was 14 years old. He has post-traumatic stress as a result. Dowds has a limited education and has been diagnosed with a number of learning problems. Compounding problems, Campbell said, Dowds and his mother were on the run from gang members after Van Buskirk’s former boyfriend became an informer against the Independent Soldiers gang in Kamloops. While he was placed in the witnessprotection program, his former family was on
CORRECTION The response to the Kamloops query published in KTW on July 24 on the oldest golf course in Canada contained an error. According to the
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its own. “It meant there was a price on the heads of the whole family,” Campbell said. Dowds is now being assisted by Interior Health Authority’s King Street program for people with mental-health issues. He is also on a methadone program and is upgrading his education.
Judge Len Marchand declined to give a jail sentence, instead handing down a conditional sentence with 14 days house arrest followed by one year of probation. “You don’t have to live like your mother lived or people around you,” Marchand said. “Your future doesn’t have to look like your past.”
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hy is heart attack the number one killer in this country? Ninety-nine percent of doctors say it’s due to atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) and that cholesterol lowering drugs are the primary way to treat it. But I suggest cardiologists have closed minds and are ignoring facts that could save thousands of North Americans from coronary attack. Vitamin C is required to manufacture healthy collagen, the glue that holds coronary cells together, just like mortar is needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in cement, makes collagen stronger. Two-time Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Linus Pauling reported twenty-five years ago it takes a mere 10 milligrams to prevent scurvy, but several thousand to prevent heart attack. Williams Stehbens, Professor of Anatomy at Wellington University in New Zealand, proved Pauling was right. Stebhens’ research showed that coronary arteries closest to the heart are under the greatest pressure. This causes collagen to fracture resulting in the formation of a blood clot and death.
I also believed the research of Pauling and Stehbens irrefutable. Now, the work of Dr. Bush has convinced me my decision was prudent. But to take large doses of vitamin C and lysine requires swallowing many pills daily. It’s a tall order for those who dislike swallowing one pill. So for several years I’ve been trying to find a company that would manufacture a combination of vitamin C and lysine powder. Now Medi-C Plus™ is available at health food stores and specialty pharmacies. The dosage for the Medi-C Plus combination is one flat scoop mixed with water or juice with breakfast and the evening meal. Those at greater risk should take one flat scoop three times a day. This column does not recommend that those taking CLDs should stop them. That is a decision that can only be made by patients and doctors. As for me – I bet my life on vitamin C and lysine! I turned 90 this year.
Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, has now proven that vitamin C can reverse atherosclerosis. Bush took retinal photographs, then started his patients on high doses of vitamin C and lysine. One year later additional pictures showed atherosclerosis had regressed in retinal arteries. Sixteen years ago following my own coronary attack, cardiologists claimed it was sheer madness for me to refuse cholesterol-lowering drugs. Instead, I decided to take high doses of vitamin C plus lysine with breakfast and the evening meal. I knew that Dr. Graveline, a physician and NASA astronaut, had twice developed transient global amnesia from taking cholesterol lowering drugs (CLD’s). I was also aware that patients have died from CLDs. Others have developed kidney, liver and muscle complications.
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RBAN-AGRICULTURE AND FOOD-SYSTEMS PLANNING HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR IN SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITYPLANNING LITERATURE AND PRACTICE OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES. Food security is a key component in the Kamloops Social Plan and the Kamloops Sustainability Plan. Urban agriculture is a key action item in the Agriculture Area Plan adopted in November 2013. The official community plan (KAMPLAN) encourages food production on public lands and development parcels and promotes the development of businesses that improve access to locally produced, affordable and nutritious food. Today, city staff and a committee of 18 are in the process of developing an urban agriculture and foodsystems strategy (UAFSS). The UAFSS will finish the process of making Kamloops a leader in agriculture and food security. The primary focus of the UAFSS is on urban and sub-urban areas, nonto small-scale profit agriculture and urban food security. The plan structure and components as shown in the graphic design above will address food system-
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CITY HALL related issues to achieve a sustainable local food and urban-agriculture system based on these guiding principles — an equitable economic system, support for education and skills training and healthy social and ecological relationships. The UAFSS can include backyard laying hens, expanding community gardens, small-plot intensive farming, opportunities for rooftop gardens, yard sharing for food production, role of micro-organisms, pollinators, teaching canning and preserving food, linking agriculture/processing/ retail industries in the city, expanding farmers’ market, gleaning, potential food hub to aggregate, store, process and distribute food, involvement of urban agriculture in grey water and storm water-management and remediation of brown fields (raised beds). On June 25, more than 100 par-
ticipants came together in an evening of discussion on urban agriculture and a sustainable food system for Kamloops (graphic below). Stakeholders included restaurants, food trucks and food services, food retail and business, land developers and real-estate agents, urban agriculture advocacy groups, local food producers, non-profit service providers, social-justice and sustainability advocates, education/health/government institutions and community associations. Stakeholders identified the role they play or would like to play in the local food system, opportunities they see, challenges they face and recommendations for advancing food and urban-agriculture systems. Information gathered will form part of a report due to be released in September. The public-engagement consultation component will also begin in the fall. The strategy is expected to be completed in the spring of 2015. For more information, go online to kamloops.ca/socialdevelopment/ foodsecurity.shtml. Nelly Dever is a Kamloops city councillor. She can be reached at ndever@kamloops.ca. Columns from council members appear monthly in KTW.
Few can argue mental illness touches everyone. There are, of course, those with the diagnosis. Then, there are their children, siblings, parents, friends and coworkers. Even complete strangers are often hit with the ripples, as society is forced to bear the burden of missed work days, medical visits, inadequate treatment options, etc. It doesn’t matter research has led to many strategies and treatments that, when adhered to, can help sufferers live productive, even normal, lives. Perhaps if it felt easier to talk openly about mental illness, things would be different. For those directly affected, it can feel simpler to try to ignore the reality — to keep the door closed and the windows shuttered, so to speak. Not the healthiest approach, really, but common nonetheless. While time has led to strides in the realm of mental illness, it has done less for society’s acceptance of it as a disease. Many worthwhile stories do not get told in these pages because of the stigma attached to mental illness, the fear people have of being branded by going public with their struggle. Mental illness are two words that, despite so-called progress, few afflicted with the likes of depression or schizophrenia or paranoia dare to mutter outside — sometimes even inside — their immediate family. Many of these individuals are parents, siblings, friends or colleagues of those living with a mental illness. A few are those individuals themselves, people who have taken that brave step into the spotlight. No one should feel the need to hide something they cannot control. The reality is, many of us share the blame for the fact so many people do.
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Re: The Pain of Rain: “Yesterday’s downpour in Kamloops just proves how little drivers in Kamloops pay attention to the task at head. “How can any reasonable person think that they will be able to make it through a flooded underpass? How can you drive down the road and not see the front end of your vehicle pushing a wall of water? You have to know that water is going to end up in places that it shouldn’t and the outcome is not going to be good for the engine, the interior and perhaps the driver and passengers. “These are most likely the same people who pitch their tents in the bottom of the arroyo.” — posted by Jim
Re: Water-park idea floated again for Kamloops: “A waterpark is long overdue in Kamloops! Hope it happens soon.” — posted by Patrick “Private development paying rent to the city. An area for farming and picnics. Sounds good to me.” — posted by Tyler “Sounds real nice, sure would like to see some kind of bike path connect from the Halston bridge.” — posted by Jack Pine
Editor: Re: KTW July 8 letter to the editor (‘Spectre of Ajax approval may discourage doctors’): In his letter, Dr. Ravi Sunder suggests Kamloops may not attract doctors if the KGHM Ajax mine is approved. Only a few days later, on July 10, KTW reported Kamloops will receive three new doctors and also three new locums. This is good news for Kamloops. Apparently these new doctors and
locums arriving have not shared Dr. Sunder’s fears. That’s a good thing for Kamloops — negative posturing before all the facts are in is jumping the gun. My point is our provincial environmental-review process is still underway and there has been no decision rendered. So, I must respectfully suggest this speculation and worry ahead of the facts doesn’t make logical sense. Why would one try to put a 1,000piece puzzle together without having all
the pieces of the puzzle? These new doctors, to their credit, are certainly not going the other way because of the Ajax mine proposal. Welcome, doctors. It’s nice to read you are getting ready to settle in and make Kamloops your new home. Who’s complaining?
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Give to help fight cancer Editor: The human body is capable of many things, but its power can often end in the fatality of numerous diseases. Among these diseases, cancer occupies the No. 1 slot. No matter how strong we are, we shiver with fear at the sound of the word cancer. Whenever we learn somebody is affected with cancer, we usually are not sure if the victim is going to survive in his/her fight against it because the disease is similar to weeds growing in a garden — they gradually destroy it.
It takes up space and nutrients, kills healthy plants — and there is always the possibility of it coming back. We know cancer is deadly but, as long as we have the weapon of research, we can fight back and defeat it. The society is an organization striving with the support of community members to fund cancer-related research throughout the country. Thanks to this research and the untiring efforts of the Canadian Cancer Society, we have seen a huge improvement in the five-year survival to
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more than 60 per cent today from the 25 per cent rate in 1947. This year alone, the society is committed to funding more than $3 million toward childhood-cancer research. Let us all help the society to accomplish its goal; after all, it couldn’t continue to fund the best cancer research without the help and support of community members. So, everybody, please — give courageously and donate generously.
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Valleyview Lions club thanks community for fundraising help Editor: The Valleyview Overlanders Lions CLUB completed another successful boat and motor raffle with an early sellout again. We would like to congratulate the winners: First prize of a boat and motor was won by Dorothy Miller, second prize of $400 in cash cards donated by Cooper’s Foods was won by T.J. Schroeder and the third prize of a barbecue donated by Rona was won by Neil Bod. All are from Kamloops. We would again like to thank KTW readers and all Kamloops and area residents who supported this fundraiser. In particular, we thank the following retailers who handled ticket sales for us: Halston and Salish Esso, Robo Car Wash, 8th Street Hasty Mart, Interior Savings outlets at Northills and Valleyview Branches, Falcon Lanes, Giddens Service Ltd., Cool Creek Storage, Randy’s Barber Shop, Jimmy’s Liquor Store, City Centre Auto Service and Domenic’s Marine Ltd.
In addition to the retail support, the Valleyview Community Association members sold a good portion of the tickets, as did women with Kamloops Family Tree. Public-service announcements from Radio NL supported our efforts again and we thank you. The club would also thank Funk Signs for donating the coreplast we use to make our counter signs and, for helping with ticket sales, both Canadian Tire stores, Rona Home Centre, Home Hardware; all four Coopers Foods, both Safeway stores and Princess Auto. The funds raised will be going to help various community associations and services. Remember our motto: “We Serve.” Lion Bob Gilbert Valleyview Overlanders Lions Club
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Councillor eyes ‘hot-dog’ bylaw By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER adam@kamloopsthisweek.com
For years, the RCMP, SPCA and other organizations have put the message out that leaving pets in a hot car is a bad idea. Councillor Tina Lange thinks it’s time the city added some bite to the campaign. At council’s next meeting on Tuesday, July 29, Lange plans to push for a so-called “hot dog” bylaw, similar to those in Surrey, Langley and other B.C. communities. In Surrey, which passed its bylaw in June, dog owners can be fined $500 if they leave pets in a hot car. “There’s no warning, there’s no anything,”
Lange said. “So, I think that a $500 fine would really make people stop and think, ‘Am I going to take my dog today?’” B.C. SPCA animal cruelty investigator Kent Kokoska said he’s all for regulations that would deter people from using their vehicles as kennels, which the SPCA received 228 reports of provincewide in June alone. Kokoska said there are plenty of factors that can make a car unsafe for an animal — and rolling down windows often doesn’t help. “Is it an older animal? A heavier or lighter animal? Is it a large breed or a small breed? Those things can be relevant, along with the colour of the car,”
he said. “But, most important is the length of time this animal has had the exposure.” Even cooler temperatures outside may not be enough to protect an animal left in a car. “It was in February I had one file outside the Kamloops courthouse,” Kokoska recalled. “There was a dog in a vehicle and although it was 11 or 12 degrees outside it was 30 degrees inside the car.” John Ramsay, city bylaws-services supervisor, said he’s looking into a bylaw with help from the SPCA and veterinary community. Bylaw officers would not have the power to break dogs out of cars — that’s up to the RCMP or SPCA —
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A 911 call came shortly after 2:30 p.m. of someone in the river near Pioneer Park. People on the riverbank at Silver Sage trailer park pulled out a woman police estimated in her 20s from the river. B.C. Ambulance Service responded to a second call of a person in the river but a spokeswoman said they did not need assistance.
Mike Adams, acting deputy chief with Kamloops Fire & Rescue said crews responded to calls from across the city, including motorists stranded atop vehicles trapped in water as well as dirt washed on roadways, including on Highway 5N near Sun Rivers. “A lot of it is going out and assessing the degree of the hazard,” Adams said. “Now we’re just assessing damage and in recovery mode.”
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Coming quietly: A plan for universal health care in the United States By Alexander Panetta CANADIAN PRESS
BURLINGTON, Vt. — An American state has quietly taken another step toward the type of universal health coverage Canadians might recognize, even as the rest of the United States bickers noisily over so-called Obamacare. Two court challenges to President Barack Obama’s signature health-care reform got all the attention this week while — beneath the radar of the national media — one of that program’s architects began working for the government of Vermont to help set up America’s first single-payer system in 2017. Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economist, helped establish the program now dubbed Romneycare in Massachusetts, then helped craft its national offspring Obamacare.
This week, he started work on a $400,000 contract to run financial simulations on Vermont’s plan. Gruber’s findings will help Vermont complete a long-awaited, long-delayed funding plan by next January that might finally answer the one nagging question that threatens to undo the landmark reform: How do we pay for this? Dozens of variables enter the mix, such as which services will be excluded or included in Vermont’s new Green Mountain Care program; what would user fees look like; what’s the role for employers; would payroll taxes or income taxes supplant insurance premiums; and how would all these different decisions affect the quality of health care and the overall economy. Gruber and his team will test dozens of scenarios and prepare recommendations to the state government in the coming months so
that it can finally present a funding plan to the Vermont legislature. At that point, it’ll become clear how much this system will, or won’t, resemble Canada’s. “It’s to what extent will it be Canadian-style, [as in] you have to be in the system,’’ Gruber said in a telephone interview. “What’s interesting is Canada is sort of a very extreme version of single-payer . . . There’s really not much opportunity for supplementation of the government package. “I mean, you can add dental and vision and stuff but in most other countries there’s more, if you will, private outs from the system. Private doctors, things like that . . . “I think it’ll differ from Canada in a number of ways.’’ Americans might not be paying close attention yet to Act 48. The law was adopted by a two-thirds majority in both of Vermont’s legislative chambers in 2011, creating
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OTTAWA — The Conservative government has announced further sanctions against Ukrainian rebels and Russian-backed Ukrainian entities. Eight Ukrainians in leadership positions in the rebel-held Donetsk region of
eastern Ukraine have been targeted by the new sanctions, as have armed separatist groups known as the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic. Russian arms, financial and energy companies are also facing further Canadian sanctions. In a statement,
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the measures are aimed at exerting more economic hardship on Russia. Canada’s Bombardier Inc., meantime, says the Canadian sanctions already imposed on Russia could have an impact on the company’s plans to set up a plant.
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STEINBACH, Man. — A dry community in southern Manitoba has discovered it’s actually wet. Officials with the Rural Municipality of Hanover have never allowed liquor to be sold and were preparing to hold a referendum this
fall on whether to allow booze. Reeve Stan Toews says researchers were surprised to find out liquor was never officially banned in the first place. Toews, who is 63, says he grew up in the community and, like everyone else, assumed the municipality’s dry status had been put into law.
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a public entity to develop a universal system for 2017. But, if the project clears this next hurdle — financing — the country will be watching very closely. Liberals across the land have been longing for this kind of drastic reform and many were disappointed that Obamacare didn’t go far enough. They’ll now be cheering Vermont on, hoping that the first state to introduce same-sex marriage will be a progressive trailblazer once again. In other words, they hope that Vermont and Gov. Peter Shumlin do what Saskatchewan and Tommy Douglas did in Canada: Introduce a universal health-care system that eventually sweeps across the country. The potential isn’t lost on people at senior levels of government. “I expect that Vermont will have
set out, once again, on a leadership path and that there will be a number of other states that find this makes sense for them also,’’ said Lawrence Miller, the governor’s senior adviser on health reform. “(But) I think it’s early on this end to know how that fight unfolds here.’’ Vermont has long been a leftwing political outlier in the U.S. One of its federal senators, Bernie Sanders, proudly refers to himself as a democratic “socialist’’ — a term that, in other parts of the country, would more likely be viewed as a slur. Conservatives, meanwhile, will be watching warily. Some will find confirmation of a widely held conspiracy theory: that Obamacare has never been intended to function as a long-term reform and is merely a stalking horse for the eventual spread of socialized medicine.
RCMP officers in Moncton shootings thankful to public CANADIAN PRESS
MONCTON, N.B. — The two RCMP officers in New Brunswick who were wounded in shootings last month that also killed three of their colleagues are expressing gratitude for the public’s support. The RCMP released statements on Thursday, July 24 from constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen, who were shot on June 4 while they were pursuing an armed suspect in Moncton. Dubois said he is thankful for the comforting notes he received from across Canada and the United States while he was recuperating. “It was truly appreciated, so good for my morale and helped immensely with the healing process,’’ Dubois said. Goguen said she continues to recover from her injuries and is grateful for the public’s encourage-
ment and prayers. “Without these prayers, the road to recovery would not have been possible,’’ she said. Both Dubois and Goguen were treated and released from hospital in the days after the shootings. Constables Fabrice Gevaudan, Douglas Larche and Dave Ross were shot dead and a manhunt spanning 30 hours ensued until a suspect was arrested. Justin Bourque is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. He is scheduled to return to provincial court next Thursday following a psychiatric assessment. The RCMP have also launched an internal review into the circumstances surrounding the shootings.
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‘It wasn’t a mistake’ The elaborate and high-tech investigation of a Kamloops hunter to determine where he shot his record-setting sheep 15 years ago By Tim Petruk STAFF REPORTER
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INISTERIAL unit 628 is a relatively small swath of land in B.C.’s far northwest corner — that part of the province that looks like it’s jutting into the southernstretching finger of Alaska. To the north is the Yukon. To the south is Alaska. Mountains are everywhere. Less than 70 kilometres wide, the ministerial unit 628 is bounded on either side by Bennett Lake to the east and Highway 7 to the west. Ministerial units are the system through which B.C.’s Ministry of Environment divides the
This photo shows Environment Yukon geomatics developer Gerard Perrier taking a picture of the mountain in question. KTW applied successfully in court to publish the photos entered as exhibits during Abe Dougan’s trial on a dozen federal wildlife charges.
province to keep track of hunters and make sure animal numbers can be monitored. In 1999, when Kamloops hunter and guide Abe Dougan received special approval via lottery to
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hunt sheep, he was only authorized to do so in ministerial unit 628, and only for a set number of weeks in the late summer and early fall. What Dougan wound up bagging was a record-
Why is this sheep so special? The Dall sheep is a species of sheep that lives in northwestern North America — mainly in Alaska and the Yukon, but also in small parts of northern B.C. and the western edge of the Northwest Territories. The species is a mountain sheep not so different from the California bighorns most Tournament Capital residents have seen on the Yellowhead Highway near Sun Rivers — except for its colour. Dall sheep are white as opposed to tan or brown bighorns commonly seen in the Kamloops area. The species is named after William Healey Dall, an American naturalist who was active in the late 1800s and early 20th century. He was one of the first scientific non-native explorers of what is now Alaska. During his career, Dall published more than
setting Dall sheep — the second-largest ever taken in B.C. Four years later, when the fifth edition of Big Game Records of British Columbia was published, it included a first-person account by Dougan of the hunt, and a black-and-white photo purportedly taken moments after the animal was killed. Now, that photo is the main issue at trial in Kamloops provincial court.
1,600 articles about North American biology. In addition to the sheep, Dall has another dozen species of animals named after him — including Dall’s porpoise and multiple sea snails.
Dougan is facing a dozen federal charges alleging the sheep was actually killed 35 kilometres north of where he had reported — not just outside of ministerial unit 628, but outside of B.C. In 2011, conservation officials were tipped off about something potentially fishy with Dougan’s record. They started to dig. A geomatics developer with Environment Yukon, Gerard Perrier, was shown
the photo in the record book and asked if he could match the background to something in the territory. Perrier testified this week about the process he used to find the mountain range. He said he created a three-dimensional model of the mountains in the southern Yukon and found what appeared to be the exact landscape. Court heard Perrier, along with a conservation officer and an Environment
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On the left, the photo published in the B.C. big-game record book. On the right, the one taken by authorities.
Canada official, then got in a helicopter and went to what he believed to be the exact spot Dougan’s picture was taken to document it. He also took panoramic photos of the area, which were shown in court and
compared to various landmarks on maps of the area. “It wasn’t, ‘Oops, I’m in the Yukon,’” Crown prosecutor Lesley Ann Kilgore said. “It wasn’t a mistake. It would have to be purpose-
ful, because the geographical features are so unique and there’s nothing else like it. “There’s nothing that looks anything like that in northern B.C.” Defence lawyer Kevin
So, you wanna hunt big game? If you want to hunt big game in B.C., how does it work? The province’s limited-entry hunting system — the way many big-game animals are “taken,” to use hunting parlance — is a lottery. Basically, if you want to hunt certain animals that aren’t subject to open seasons — sheep, moose, grizzly bear and others — you are required to apply and luck is a big requirement. Every January, biologists from the B.C. Ministry of Environment located across the province examine their regions. They take local species statistics and factor in the previous year’s hunting numbers, habitat changes and climate issues to determine how a specific herd or area species might have been affected. With those figures, the biologists set regulations for each region — how many animals of various species can be hunted. Every year, officials receive more than 150,000 applications for limited-entry hunts. The applications are sent to a private accounting firm where they’re tabulated. They include first- and second-choice hunts — locations where hunters would like to take down their
Church has questioned the authenticity of the photo. Investigators could not find the original and the only copy remaining is the one in the record book. At trial this week, the book’s editor said he
animal of choice. A computer program running an enhancedodds system checks all applicants and decreases chances of winning a lottery if the hunter has won in recent years. If a hunter has taken that lottery’s score in the previous three years, his or her likelihood of winning a tag is decreased by 66 per cent. Once the draw is held, notifications are sent by mail to successful hunters. After killing an animal in a limited-entry hunt, a hunter may be required to take his or her animal to a government-employed wildlife technician for a compulsory inspection. At these inspections, biological data is collected, along with various measurements of the animal. In addition, the hunter is required to give an exact location of where the kill took place. Abe Dougan was authorized to kill a sheep in ministerial unit 628 — a small part of the very tip of northwestern B.C. bordered by Alaska on the south and the Yukon on the North. This year, there were 40 authorizations issued to hunters to kill sheep in ministerial unit 628.
did not alter any submitted photos, including the one ostensibly sent in by Dougan. “We want everything to be the way the hunter sent it in,” said Byron Mason, a volunteer with the Wildlife
Records Club of B.C., which publishes the record book. “We’re a service club to hunters — that’s what we are.” Dougan’s trial will continue later this year.
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erhaps one of the most surprising things about the Kamloops Golf and Country Club is that, for 27 of its 100 years, it wasn’t actually in Kamloops.
Celebrating a century this year, the KGCC’s storied history began on May 1, 1914, on the southern end of Kamloops. But, a 1946 move to the north, occupying the land adjoining the Kamloops Airport’s Fulton Field, brought the course to Brocklehurst, which, at the time, was its own municipality. North Kamloops didn’t amalgamate with the southern shore’s Kamloops until 1967. It was another six years, 27 after the club crossed the river, before the communities of Brocklehurst, Valleyview and Dufferin — along with the Westsyde, Rayleigh, Heffley Creek, Knutsford, Dallas and Barnhartvale — became a part of the city of Kamloops in 1973. So, for those 27 years, the Kamloops Golf and Country Club was located in another community entirely. The world was a different place when the club got its start. Closing in on 80 years in 1993, a Kamloops Today reporter remarked, “When a group of local businessmen started the Kamloops Golf and Country Club,
The clubhouse of the Kamloops Golf and Country Club in 1968. KTW explores the course’s 100 years in this three-page feature. KGCC Scrapbook
the Ottoman Empire was a major world power, the Model T was a hot seller, and you probably weren’t around.” That first course was built on the estate of a man named Alfred W. Johnson, “on top of the hill at the entrance to the city” according to a 1959 article in the Kamloops Daily Sentinel. The track ran from the patch of land now occupied by Hillside Cemetery to the edge of McGill Road, now the home of Real Canadian Superstore. Forty members joined the
club in that first year and the course called the south shore home for another 31, eventually buying the land from Johnson and his family in 1929. It was a no-frills kind of place — for one, there were no greens. Instead, the course leveled, oiled and rolled the land around the empty tomato cans it used as cups to create a smooth putting surface. The Kamloops News Advertiser said it, “at first was merely a nine hole set up with dirt greens and rather roughly laid out.”
When the course made its move north in 1946, to the land bordering Fulton Field and the Kamloops Airport, the original site was bought by the city for $1,800. It was soon converted into a cemetery and the city’s new landfill (later giving way to Superstore). The Fulton Field course was a bit different than its predecessor, using sand greens instead of the oiled and rolled surfaces of the south shore. As the Kamloops Daily News would later recall, “Players had to smooth out the sand
when finished putting to leave them in playable condition for those following.” Relative to its other homes, the KGCC’s time adjoining Fulton Field was short-lived — just six years later the club was again on the move. It purchased its current site — 3125 Tranquille Rd. — in 1950 at a price of $3,000, opening for play two years later. It also hired its first golf pro then, with Rod Palmer relocating from the Lower Mainland to supervise the installation of the club’s first grass greens and oversee a
work force made up largely of volunteers. The course wasn’t flush with cash even then and gave debentures to volunteers in return for supplies and labour. The debentures were later converted to shares in the course, which remain in circulation today — many of the club’s older members still possess stock in KGCC.
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‘Flip’ Evans’s 60 years at KGCC By Adam Williams STAFF REPORTER adam@kamloopsthisweek.com
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hilip Evans walked into the clubhouse at the Kamloops Golf and Country Club, having just shot a three-under. Three-under his age, that is. The 84-year-old shot an 81 in that July 15 round — his best score of the season. Around the course, Evans is known to most as “Flip.” He is the KGCC’s longestserving member, having bought his first membership 60 years ago in 1954, then a 24-year-old brakeman working for CP Rail. He has been a member every year since, still hitting the Tranquille Road track between four and five times a week. “I love the game, I just love the game and I always have,” Evans told KTW. “My wife was a golf widow, I’d say. Golf course or intercourse, she said ‘Here’s your coat.’” Evans moved to Kamloops from Salmon Arm in 1940 at 11 years old — the River City boasted 6,000 people then. He has seen his fair share of change over the years. Back when he first started playing it, KGCC didn’t cut the rough and golfers could be seen stamping their feet in two-foot clover, searching for errant shots. The clubs were less forgiving then, too, the technology nowhere near as advanced
— Evans’s first driver was a solid block of wood. He later upgraded, trading the block for laminated plywood. But, all this time later, despite years highlighted by course renovations and technological advances, it’s the people and experiences at KGCC that stand out for the 84-year-old. “We had a lot of guys throwing clubs,” Evans recalled. “We finally had to make a rule that anyone who threw a club had to buy a round for the foursome — it’s the only way we could stop them from throwing clubs.” It was a rule that didn’t work for everyone. “We took off on number one and got to the number one green and Frank Bobwrich had a bad temper and he hated to lose,” Evans said, laughing. “Anyway, he missed his putt on the first green and it was going to cost him money and he fired the putter right across the CNR Railway. “And so we kept on playing and he had to go over and look for his putter. He joined us again on the third.” Evans is filled with stories from the 100-year-old course, as are many of his cohorts. When KTW met with a group of long-time members earlier this year, the memories flowed out like a well-hit putt rolls across the green. One member recalled that storm all those years ago, bringing those winds
from the north, gusts seemingly hurricaneforced, which ripped every willow tree on the course out by its roots. Evans remembered that, too. He walked the course afterwards and was awed by the roots that stretched ten-feet high as the trees lay on their sides. Another member remembered the infamous fox and the murder of crows that patrolled the course, both known for stealing golf balls when no one was looking. A number of players could still hear the sound of balls being dropped on the nearby refinery tanks by the crows — an attempt to crack them open in hopes there was food inside. Long-time pro Mike Graas recalled his wife giving birth to their first daughter in the pro’s house — then located in what’s now the parking lot — unable to make it to the hospital in time. It’s just a sampling of the rich history the course lays claim to. These members, just like Evans, were shaped by years at the Kamloops Golf and Country Club — to them, it’s more than just a golf course. So they tell the stories of the course and with each memory comes a wide, satisfied smile, eyes that stare off into the distance as if trying to relive moments of youth, moments lost in time. Though a hundred years old in 2014, it all seems to have happened just yesterday.
Mair’s temper the stuff of legends By Adam Williams STAFF REPORTER adam@kamloopsthisweek.com
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afe Mair admits his temper sometimes got away from him on the links. A long-time political commentator, radio personality, author and formerly the MLA representing Kamloops for the British Columbia Social Credit Party, Mair was, in 1972 and 1973, the president of the Kamloops Golf and Country Club. He’s known for
a few things around Kamloops’s oldest golf course — which turned 100 this year — including hiring the course’s second pro, Mike Graas, who served for more than 30 years at KGCC. But Mair’s time at the course is also shrouded in infamy, with stories of his temper still told by the course’s long-time members. One of the most well known tales recalls Mair struggling through a round at the North Shore track, before finally losing his tem-
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per. Giving up, he threw his clubs in a lake and walked off the course, leaving them to sit in the water overnight. Another member, having heard of the tantrum, went to the lake, fished out the clubs and put them up for sale in the pro shop. Before long, they were sold. A day later and a mite calmer, Mair went back to the lake for his clubs, only to find they were gone. A few inquiries later, he found out who had his bag, but there was a problem — its new
owner didn’t want to give it back. Mair had to buy his clubs back, adding insult to injury. It’s the stuff legends are made of, which Mair can attest to. “Oh, not that story, that’s the oldest chestnut in the world,” Mair told KTW with a laugh earlier this month. It’s a yarn Mair said has made its rounds over the years, due, in part, to its inclusion in an Arv Olson book entitled Backspin: 100 Years of Golf in British Columbia. Recounted in the book as fact, the fiction
took off. “There wasn’t a lake — for Christ’s sake — to throw anything in. There was no lake!” Mair said. The grain of truth in the tale though, was Mair’s frequenting the KGCC. He came to Kamloops in 1969 and played the course whenever he could over his next 12 years in the River City. He was a decent golfer — getting down to a two handicap in his prime — and made a lot of friends and connections while on the links. X See MAIR’s A17
A photo from the site of the Kamloops Golf Course in 1911. Kamloops Museum & Archives photo 8797
Memberships cost $15 in 1950s X From A15
In 1953, hoping to cover some of the outstanding debt that remained from its construction, the KGCC sold 50 acres of land at the east end of the course to Royalite Oil — now occupied by Suncor Energy — for a sum of $30,000. Palmer was known around the course as a jackof-all-trades, working on the grounds and in the pro shop, from dawn until dusk most days, while still boasting a decent golf game. In those times, watering the course required the use of 20-foot lengths of four-inch aluminum pipe, which had to be moved around the course by hand — it could take as long as two weeks to water the entire track. But Palmer never complained and 25 years after the completion of the first nine, a second nine was added, in May of 1967. The course remained relatively the same until it was closed in 2009 to undergo a $3.1-million renovation. Palmer worked another five years after the addition of the back nine. Mike Graas would take over the duties of head professional in 1972 and retired in 2011. Harold Simkins, who worked under Graas, is currently the head professional at KGCC. Green fees changed over the years, too. When the club first opened in 1914, admission was $5, with a $5 annual subscription cost. In 1929, following the purchase of the land it sat on, memberships increased to $15 for men and $7.50 for ladies. In the 1950s, the fees had climbed as high as $24 for men and $18 for ladies, with couples golfing for $30. Today, a full membership costs about $2,300, regardless of sex.
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The magic of Marilyn O’Connor Things have The daughter of its first pro, O’Connor helped put KGCC on the map
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arilyn O’Connor jokes that in her youth she could walk out her front door and be standing on the putting green. Jokes aside, it’s more or less true. Formerly Marilyn Palmer, O’Connor is the daughter of the course’s first professional, Rod Palmer, and grew up in the pro’s house that once sat on the Kamloops Golf and Country Club’s grounds. She was just four years old when her family made the move from Vancouver to the River City, but it was a move that would shape the next 63 years of her life. “I’ve played a lot of golf. I was fortunate that I was fairly successful at it and was able to sort of see the world with my golf clubs, on Canadian teams and whatnot,” O’Connor told KTW from her home in Calgary. “Kamloops was a great place to start, It afforded me so many opportunities to play lots of golf and get a really good start in the game — a great love for the game. A great love for the game that I have to this day.” Her illustrious career began on Kamloops’ oldest course, under the tutelage of its members and with unfettered access to its grounds. Now 67, O’Connor doesn’t play many tournaments anymore, but she’s still one of the most decorated amateur golfers in Canadian women’s history. Included in her impressive record are three junior championships, eight provincial championships, six appearances on the world amateur team, four Commonwealth Games appearances — grabbing a gold medal in 1979 — a Canadian ladies’ amateur championship, qualifications for the U.S. and British Amateurs and a pair of low amateurs from LPGA events. She was a part of 28 provincial teams and has been inducted into the B.C. and Canadian Golf Halls of Fame. “I think playing for Canada, playing for your country, is probably always one of the highlights,” O’Connor said, reflecting on her career. “And, probably at the end of the road, being inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and the B.C. Golf Hall of
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Marilyn O’Connor, seen here chipping from a bunker, is one of the most decorated amatuer golfers of all time. She got her start at the Kamloops Golf and Country Club when her father, Rod Palmer, was hired to be the course’s head professional. Kamloops Golf and Country Club Scrapbook
Fame. Those are just sort of rewards at the end that you never ever think about and you certainly don’t ever play for, but when they come your way it’s always kind of special.” KGCC saw a lot of high-quality golf in its early years and not just from O’Connor. Kamloops golfer Laura Iwasaki appears in the history books regularly in the 1970s and Kelowna golfer Dave Barr went on to finish tied for second in the U.S. Open, shortly after winning the Kamloops pro-am. O’Connor returned to Kamloops last weekend, playing a round with former pro Mike Graas and a number of others as a part of the KGCC’s 100th anniversary. She said it was special to be invited back, not only because she had a chance to reminisce with old friends and playing partners, but also because it allowed her to
once again see the course that her dad had such a big part in creating. To this day, long-time members can remember seeing headlights bobbing up and down on the course, as Palmer worked well into the night, moving irrigation pipes and preparing the course for the next day’s play. “The golf course was very special to my dad,” O’Connor said. “When my dad was hired and went there, the course had been laid out, the first nine holes had been laid out and the fairways had been planted, but the greens hadn’t been planted yet. So he was involved in finishing the course and he worked very, very hard. He worked from sunrise to sunset every single day, but he loved it, even though it was a job. “So I think that’s what makes it very special to me, because I saw how hard he worked and how much he put into it.”
Mair’s heart remains ‘in your wonderful city’ X From A16
But in golf, as in politics, Mair said he was a little on the conservative side in those days and mostly hovered around par. In retrospect, he wishes he had gone for it more. People around the KGCC remember the
course making Mair a little hot under the collar, but the 82-year-old remembers things differently. He has nothing but fond memories of Kamloops’s first track and is thankful it helped him find his place in Kamloops. “My involvement with the Kamloops club was quite short, but very rewarding,” Mair later said in an email, from his home
in Lion’s Bay, B.C. “I’ve always thought, looking back, how amazing it was that a lawyer from Vancouver could get such a wonderful reception from such grand people in such a short space of time. “I can tell you, if home is where the heart is, I’m still in your wonderful city.”
oretta Ellison has always thought of herself as a bit of a rabble-rouser. In the early 1970s, the focus of her efforts was the Kamloops Golf and Country Club. Ellison first started golfing at the Kamloops track in 1972, a time when women weren’t allowed on the golf course before noon on the weekends. As a working mother and wife, Ellison’s days were plenty full during the week and she wanted to golf on Saturday mornings like the men. So in the late 70s, she and a fellow golfer approached the board. “So we went to the board of directors one day and told them, ‘We work five days a week, too, give us a break,’” Ellison told KTW following a Thursday, July 17 round at the track, where she still plays 18 holes, three times a week. “It wasn’t something that even occurred to them, to do that.” Ellison’s efforts landed the ladies a half hour on Saturday mornings — from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. — enough for between four and five tee times. They would have to book their games on Tuesdays, following what was then business-ladies night (now ladies night), and come Wednesday, any open spots would be given to men. It was an arrangement that continued into the 90s. “That half an hour tee time, we were a very progressive club to do that,” Ellison said. When the rules changed in the 90s, it was because the course instituted an equal pay for equal play system. For the first time in the KGCC’s history, memberships came at the same cost for women as men. “When other men [came], especially because we had some great big men’s tournaments here, they were shocked that we were allowed to play at 10 in the morning,” she continued. “So we were quite progressive.” Ellison said she wasn’t bothered by the way women were treated at the course in those days. “It’s just the way it was,” she said. Courses didn’t think to change the way they did things when it came to ladies golfers. They didn’t even have women’s tee boxes — all golfers drove from the same spot on each hole. But with time things improved. Women worked their way on to the course’s board of directors, they received equal playing time and their issues were taken into consideration. Ellison likes to think she had a hand in that. “It wasn’t done to be nasty, it was just the way things were,” she said of the rules. “But it changed.”
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There will be no sweep in the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League final. “I told Vernon to pull out the receipts and go return the brooms because the boys are back,” said Kamloops Venom captain Brett DeFrias, whose team staved off elimination with a 13-11 win over the Vernon Tigers at Memorial Arena on Wednesday, July 23. Game 4 of the bestof-five championship series will be played tonight (July 25) at Kal Tire Place in Vernon. After taking a 2-0 lead in the series with an 11-9 victory on Monday, July 21, a tweet from the Tigers’ account read: “Can’t find a broom to buy anywhere in the city. Wonder why that is?” Kyle Pauwels of the Venom piped up on twitter after his team’s win on Wednesday: “#ReverseSweep.” “When they’re about to sweep, up 2-0, and we win all three games, that’s a reverse sweep,” DeFrias said. “We’re pretty confident we can do it. “We know we can beat these guys.” Winning on Friday would force a deciding Game 5 at Memorial on Sunday, July 27. The Tigers have not lost at home in more than two years.
Vernon, which finished two points back of first-place Kamloops in the regular-season standings, was the better team in Game 1, earning a 10-7 victory at Memorial on July 19. Game 2 could have gone either way, but Vernon showed why it’s tough to beat at home, fending off the visitors’ comeback bid to secure victory. Reaching the scoresheet for Kamloops on Wednesday were Riley Peterson (3G, 3A), Brady Jorgensen (3G, 1A), Haden Hoover (3G), Blaine Boomer (2G, 4A), Pauwels (2G, 3A), DeFrias (1A), Jerome Thorne (1A), Colton Boomer and Dalan Etter (1A). Etter made his first playoff start between the pipes and stopped 52 shots.
Off-floor drama The Venom’s starting netminder Mitch Horsman injured himself punching the casing holding a fire extinguisher after Game 2 in Vernon on Monday. He will likely miss the rest of the series and the provincial championship, which gets underway in Vernon on Aug. 2. Regardless of the outcome of the TOJLL final, both the Venom and Tigers will advance to the provincials. Venom head coach
Gord Hardman said his club will pay the tab for the damage done to the fire extinguisher, adding Horsman called him several times apologizing profusely. KTW has learned TOJLL commissioner Dan Wray and the B.C. Lacrosse Association senior directorate are investigating three incidents alleged to have occurred following Game 2, one of them being the fire-extinguisher damage. Wray has also been told the Venom’s dressing room was trashed and Vernon Morning Star sports editor Kevin Mitchell claims he was verbally abused and intimidated by members of Kamloops’ staff when he requested to interview a player. “Never been verbally abused like that in 38 years of being a journalist,” Mitchell said on Facebook. Hardman defended his staff in an interview with KTW, saying Mitchell was abrasive. “I want to know what’s gone on,” Wray said. “Why do I have three incidents after the game? “Maybe they’re angry because they lost, I’m not sure, but there’s no way it’s OK to trash dressing rooms and with the situation with the reporter. “It’s an image thing. We want to cover all our bases.”
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MUG SHOTS CRIME OF THE WEEK THEFT OF VEHICLE At approximately 1:15 pm on July 20th, 2014 a resident in the 400 block of Todd Crescent heard an unfamiliar noise out in their yard and looked outside to witness their Green in color, 1998 Honda Civic being driven away by an unknown person. This vehicle was last observed travelling on Highway #1 Westbound towards Savona/ Cache Creek. The male suspect observed driving this vehicle is described as a Caucasian male, having short brown hair, and facial piercings. There was also a female in the vehicle, however no description was obtained. If you have any information regarding the location of this vehicle and who the culprit is, your tips to Crime Stoppers would be appreciated! Let’s solve this crime!
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THEFT OF PROPANE FIRE TABLE Sometime during the evening of Saturday July 19, 2014 culprits made their way onto the property in the 400 block of Arrowstone Drive. Once on the property they discovered a propane fire table, portable bbq (red Coleman), with flooring tiles and a very unique, handmade, decorative ceramic boot flower bed ornament in which they made off with. The fire table weighs approximately 300 lbs so it would have taken more than
one person to remove this, along with a vehicle to transport it. If you happen to have witnessed something suspicious in the area on the evening of July 19, or early morning of July 20th, or know who is responsible for this crime, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a webtip at kamloopscrimestoppers.ca. Remember we just want your information, not your name.
THEFT OF TOOLS Sometime over night on July 21, 2014 culprit(s) entered a residence on Spurraway Road which is currently under construction. Once on site, the culprit(s) gathered up numerous construction tools that were being stored in the residence and made off with them. This is a great loss to the builders and has caused a delay in the construction
of this residence. A suspicious vehicle was seen in the area and police would like to speak with this person of interest. The vehicle is described as an older minivan, beige in color with a bald Caucasian male in the drivers’ seat. If you have any information regarding this crime, call Crime Stoppers or leave a web tip.
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MARGARET WINNIFRED JEAN MARINI (nee DRIVER) It is with a deep sense of loss that we announce the passing of our mother, Margaret on April 1, 2014 in Victoria at the age of 88. She leaves her children, Anne, Rae (Glen), Doug (Lorraine), Lynn (Frank), Mike and twelve dearly loved grandchildren. Margaret was predeceased by her husband Gil, her son Ralph, and her sister Joyce. Born and raised in Kamloops, BC, she graduated from Kamloops High School in 1943 and was awarded a full scholarship to UBC, one of six recipients in the province. She graduated from UBC in 1947 as a Bacteriologist with majors in math and biology. Her first job was with Agriculture Canada. She loved her job and never quite came to terms with losing it because she had married; such were the times. She then worked at the Tranquille Tuberculosis Lab which she loved as well, until she left voluntarily to raise a family with our dad. Mom was deeply committed to caring for the environment and her community. She was a pioneer recycler in the early 1970’s. Growing vegetables, preserving the crop and saving seeds was a passion for mom. Though she was busy with six children and helping Dad manage his construction company, she joined us skiing and sailing, volunteered all her life and even found time for travel. A voracious reader, she was a master at Trivial Pursuit, crosswords and bridge. She always had the answers to our questions, and made us enthusiasts for CBC radio and National Geographic. She had a fantastic sense of humour. Even near the end she could still make a joke and have a good laugh.
Mom was a woman ahead of her time. She will be dearly remembered and missed by us all. No service by request. She will be laid to rest in Kamloops beside her husband and son. Our family extends a deep appreciation for the excellent care she received at Royal Jubilee Hospital and in her final weeks at Aberdeen Extended Care Hospital.
JOHANNES POST Life Celebration Memorial Service July 29, 2014 at 2:00 pm Civic Centre – Merritt BC It is with immense sorrow we announce the passing of Johannes Post on July 22, 2014. Born in Assen, Holland on October 10, 1935 Johannes, known by many as Joe, moved with his family to Merritt in June, 1950 where he later met and married the love of his life – Stella Mae Abel in 1955.
January 30, 1921 – July 20, 2014 Bill was conceived in Montreal and Born in the U.K. He was raised and schooled in Broughty Ferry, Scotland and graduated M.B. Ch. B. from St. Andrews University in 1944. After surgical jobs in Carlisle and Oswestry (where he met the love of his life, Patricia Taylor), he served in the R.A.F. Medical Branch for two and a half years, during which time he married Patricia in 1946. He obtained the F.R.C.S. (England) in 1948 & F.R.C.S. (Canada) in 1955. Bill and the family immigrated to Vancouver, B.C. in 1951, where he had been appointed Resident in Thoracic Surgery at V.G.H. In 1952 he was appointed Surgical Specialist at the Department of Tuberculosis Control of B.C. He performed surgery at Tranquille Sanatorium from 1952 to 1957, at which time the surgical department there was closed. Meanwhile, in 1956 Bill moved to Kamloops, having been appointed to the staff of Royal Inland Hospital. He practiced as a partner at the Burris Clinic until his retirement from the Department of Surgery in 1988. Thereafter, he worked part-time for several years as a medical advisor to the W.C.B. During his 31 years of practice in Kamloops, Bill served terms as President of the Medical Staff of Royal Inland Hospital and as Chief of Surgery. Provincially from 1972 to 1984 he was a member of the Section of General Surgery of the B.C.M.A. and was chairman of this section from 1982 to 1984. From 1978 to 1988 he was a member of the executive of the B.C. Surgical Society and served as President for the last two years. Bill was very involved in the community and was a member of the following societies: Kamloops Ski Club- President 1955 to 1958, Figure Skating Club- Executive 1955 and 1956, Tennis ClubPresident 1961 to 1964, Tod Mountain Ski Club- President 1962 to 1964, Kamloops Rotary Club- Executive 1961 to 1964, Thompson Valley Film Society- President 1974 to 1978.
Bill had a very quick wit and loved to debate anyone, at anytime on any topic. Bill was extremely active; he swam, played tennis and skied into his 92nd year. Other activities ranged from figure skating to waterskiing and walking one of his beloved black Labrador Retrievers. Bill was also an avid fan of the fine arts, specifically classical music and the theatre. Bill was a master story teller and loved to give a great speech, he would prepare for weeks in advance often referencing the diary he maintained for most of his life. Bill was an intellect and at the end of a long day of activities one of his favorite times was reading a thought provoking article in the New Yorker in bed. Another of Bill’s great loves was stargazing; he took astronomy classes late into his life. Some of his happiest times were ruminating in starlight on a summer night at our Shuswap Lake cottage. In 1996, the love of Bill’s life suffered a debilitating stroke; he dedicated himself to caring for Pat until she passed in August of 2012. During this time Pat & Bill traveled the world; they visited far and away corners of the earth, every trip was an adventure. Bill was all set to attend a friends 100th birthday in Scotland last year before he too suffered a stroke. Bill was pre-deceased by his daughter-in-law Bonnie in 2010 and is survived by his sons Andrew, Ian & Niall, daughters-inlaw Celeste & Dawn, grandchildren Craig (Lisa), Brent (Christine), Tricia, Kristin, Alyse (Jason), Mackenzie (Dylan), Kimberly (Kevin) & Kirk (Abby), and great-grandchildren Jasper, Lucas, Tessa, Josie & Libbie. Our family would like to express its heartfelt thanks to the staff of Ridgeview Lodge. Their level of care and attention to Bill’s every need was exceptional. A celebration of Bill’s life will be announced and held later this year. Donations to the BC Heart & Stroke Foundation in Bill’s memory would be greatly appreciated.
The Ship I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is on object of beauty & strength & I stand & watch her, until at length, she is only a speck of white cloud just wheret he seas & sky meet and mingle with each other. Then someone at my side exclaims, “There, she’s gone!” Gone where? Gone from my sight, that is all. She is just as large as she was when she left my side & just as able to bear her load of living freight to the place of her destination. Her diminished size is in me, not her. And just at the moment when someone at my side says she is gone, there are other eyes watching for her coming and other voices ready to take up the glad shout “There she comes!”.
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MARIA MEYER On Monday, July 21, 2014 at 8:00am, Mrs. Maria Meyer passed away at the age of 78. Maria will be forever remembered by her husband and best friend of 42 years Juergen, and her children Heidi and Derek, grandchildren, Kyle, Shannen and Alex.
I found a penny today Just lying on the ground But it’s not just a penny this little coin I’ve found.
Johannes Post Trucking, Post Cattle Company and Electoral Area Director of the TNRD were just a few of Joe’s career accomplishments. His most important (and favourite) titles, though, were those of Husband, Dad, Grandpa/Papa, GreatGrandpa, Son, Brother and Uncle. Joe was a devoted, loyal husband and gentle, loving father and grandfather. Johannes is survived by his wife and lifelong partner Stella of 59 years, his three children Randy Post (Lori) of Strathmore, AB, Dianne Post (Polo) of Merritt and Lisa Eastwood of Strathmore, AB. He is also survived by his five grandchildren; Miranda (Steve), Jason, Chris (Kendra), Dustin (Megan) and Quinn; three greatgrandchildren Jake, Johannes and Rhyan and siblings: Henny Stonehouse, Anne Hart and Dick Post.
Those who had the fortune of knowing Maria knew her love of animals. Her two dogs, Bobbie and Benny were by her side in her last days. Maria was an amazing cook and baker. Her Black Forest cake a favourite of all. She loved to garden and spent numerous hours in the yard tending to her flowers. Maria never shied away from hard work. From the day she arrived in Canada, she quickly found work in a German delicatessen in Terrace, BC and learned to speak English. Maria’s hard work paid off and once in Kamloops, it helped her get a position at Woodward’s where she worked as a cashier until well after the merger with Safeway.
Johannes leaves to his family and all who knew him a legacy of strength, determination, compassion, humour and a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-it-done work ethic. His wide smile, warm laugh and ability to make anyone feel welcome were qualities that made many call him a valued friend, coworker and member of the community. Joe was an anchor to his family, a pioneer in the local logging industry, a great neighbour. He will be deeply missed.
Special thanks to the doctors and nurses at Ponderosa Lodge for their care, compassion and support.
The Post family would like to thank everyone for their support and love in the past couple of years, especially the staff of Coquihalla Gillis House, the Merritt Hospital and family GP Doctor Smit.
With his charming wife Pat, Bill helped raise three sons; Andrew, Ian & Niall. Many magical times were spent with them and their friends at our cottage at Anglemont on Shuswap Lake, and on Tod Mountain (now Sun Peaks). These sons, in due course, brought Pat and Bill three attractive and accomplished daughters-in-law; Bonnie, Celeste & Dawn, through whom the next generation of Clan McLaren were created to continue the many happy family traditions at Shuswap and Sun Peaks.
Rosaria Mantello R o October 29, 1910 ~ July 28, 2003
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“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 up Make a smile out of your frown So don’t pass by that penny when you’re feeling blue It may be a penny from heaven That an angels tossed to you.
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“If she held a buttercup to anyones chin it would always shine yellow. She treated everyone she met as kindred, with a sense of love and equality. For me, as a kid, Jane was sometimes an embarrassing kind of Mom to have; of course very original, unique and special; but also sometimes a bit wacky in her ‘very her’ sort of way...for instance, always chatting and interacting quite spontaneously with any and all people she came upon, {and then insisting on introducing me to complete strangers...on a city bus for example}. I often found this absolutely mortifying! And yet... now...I do the same thing!!” son Patrick “Our Mother taught me the value of listening to CBC radio, writing letters, that people show their love in many different ways and how to forgive. Always keen to learn new things herself, she asked me to be a better listener. I’m working on it Mom. Happy Birthday.” daughter Norah
VIOLET ARLENE PERNUL Violet Arlene Pernul (nee Bryant) of Kamloops, BC, Born July 26, 1934 in Edson, AB. passed away on July 18, 2014 at 79 years of age (8 days short of her 80th birthday). She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Peter, her brother Glen (Norma) Bryant of Phoenix, Az, brother-in-law Paul (Mireya) Pernul of Calgary, AB, sisters-in-law Rose (Ed) Seib of Winfield, BC, Betty (Harold) Smith of Duncan, BC and Judy (Don) Gardner of Bowser, BC as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents Albert and Bertha Bryant. Vi grew up in Hinton, AB, Enderby, BC and Monte Lake before moving to Kamloops where she worked at the Royal Inland Hospital and at a couple of bakeries. Here she met the love of her life Peter who she married on April 10, 1954. They lived in Kamloops, Smithers and back to Kamloops in 1956 and have remained there since. Vi loved gardening, fishing, baking and had a real love for animals. She liked talking to people about the bible and sharing her faith. Her favourite scripture was revelations 21: 3 and 4 “With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “Look, the tent of God is with mankind and he will abide with them and they will be his people and God himself will be with them and he will wipe our every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore, the former things have passed away.”
CARMICHAEL It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Mary Louise Carmichael (nee Gordon) on Friday, July 18, 2014. Mary died peacefully, surrounded by her family at Royal Inland Hospital. She will be lovingly remembered and missed by her husband of 45 years, Brian, and her children Colin (Heather) and Mathew. Mary was born in Cranbrook, BC in 1944, to James and Ann Gordon. Along with five brothers (Dennis, Jack, Alan, Ian, Jim) and one sister (Noreen), Mary was raised in a loving family full of faith, friendship, and support. She leaves her sister, Noreen Kennedy, brothers Dennis (Mary Anne), Jack (Beth), and Alan (Karen), and sisters-in-law Catherine Gordon and Sandi Gordon. She also leaves behind beloved nephews and nieces, cousins, and friends. Mary met Brian while working in Prince Rupert. They married in 1969 and travelled the world together for four years, living in Europe and South Africa, which was an incredibly special time that provided them with countless memories of their adventures as well as lifelong friends. Returning to Cranbrook, Mary and Brian welcomed Colin in 1976 and Mathew in 1978. In 1987 the family moved to Kamloops, where they made their home. A lifelong lover of crafts and arts, Mary worked at Impressions Stamp Gallery in Kamloops, where she made friends and acquaintances running cardmaking and stamping workshops. She then owned the shop until it closed, happy to be part of the Kamloops business community and proud to have her own business.
We would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to the fire department, ambulance service as well as the staff at the Royal Inland Hospital emergency and a special thanks to the nursing staff in ICU for their care, compassion and support.
Nothing made Mary happier than spending time with her family. She both loved to hear a good story and to spin one herself. She will always be remembered for her generosity, her warmth, her wonderful sense of humour, and her fantastic laugh. A celebration of Mary’s life will take place Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Schoening Funeral Home at 2 p.m., followed by a reception.
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MARY ELIZABETH HAY (nee Manson) May 25, 1931 - July 20, 2014 It is with great sadness that the family announces Mary’s passing at home at the age of 83. She was predeceased by her parents Thomas Sinclair and Mabel Manson as well as brothers James and Thomas. Mary will be lovingly remembered and missed by her husband of over 60 years, Ken, her children Debbie (Doug), Alan (Margo) and Cathy Courneyea (Dan), grandchildren Kyle, Kristian, Mariah, Taylor and Connor. She will also be missed by her cousin Bill Manson, his wife Rick and their children and grandchildren.
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BLACKWELL On July 15, 2014, Violet (Vi) Blackwell passed away at the Kamloops Hospice Home at the age of 82 years. Born in Huntingdon, Quebec on August 5, 1931, she moved to Ontario to raise her family before coming to British Columbia to live, first in Barriere and then, later, in Kamloops. Vi was a source of joy and inspiration for many people, a woman who loved to laugh and who loved to make others laugh. She lived to get out on her scooter and enjoy the outdoors, and she had a particular fondness for sunflowers. Her generous spirit inspired her to donate many of the quilts she made over the years to both Hospice and the Royal Inland Hospital. And she had a love for wildlife, particularly felines, and decorated her home with pictures and figurines of cats of all kinds. Most of all she loved her friends and her family, and could often be found enjoying a game of cards or scrabble with those closest to her. Even in her final days, she worked hard to make things easier for those closest to her, her friends and her family.
Today I looked into the sky and it was beautiful I then realized it’s because you are there. You Áy with the angels now, but part of you will always be with us.
Mary was born and raised in Kamloops. Upon graduating from Kamloops Secondary, she worked as a steno and bookkeeper for Buckerfields. In 1952 she moved to Nicola to work as a bookkeeper for the Nicola Stock Farm. It was here, at a square dance, that she met Ken and they were married in 1954. They later moved to Merritt and then Kamloops where Ken was employed by Buckerfields. In 1956 they moved to Lumby and lived there until 1966, when they once again moved back to Kamloops.
Special thanks to Dr. Malan and his receptionist Judy, Dr. Farmer of the ER and Dr. Proctor of the Cancer Clinic, for their help and understanding.
A Remembrance tea will be held for friends and family at Bedford Manor, 529 Seymour Street on Friday, July 25 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm.
Love from all your sisters and brother
By her request, there will be no service. Cremation entrusted to Schoening Cremation Center (www.mem.com ph. 250-554-2429). In lieu of flowers a donation to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation in Mary’s name would be appreciated.
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While in Lumby, Mary became an avid curler and continued to curl when she moved back to Kamloops. Mary loved fishing and spent many a day camping at Birch Lake with her family. Mary was totally devoted to her family and will be deeply missed by us all.
Her kindness and compassion will be missed by family, friends, and all those who were lucky enough to have known her. She is survived by Cindy Blackwell (Barry Zimmerman); Val (Pete) Baldwin; and her six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by sons Terry and Mike Blackwell. Thank you to the staff of Bedford Manor and the many friends who came to visit, all of whom made her stay much more enjoyable. Thank you also to the staff at Hospice and the staff at Royal Inland Hospital. A very special thank you to all of her dearest friends, who were with her through all the ups and downs.
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Mike Ward is from Regina, where bus trips to Saskatchewan Roughriders games are a rite of passage. Now the owner of Reubin’s Diner, he is trying to bring that same tradition to the Tournament Capital. “I’m a big football fan — I’m from Regina. I’ve lived here 20 years and I’ve yet to see a bus trip,” Ward said. “We’re not in it to make money. We’re just in it to have some good, old-fashioned fun.” Ward is a life-long Saskatchewan fan and said that back in his home province, bus trips are part of the CFL experience. On Aug. 24, he and a group of 48 will board a bus and head to Vancouver to watch the B.C. Lions play host to the Roughriders in a 4 p.m. matchup.
Reubin’s Diner owner Mike Ward smiles at the thought of a bus full of B.C. Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders fans. Laurel Scott (left) and Cheryl Fisher can hardly wait to make the trip to Vancouver for the game on Aug. 24. Dave Eagles/KTW
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When Jordan Moore and the Garage Blazers first took to the Kelowna pavement for Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! street hockey tournament, they had no idea what they were in for. Seven games later — all blowout victories — the team had earned itself a berth in the national championship. “We did not expect to do as good as we did,” Moore told KTW. The team bested 15 others en route to the under-17 title. “We were hoping we could do pretty good, but we did not expect we’d win,” Moore said. “We thought we’d be happy to finish tophalf kind of thing, but then we kept winning and winning.” Mason Kozak, Parker Klassen, Cody Kirbyson, Brandon Fuhrer, Luke Kieper and Zak Danaluk make up the rest of the Kamloops club. The Garage Blazers are now working to get to Kingston, Ont., for the national championship, which runs
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stretching to the horizon. Ensconced in the airconditioned comfort of our coach, we drive through small settlements, most of them seemingly deserted– shops closed, houses with window shades drawn and not a soul on the streets. It’s probably because the mercury is at 42 C this afternoon. Worse still, the scorching wind has whipped up forest fires through the neighbouring state of Victoria — a scant 70 miles away from us. Smoke haze has turned the sky gun-metal grey. Hosting the four-star Riverland Motel in the little town of Barham is a young Australian couple. Guests melt into smiles within minutes of meeting Kristy-Lee, a buxom blonde with an infectious laugh and an irreverent Aussie sense of humour. She pampers her guests, manages the motel and oversees our meals.
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ANE PERRETT hopes her return to music in the park will be a family affair — and not just because she’s thinking about starting off the night with a Disney classic. The Kamloops-born singer is at McDonald Park tonight from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the outdoor concert series, and has a mix of show tunes and classical numbers planned for the crowd. “I love singing for ages zero to 100,” Perrett said. “I want to touch everybody’s hearts out there and sing something that everyone is familiar with.” For her less mainstream song choices, Perrett said she’s also planning to do some education, explaining the stories behind her operatic arias and other classical selections. This will be Perrett’s third Music in the Park appearance, but this go-round she’ll be joined by her 16-yearold son, David Murray, who is a student with
the Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music. “He’s an incredible classical piano player,” said Perrett, who sees a lot of herself in her youngest child. “He’s got the same passion that I did as a kid,” she said. “I would sing for anyone, and whenever he sees a piano he sits down and plays it.” Perrett started singing at an early age, but found her true passion — the opera — at 17, when she was introduced to teacher Maria Wrozsek, a former opera singer in Poland. “She said I had a gift, a rare gift — that I had something that was unique, and I should be building on it. So I just took her word,” Perrett said. She last performed at Music in the Park in 2012. “I love performing outdoors because I don’t have to hold back,” she said. “I love the fact that Music in the Park is set up for everyone. There’s no admission fee, so you get all walks of life. “And I love to sing for everyone.”
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O EDUCATION: 1-ON-1 EBOOKS HELP, free computer course offered by the North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd., from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Preregister by calling 250-554-1124.
From top left to bottom: Aaron Lines headlined Country Fest on Saturday, July 19 during Sun Peaks’ free summer concert series. Danielle Velrov and Mae Simangan from Dawson Creek came for a dance, while Kamloops residents Kendra Staruiola and Paul Petchnick got an ovation from surrounding fans for acrobatic dance move. For more photos from the event, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com. Allen Douglas photos
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SATURDAY, JULY 26 O ART: PAINTING 101, free adult drop-in painting workshops to learn the principles of art and design. Materials provided, no experience necessary, 1 p.m. at the Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St.
Celebrate BC Day Amongst the Alpine WildĚowers at Sun Peaks Enjoy the upcoming long weekend with family and friends by hiking through some of Canada’s most stunning alpine wildĚowers. Trails are easy to access via the Sunburst chairlift where you can choose from vertical ascents or a quick, leisurely stroll. Olympic Champion and Sun Peaks resident, Nancy Greene Raine helps guide the ‘Reach the Peak’ Tod Mountain Summit Hike on Saturday, August 2. It’s one of many family activities during Canada’s Alpine Blossom Festival August 1 to 3. Hikers make their way to the Summit at 7,000 feet and have the chance to record their name in the Tod Mountain hiking book. Following is a stop at Tod Lake where those so inclined can take a quick dip. Alpine wildĚower photography workshops are also taking place Saturday and Sunday, with Kelly The views from Tod Mountain extend to Funk and Gemma Harris. the Monashee and Coastal Mountain ranges
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Kamloops Street Rod Association at Prince Charles Park. Entry is by donation and proceeds are donated to the children’s ward at Royal Inland Hospital. Live music and a hotdog sale will also take place at the park. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. O FARMERS’ MARKET: the Kamloops Farmers’ Market will take place on the 200-block of St. Paul St. from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. O FILM: GREAT ART ON SCREEN: VERMEER AND MUSIC, the third in a Àlm series showcasing th work of historical artists held at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre, 3800-33 Street in Vernon. Tickets are $18 for adults, $13 for students and are available through the Ticket Seller box ofÀce at 250-549-7469.
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celebrating 10 years of the association and the grand opening of the cultural centre at Sunmei Taiwanese Cuisine, 413 Tranquille Rd., beginning at 10 a.m. Free and everyone welcome. O MUSIC: HYPNOTIC BLEND, part of Live at Lunch downtown Kamloops from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 300-block of Victoria Street. O MUSIC: CAITLIN GOULET, live at the Fireside Steakhouse and Bar, 405 Victoria St. Music starts at 8 p.m. No cover. More info: music. cbc.ca/#/artists/ caitlin-goulet. O MAN TRACKER INVITATIONAL, based on the Canadian reality television show and hosted by the Wells Gray Riders Association at Nakiska Ranch in Wells Gray Park from July 25 to July 27. Ten teams are competing. The public is invited to watch on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for $5. X See B5
Left to right: JP Lancaster, Mallory Johnson, Maggie Ollek and Sean Schneider are getting ready to head into the studio to record their first album as River City Magic.
■ WHO: River City Magic consists of JP Lancaster singing and playing guitar and wife Maggie Ollek on the organ with Mallory Johnson on bass guitar and co-singing, while Sean Schneider plays the drums. The band takes its name from a former allages venue in downtown Kamloops. While the Internet was in its infancy, the little blackbox theatre gave Lancaster
Notes on: River City Magic the opportunity to perform and learn about music. “I think it was just a really positive space for kids to be at and be exposed to a lot of awesome music,” Lancaster said. ■ WHAT: The band draws upon classic influences, Lancaster said, referencing bands and musicians such as CCR, Bo Diddley and Elmer James. He called River City Magic’s sound post-rock and post-blues with modern
tastes. “We try to stay rooted in the past,” Lancaster said, though he added no one can ever take the place of legends. ■ WHEN: Lancaster and Ollek started the band about a year and a half to two years ago, “Kind of just like a White Stripes twopiece at the time,” Lancaster said. Friends Johnson and Schneider came along last fall to fill out the sound. “It changed the sound
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COMMUNITY O FARM2CHEFS GRAZING EVENT, local food and live entertainment hosted by a local food collaborative. Event includes samplings of onebite dishes showcasing farms and producers paired with local wines and ales, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., 3390 Shuswap Rd. Tickets are $60 for adults, $40 for youth and $20 for children. Under Àve are free. Purchase tickets at farm2chefs.brownpapertickets.com. More info: farm2chefs.com. O KAMLOOPS MARATHON: Boston qualiÀer, marathon relay, half-marathon and kids’ runs starting from McArthur Island. Pancake breakfast offered. More info and registration: kamloopsmarathon. com. O MAN TRACKER INVITATIONAL, based on the Canadian reality-television show and hosted by the Wells Gray Riders Association at Nakiska Ranch in Wlls Gray Park from July 25 to July 27. Ten teams are competing. The public is invited to watch on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for $5.
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CLASSICS AND CHROME FOR KIDS By Jessica Wallace STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com
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IM ORDOG HAS always had a soft spot for automobiles. He redid his 1969 GMC truck with fourwheel drive about 14 years ago. He recently bought a 1985 five-litre Mustang convertible in medium yellow for his wife. Then there’s the 1974 Pontiac Astre GT wagon, retrofitted with a Chevrolet 400cubic-inch small-block engine. “It’s probably my hot rod,” he said. The Chrome on the Grass Show n’ Shine organizer said his love for cars and trucks
goes back to when he was a kid. His dad had always sported different vehicles, including a couple of memorable 1956 Fords, and Odrog was a summer employee at a dragster club in Mission while growing up. “Drag racing sort of sticks in your blood,” he said. He’ll get his fix on Saturday, July 26, during the annual show and shine event held by the Kamloops Street Rod Association at Prince Charles Park. This year marks the 25th time the club will donate proceeds to the children’s ward at Royal Inland Hospital. Last year, about $3,000 was raised and E N W R D A R E W H I T T R I C E E N O T A D O O D H E R D A L I C G L A C A L I S M O R E S
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Due Date: August 2, 2014 Due to August 2nd being on Saturday and Monday August 4th a Civic Holiday, payment of property taxes must be received at the Accounts Receivable office before the close of business on Tuesday August 5, 2014. Any payments received after the extended August 5, 2014 due date will be subject to penalty and on September 3rd interest is accrued on the unpaid tax amount. Contact the Lands, Leasing & Tax Department at 250-828-9784 if you have not received your tax notice and the Accounts Receivable Office at (250)-828-9861 for payment options. Please make cheques payable and submit to: TK’EMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC Accounts Receivable 200-330 Chief Alex Thomas Way Kamloops, BC V2H 1H1
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COMMUNITY O SCIENCE: MINI RAFTS, build a mini raft and sink it too, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Big Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St.
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O EDUCATION: WORD PROCESSING, free computer course offered by the North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd., from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Pre-register by calling 250-5541124.
O FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MARKET, 400-block of Victoria St., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. O HORSE RACES, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 755 Tranquille Rd. More info: 250-376-4633. O MUSIC: MARGIT BULL, part of Live at Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 400-block of Victoria Street. X See B10
Food safety course offered online
A new online foodsafety course from St. John Ambulance B.C. and Yukon is aiming to stop the spread of foodborne illnesses. Designed for the hospitality industry, the course is aimed at those who want to learn how to safely handle and prepare food but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to take a classroom course. The $90 course is recognized in B.C. and across the country as meeting the training requirements for foodindustry workers. It can be completed with a minimum of eight hours and is followed by a one-day exam at a St. John Ambulance branch. Training is valid for five years. To register, visit sja.ca.
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Festival marks shipyard anniversary
Tourism site tips hat to Tod Mountain Cafe
Tod Mountain Cafe has won a TripAdvisor certificate of excellence award. The recognition comes from an assessment of reviews on the online tourism site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is a true source of pride for the entire team at Tod Mountain CafĂŠ and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to thank all of our past guests who took the time to complete a review on TripAdvisor,â&#x20AC;? said Lynda Baldelli at the cafe.
Mermaids, marauding pirates, a storytelling rat and other creatures from the deep will be front and centre during the Richmond Maritime Festival from Aug. 8 to Aug. 10. The event at the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site on the Steveston waterfront includes the Swamp Dogs, as well as other entertainment. The shipyard is marking its 125th anniversary this year with a flotilla of historic boats and ships available for viewing and, in some cases, boarding. For more information, go online to richmondmaritimefestival. ca.
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COMMUNITY O SCIENCE: MINI RAFTS, build a mini raft and sink it too, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Big Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St. O THEATRE: XFEST’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Project X Theatre’s X Fest in Prince Charles Park. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for students and seniors and $12 for children 12 and under, available from Kamloops Live box ofÀce. Show begins at 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
THURSDAY, JULY 31 O EDUCATION: IPAD,IPOD TOUCH, free computer course offered by the North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd., from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 250-5541124.
O MUSIC: GARY MOCKFORD, part of Live at Lunch downtown Kamloops from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lansdowne Village.
Tattoo marks 100 years
O MUSIC: MEGAN LAURIDSEN, next in the musical rooftop series at the Kamloops Ramada Hotel, 555 West Columbia St. Music is from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m every Thursday. More info: facebook. com/kamloops.rooftop.sessions.
The military will descend on Vernon at the beginning of August — but it’s in the spirit of celebration. The Okanagan Military Tattoo will take over the parking lot of Kal Tire, 3445 43rd Ave., in the city on Friday, Aug. 1 and Saturday, Aug. 2, including a feature performance by the Calgary Stampede Band of Outriders. Producer Norm Crerar said traditionally, tattoos provide an opportunity for people to witness the precision and professionalism in drumming, bagpipes and dance by the military. He said this year marks a special one for Canada as the country marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The tattoo will feature area musi-
O SCIENCE: MINI RAFTS, build a mini raft and sink it too, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Big Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St. O THEATRE: X-FEST 2014, Project Theatre X returns to Prince Charles Park featuring Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and The Last of the Dragons by Edith Nesbit. More info: @ projectxtheatre on Twitter or facebook. com/projectxtheatre, respective show at 7:30 p.m.
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cians and dancers along with the RCMP Pipe Band, the Royal Canadian Artillery Band, the 100 voices of the Tattoo Choir, the RCMP Ceremonial Troop and the Massed Pipe Bands from the Okanagan area. Crerar said a special “salute to our veterans” will kick off the second half of the event and area firefighters will compete in the firefighter challenge. Doors open on Aug. 1 at 5:30 p.m., and on Aug. 2 at 12:30 p.m. Tickets fare available online at ticketseller.ca or by calling 1-250-549-show. Special rates are available for families, seniors and veterans. All seats are reserved. For more information about the tattoo, go online to okanagantattoo.ca.
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Memories & Milestones Happy 60TH Anniversary Mom & Dad
Pepe ~ Levelton
Joyce & Floyd Holmes The Pepe & Levelton families are pleased to announce the engagement of their children DANNY JOSEPH PEPE to KYLENE ANNE LEVELTON
Wedding to be held in Kamloops on August 8, 2015
From “ T H E TO P O F T H E W O R L D ” and the answer was “YES” The families of
LEVI LESTANDER & JENNIFER SCHEPS are thrilled to announce the upcoming wedding of their children taking place at the Harper Mountain Lodge September 6, 2014 with their families and friends
All the best & many more! Love, the Holmes, Dalziel & Donohoe families
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Let the bells ring and the chimes chime as Bruce & Lori Angus would like to announce the romantic Whistler Mountain top engagement of our beautiful daughter
MARISSA DANIELLE ANGUS to the tall dark and handsome
MATTHEW JAMES HUNTER of Beaumont, AB, son of Cheryl Hunter of Vancouver and James Rollison of Edmonton. Their wedding vows will take place at an outdoor service during the summer of 2016 in Kamloops, BC
BC SPCA WARNS ABOUT “HOT DOGS”
For more information, visit the BC SPCA website at www.spca.bc.ca.
Now that it’s summer, the BC SPCA is reminding the public about the hazards of leaving dogs unattended in parked cars. Hundreds of dogs die needlessly in this way each year. In minutes the temperature in a parked car can reach well over thirty-eight degrees Celsius. Dogs can withstand these temperatures for only about ten minutes before suffering irreparable brain damage or death.
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MANAGER COMMUNITY RELATIONS Berwick Retirement has an exciting opportunity for a Community Relations Manager located in Kamloops, B.C. Must have skills in sales, marketing, community engagement, event planning and networking Competitive Wages!! Please apply at: www. berwickretirement.com
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NOW HIRING Valley Roadways Ltd. is hiring Company Drivers and Owner Operators to run Super B’s in BC/AB/SK/MB/NWT/. Fuel Cards, insurance, health benefits and safety incentive program. Minimum 2 years experience required.
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Employment Opportunity: Community Health Nurse/Home & Community Care Nurse Supervisor Job Responsibilities: • Provide comprehensive, community health through programs such as communicable disease control, Home and Community Care, and health promotion throughout the lifespan to include our individual, maternal-child, family, student and Elder populations. • To participate as a team member within the Simpcw Health Program. Qualifications: • Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree or Nursing diploma. • Immunization Certification or commitment to obtain upon hiring. • Practicing license under the College of Registered Nurses of BC. • Valid Class 5 driver’s license. • CPR-C certification or commitment to obtain upon hiring. • Provides one (1) personal and two (2) professional references and a criminal records check. • Previous experience with community health and/or home care nursing would be an asset. • Previous experience working within a First Nation would be an asset. Application deadline: August 5th, 2014, at 4:00 P.M. Any application received after that time will not be considered. Interviews will begin on August 7th, 2014. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Colette Schooner Health Clerk Simpcw First Nation P.O. Box 220, Barriere, B.C. V0E 1E0 Phone: 250-672-9925 Fax: 250-672-5500 Email: Colette.Schooner@simpcw.com
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Preference will be given to qualified applicants of Aboriginal ancestry per Canada’s Human Rights Act and legislative surrounding Employment Equity.
The Casework Assistant’s primary responsibilities are in providing case management assistance to the social workers for a variety of day to day administrative duties this allows them to focus on clients. Qualifications • Minimum of 2 years post secondary education. Bachelor of Social Work or Aboriginal Studies or related field plus two (2) years related experience. • Excellent written and communication skills. • Knowledge of specific program in area and related Provincial and Federal legislation, regulations, standards and practices Requirements • Knowledge of all areas of child development, traditional Aboriginal family processes, family dysfunction, the origin and effects of child abuse and neglect in the Aboriginal community. • Ability to self-regulate, meets deadlines, and has attention to detail with strong accuracy. • Knowledge of local First Nations language, customs and culture would be an asset. • Data entry and retrieval of client information into MIS/ICM. • Proficiency in the use of computer programs and capable of using a large number of functions in the programs. • Creates forms for use within the team, updates and retains copy for use by staff. • Ability to work independently to establish effective interpersonal relationships and to use integrated case management. • Must be able to understand various pieces of family and protection legislation and other related policies. • Must be a self-starter and be punctual. • Ability to work within a team. • Have a valid driver’s licence and reliable transportation. • Must successfully pass a Criminal Records Check. Deadline for Applications: August 5, 2014 at 4:00 PM Qualified individuals interested should apply in writing with a copy of their resumes and three references to: Zena Quock-Executive Director Secwepemc Child & Family Services Agency 300 Chilcotin Road, Kamloops, BC V2H 1G3 Phone: 1-866-314-9669 Preference will be given to persons of Aboriginal ancestry as per section 16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
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Employment Drivers/Courier/ Trucking We require qualified US capable Class 1 drivers immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
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North Okanagan Sawmill is looking to hiring for several positions including Heavy Duty Mechanic(or Apprentice) and Lumber Pilers. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.
PepsiCo (Frito-Lay) is hiring Route Sales Representatives! We’re looking for an energetic, enterprising and independent individual to join Canada’s largest sales team. Must have a valid driver’s license and a flawless driving record. APPLY ONLINE TODAY! www.pepsico.ca/careers
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HUNTER & FIREARMS Courses. Next C.O.R.E. August 9th & 10th Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. July 27th Sunday. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:
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Licensed Security Guard F/T and P/T Must have valid BCDL. Must be able to work night shift and weekends. Email resume to pat@desert cityinc.com or fax 250-8280833 Live-in Manager for Mobile Home Park in Kamloops. Experienced needed in renting, tenant relations, banking, administration, minor repairs. Must be energetic, have people, computer and handyman skills. Send resume, references and salary expectations by fax: 604-597-1917 or email: anna.stencel@hotmail.com
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Come grow with us. A leading manufacturer of mechanical printing papers in western North America, Catalyst is every inch a paper company of today—efficient, customer focused and continually developing new products and new markets as well as striving for the highest standards of corporate and environmental responsibility. At Catalyst, we challenge and reward you to stretch your ability, improve your personal and career prospects and get ahead. Our Crofton, Port Alberni and Powell River divisions are now accepting résumés for the following positions at the Journeyman Trade as well as management levels:
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1st Class Steam Engineer E&I Controls Specialists Process Engineers Environmental Specialist Paper Machine Manager
You can expect a competitive benefit and salary package, along with the chance to advance your skills, experience and knowledge within a supportive peer environment. Your unique skills and talents will find a good home here. To join us for a strong future together, please apply without delay at catalystpaper.com/careers.
THE COMPANY: All Nations Trust Company (ANTCO) is a unique Aboriginal owned non-deposit taking Financial Institution. The Company’s major focus is Aboriginal Development lending however it also manages agreements that are significantly diverse. Additionally, business support and advisory services are provided through its wholly owned subsidiary, All Nations Development Corporation (ANDEVCO). The Companies have realized significant growth and anticipate additional expansion in the future. RESPONSIBILITIES: Receives, refers & routes incoming telephone calls, faxes and correspondence Welcomes customers and suppliers Manages supplies and servicing Provides clerical & secretarial support as required Co-ordinates Board meetings and provide administrative support to the Board Maintains and updates files and Policies as directed Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Superior customer service attitude, including excellent phone skills Strong organization/administrative/time management skills Strong attention to detail Strong work ethics Ability to “see what needs to be done” Computer literate and knowledge of Outlook, Access, Excel, Word & Power Point software programs Self-motivated to work independently in a team based environment Qualifications: Grade 12 or equivalent & post-secondary training in office practices. One year related experience in an office setting including work as a receptionist or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Knowledge and understanding or related work experience in an Aboriginal community would be an asset. If you are interested in this position please forward your resume clearly indicating how you meet the position requirements to: Attention:
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Help Wanted An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051. CARETAKER REQUIRED Live in mature couple required to manage a 48 unit apartment building on the North Shore in Kamloops. Experience as a residential caretaker would be a definite asset along with general knowledge in bookkeeping, building maintenance/repairs, as well as landscaping. Must be bondable and have good people skills. Please reply in confidence with resume and cover letter to info@columbiaproperty.ca
“All the people I work with are impressed by the knowledge I gained through this course. You guys are amazing!!” - Senja, July 2012 Grad
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Connie Rozeck, Finance Manager All Nations Trust Company 520 Chief Eli LaRue Way Kamloops, BC V2H 1H1 Phone: (778) 471-4110 Facsimile: (250) 372-2585 E-mail: connier@antco.bc.ca
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Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer this candidate will be directly involved in the management of our road maintenance contract. The ideal candidate will have experience in road maintenance as well as general public works duties. A high school diploma is a must and a college education desired. A full job description is available on our website at www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca
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Zellstoff Celgar Castlegar, BC Zellstoff Celgar is North America’s newest and largest single line sustainable softwood kraft pulp mill, located in the West Kootenay region of B.C. Celgar is part of Mercer International, which also owns and operates two world class softwood mills in Germany. All three mills continue to invest in their core assets and investigate new revenue streams in the emerging bio-economy to further improve their long term viability. Expect to work in an innovative and progressive mill. As a learning organization, we are working together to be the best for our communities, our environment and our future. We offer unparalleled career development and challenging work opportunities, a collegial and stable work environment and an incomparable family and recreational oriented life style along with competitive pay, benefits and pension package.
Heavy Duty Truck/ Trailer Mechanics Please send your resume, quoting the job title, to: Mark Davy, Fax: 888-746-2297 E-mail: canrecruiting@trimac.com Phone: 866-487-4622
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Presently we are seeking applicants for the following positions: PROCESS ENGINEER / CONTROLS SPECIALIST An opportunity exists for Process Engineer / Controls Specialist to join our engineering group. The successful candidate will have a chemical engineering / process control degree and a minimum of 5 years experience in heavy industry, preferably pulp and paper. He or she will have significant experience “owning” and optimizing process controls systems. ELECTRICIAN and INSTRUMENT MECHANIC Opportunities exist for Electrician and Instrument Mechanic to complement our Maintenance crews. Reporting to the maintenance supervisor the successful candidates will be demonstrably committed to achieving exceptional safety performance and will work with mill groups to contribute to our continuous improvement in reliability and productivity. Successful candidates will have a proven track record of improving control systems, troubleshooting mill processes, repairing process equipment and optimizing control system effectiveness. Ideal candidates will have interprovincial qualifications plus additional technical training in an appropriate specialty. Preference will be given to those with previous pulp mill experience. The ability to work within a flexible work environment is necessary. The successful candidate will bring a proven ability to collaborate with Supervisors, Tradesmen, and Operations to achieve outstanding results and will have solid knowledge of world-class maintenance practices, including predictive and preventive maintenance. E/I AREA ENGINEER
This position provides ad creation and prepress support for our clients. Knowledge of Adobe CS5 Suite or higher would be an asset. Job description includes; creative advertisements in a production environment, scan photography, generate high-resolution PDFs, create full section layout such as newspaper, guides and programs. Knowledge of prepress pagination. Must be able to proofread and troubleshoot pre-press pages. Ability to use social media would be an asset. If you are interested, please send your resume to: Dianne St. Jean, Co-Publisher The Valley Sentinel PO Box 688, Valemount, BC, V0E 2Z0 or publisher@valley-sentinel.com
An opportunity exists for an Electrical and Instrumentation Area Engineer to further improve the reliability and performance of our mill. Work duties include the planning and implementation of Capital and Major Maintenance projects in the mill designed to upgrade and continually improve our performance. The successful candidate will work closely with Operations and Maintenance to develop and implement short and long term preventive maintenance programs for the Electrical Systems in the mill and will also help develop and implement a long term hardware and software strategy for Process Control improvement. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of collaboration with Operations, Supervisors, and Tradesmen to achieve outstanding results. He or she will have an Engineering Degree or Technical qualification, in addition to three or more years in a heavy industry setting. He or she will have solid knowledge of world class project implementation and maintenance and reliability best practice. Experience in pulp and paper is a great asset, but a demonstrated history of leadership and improvements in an industrial setting is crucial.
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RELIABILITY SPECIALIST An opportunity exists for a Reliability Specialist to further improve the reliability of our mill. The initial priority for this role will be the co-ordination of an RCM process and a PM Optimization program for our assets. Other responsibilities will include the on-going analysis of equipment and operational issues and the implementation of reliability improvements, utilizing our CMMS to identify and correct trends in equipment performance and cost, managing the RCFA program and advising on and promoting precision maintenance techniques. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of collaboration with Operations, Supervisors and Tradesmen to achieve outstanding results. He or she will have an Engineering Degree or Technical qualifications and three or more years in a heavy industry setting. He or she will have solid knowledge of world-class maintenance and reliability practices, including predictive and preventative maintenance, TPM, FMEA and condition-based maintenance. Experience in pulp and paper is a great asset, but a demonstrated history of leadership and improvements in an industrial setting is crucial.
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Job Description: Mechanical Inspector needed to perform inspections specifically related to the assembly of two 500MW Turbine/Generator Units at the Mica Generating Station. The candidate must • Ensure adherence to contract specifications • Monitor and record progression of work • Ensure quality work practice and quality product
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR An opportunity exists for Maintenance Supervisor who will lead our multi-trade maintenance crews and contribute to our steady improvement in reliability and productivity. The ideal candidate will have appropriate trades, technical or engineering qualifications. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a commitment to achieving exceptional safety performance. He or she will have experience and knowledge with world-class practices including preventive and predictive maintenance as well as have strong leadership abilities and demonstrated track record of improving equipment performance. MAINTENANCE PLANNER An opportunity exists for Maintenance Planner who will plan for a multi-disciplined maintenance crew and will work with mill groups to improve reliability and production. The successful candidate will have a trades certificate or technical qualification and will bring a proven ability to collaborate with Supervisors, Tradesmen and Operations to achieve outstanding results. He or she will have a solid knowledge of world-class maintenance practices, including preventive maintenance and a demonstrated track record of leadership and improvements in an industrial setting.
For the discerning professional looking to make a difference, these are rare opportunities! If you want to live in one of the most desirable places in Canada, then you will want to know more about Zellstoff Celgar! Go to www. mercerint.com. Want to know about Castlegar & the Kootenays? Go to www.castlegar.com Think you can make a difference? Then send me your resume: phyllisp@celgar.com by August 15, 2014. We thank all applicants; only those whose candidacy best suits our needs will be contacted
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Preferred Experience: • Familiarity with hydro-electric power generation equipment installation • or maintenance • Experience working in large mechanical equipment maintenance, • assembly or construction • Experience with the levelling, alignment and installation of machinery • Knowledge of various welding applications and methods Skills/Abilities: • Ability to read, review and mark-up drawings. • Competent in performing steel, cable and piping quantity calculations • Strong computer skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills The successful applicant will be required to work under a collective union agreement and required to live in a camp located at Mica Creek BC, 140 kilometres north of Revelstoke. Nightshift work may be required. Resumes will be accepted until 8:00am on 31 July, 2014; only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. To Apply: Please email or fax resumes to: Columbia Hydro Constructors Ltd. Fax: (250) 805-4340 Email: chcgeneral@bchydro.com Closing Date: 31 July, 2014 Wage: $30.61 to $34.79/hr depending on experience
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Company Drivers Owner Operators Excellent pay • Shared benefits • Safety equipment • Safety bonus Dry bulk pneumatic hauling • Shift work involved • B-train and mountain experience required
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Apt/Condos for Sale
Houses For Sale
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?
The Willows - 55+bldg updated 1bdrm, a/c, in suite w/d, 7appl, same flr stor. Close to all amenities $139,900 (250) 376-3324
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
Heavy Duty Machinery Hypotherm 1650 plasma cutter w/ 600V Electrical box $1,000 worth comsumables. $3,000. 250-573-5765. Loggers fire season is here. Wajax Mark 3 Fire Pump. Tested 275lbs pressure. $1,200. 250-573-5765. SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.
1 gallon pickle jars .50 cents each or the lot for $5 (250) 372-1018 1-set of Nokian Winters on rims 235/75/R16. Used one season. Regular price new $1200 selling for $600. Call 250-851-1304. 4-195/65/R15 GT Radial Max Tour, on 5 bolt rims (GM) M&S $225 (250) 554-1023 7pc Patio Set. 1-glass table, 6 beige chairs. Like New. $125. 250-374-7096. A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. SPECIAL Trades are welcome. 40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com CPAP Machine. $1,000. 250377-7540. Electric Wheelchair Quantum 600S. $3,000. 250-376-9977. Headache Rack custom built for 2010 Chev Canyon P/U reg $700 asking $199 377-8404 Twin BYO Camping bed on frame. $40. 250-374-5420.
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New Battery Excellent Shape Like New Price Reduced from $2500
Asking: $2295 Call: 250-374-7927 Med Oak table and 4chairs +2 captain chair 2leafs $650 Upright Freezer or Fridge 17.5 cu ft $235 New Rocket Grill +20 bags $18 New Strainer w/lid $5 (250) 554-4880 MISC4Sale: Camperette $300, Oak Table Chairs-$400, 2-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg. Solid oak table $97, China Cabinet $119 Kitchen cabinet set $395 (250) 299-6477
Misc. Wanted Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 778-281-0030 PRIVATE collector looking to buy a bunch of coins. Call Todd (250)-864-3521 PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670 WANTED: Smallest pallet stove, near new. 250-4941126
Cherries, lapin & vein. $2.50/lb. #1Apricots $1.00/lb. Beets, carrots, beans. Call all summer 250-376-3480.
Sporting Goods Men’s left hand golf set $325. Women’s right hand golf set. $225 c/w cart/bag. 374-0339.
Career Opportunity – Safety Advisor at The British Columbia Forest Safety Council
Please send your resume with competition number to the attention of: Rob Moonen, Director, SAFE Companies moonen@bcforestsafe.org
BROCK Sat & Sun, July 26/27th 9am2pm. 847 Caroline St. Moving & Downsizing. Lawn/garden, tools, books, hshld, furn +more DALLAS Thurs/Fri/Sat 10-5pm 150 Parlow Rd. Antiques, scrap booking items, tools, dishes, all must go make an offer!
PINANTAN LAKE Sat July 26th 9-2pm Maps w/sale locations watch for signs Come shop, and maybe a swim in the lake. BBQ fundraiser hosted by the Volunteer Fire Dept 11-2 on Harper Ranch Rd near Pinantan Pritchard Rd. RAYLEIGH Sat, July 26th. 9am-2pm. 4901 Spurraway Road. Downsizing. No Early Birds please! SAHALI Moving Sale Sat Jul 26th 9-2pm 546 Robson Dr Household, furniture & electronics
DOWNTOWN Multi Family. Sat, July 26th 9am-3pm 600, 700 & 800 blocks of Pine Street.
SAHALI Sat, July 26th. 8am-2pm. #161795 Summit Drive. Hshld, furn, chainsaws, welders, workshop, mechanical tools.
NORTH KAMLOOPS Sat, July 26th. 9am-4pm. 610 Comox Ave. Tools, camping and much more.
SAHALI Sat & Sun, July 26/27th. 9am1pm. 250 Gordonhorn Cresc. Tools, toys, artwork +more.
NORTH SHORE Attention: Elvis Fans! Elvis memorabilia, some new and some collector items. Also misc. children’s watches, wallets etc. Sat, July 26th. 9am1pm. 307 Alexander Ave.
SILVER SAGE TRAILER PK Sat, July 26th. 8am-1pm. #93 771 Athabasca East. Hshld, saws, books, tools. No Early Birds.
NORTH SHORE Sat, Jul 26 8-1pm. 209 Tamarack Ave. Sports collectables, Jewelry. 250-819-5149 NORTH SHORE Sat Jul 26th 8-2pm. 863 Sherbrook Ave. House hold, elec wheelchair, walker & craft stuff NORTH SHORE Sat/Sun. July 26 & 27 9am4pm. 256 Spruce Ave. New items. Canceled if raining!
Lots 2.5 ACRE LOTS, LUMBY, BC Mabel Estates 5 mins from town, pristine lush views. Designed and ready to build. Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below assessed value. 250-317-2807.
For Sale By Owner
Waterfront Cabin Must See! 100ft. of sandy beach on Little Shuswap Lake, 0.4 acres, south facing lot. 2,400sq/ft, 5 bdrms, 2-baths, walk out, new shingle roof, new front & back decks, 8’x40’ cedar dock, 500 sq. ft heated under house storage, year round living, circular paved driveway, rare 75-year prepaid lease, available now, $799,000, more info at: www.cabin83.com
Houses For Sale
VALLEYVIEW 2076 Glenwood Dr. Sun, July 27th 9-3pm House plants, jewelry, clothing, toys, household items & more. Rain or Shine. VALLEYVIEW Sat, July 26th. 10am-3pm. 183 Plover Rd. Moving Sale. Lots for Everyone. WESTSYDE Sat. July 26th. 8am-2pm. 3532 Overlander Dr. Hshld items, furn. Moving Sale. Everything Must Go!
Mobile Homes & Parks 2009 - 14X70 Mobile at A-7-7155 Dallas Dr. 2bdrms, 1.5baths, 3-sheds. Guest house. A/C, 8x29 deck. $129,900. 250-573-3144. Lease to own New 16 x 58 2bdrm 2bth mobile home in new mobile park. Trouble with financing? One or Two year term Call Gerry 250-371-1849
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent
6530247 HIGHLAND RIDGE APARTMENT
308-1120 HUGH ALLAN DR
1bdrm a/c, patio, n/p ref required heat and hot water incl (250) 376-1485. 1BDRM apt bright & updated $750 a month + util. Avail August 1st. n/p, a/c, laundry free parking, close to bus route & shopping (250) 377-8304 1Bdrm clean quiet Adult Building, Northshore apt $750mo, heat incl ns/p 250-554-0175
• 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom • walking distance to Aberdeen Mall • 10-minute drive to TRU
1bdrm n/p adult oriented building n/s Avail Aug 1st 383 Arrowstone Dr. Call Mike 3778369 email mikeof @shaw.ca
$238,900
1BDRM. quiet, clean, S. Shore apts $675-$700mo. incl. heat, free ldry covered prking .NS, NP 573-2625 /778-220-4142
Theresa Takacs theresatakacs@royallepage.ca
#5-1810 Summit Dr. 2bdrm, 1bth, f/s, N/P, N/S Lg patio, lndry facility onsite. On bus route Rent $925.+util 1yr lease COLUMBIA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. 250851-9310
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For more complete position information and to apply by August 8, 2014, please visit www.bcforestsafe.org.
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The British Columbia Forest Safety Council is a not-for-profit society dedicated to promoting safety in the forest sector. The Council is currently seeking two (2) Safety Advisors located in Prince George and the Southern Interior to support our SAFE Companies program. Reporting to the Director, SAFE Companies, you will be responsible for administering quality assurance process for SAFE Companies audit submissions; provide OHS technical consultation and support program development and implementation. In addition to any formal education or safety program/auditing experience; you have experience with working within the forest industry. You have a solid OHS knowledge and strong analytical, communication skills, time management, facilitation and organizational skills and are a self starter.
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Oak China Cabinet. $450/obo. Armoire. $500/obo. Good cond. 250-672-9408 (McLure).
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WANTED SAND / GRAVEL Local civil contractor looking for sand and gravel source in Kamloops area. Willing to build long term relationship.
CALL 778-257-7625 Apt/Condo for Rent 6577219
Apt/Condo for Rent
Acacia Tower
343 Nicola Street 1 bdrm and bachelor suites Starting @$645 per month/ includes utilities (coin operated) laundry facilities Adult building No pets/ no smoking References and credit check required Sign a 1 year lease & receive the 13th month rent free
250-374-7455
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Bed & Breakfast
ABERDEEN MANOR 1&2bdrm apts., secure bldg., storage, coin laundry, balcony. Move-in incentive. Starting at $725.00/mos. + utilities, min. 6 mos. lease. No Smoking & No Pets. Available immediately. Gateway 250-372-1231.
Acacia Tower
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343 Nicola Street 1bdrm and bachelor suites starting @$645 per month includes utilities laundry facilities adult building no pets no smoking 1 year lease reference and credit check required
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Commercial/ Industrial
250-374-7455
Brock, 2bdrms, 2bth, A/C, DW W/D. Secure bldg, elevator, stg room, N/S/NP. $1,000. 250-574-2888. 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 GARDEN VIEW APARTMENTS - BROCK Modern 2bdrm apts., 5 appliances, a/c, video monitoring, secure bldg., $870/mos. + utilities, min. 6 mos. lease. No Smoking & No Pets. 250-3762254.
2400sq/ft. - shop or warehouse space - 14ft. door, portion of fenced yard. 319-1405.
Prime Secured Dock and Office space with washroom facilities available to rent on West Sarcee Street. This is a secured dock level facility with over 2720 square feet of space. Please call Greg at:
250-860-6208
Cottages / Cabins RAYLEIGH 2 bdrm 1bth W/D F/S N/S N/P horse board avail $800/mo+util 250-578-0050
Duplex / 4 Plex
New top flr east facing, 2 bdrm apt 1 1/2 baths insuite laundry in Mayfair part of Riverbend Sr’s Community. Scheduled activities and optional support services avail $1750mo 250373-0071 or 778-257-0072
3bdrms, full bsmnt. F/S, W/D. Close to all amenities. Carport. N/S, N/P. July 1st. $1,300/mo. 250-376-0113.
NORTH SHORE
EXCELLENT South Shore reno’d 2bdrm in mature complex ns/np $1000 250-828-1514.
1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Clean quiet building. Rents starting at $625 + utilities.
CALL 250-682-0312
Brock, 3bdrms, private fenced yard. $1,200 +util. N/S, N/P. 250-579-8287.
Large 2bdrm full daylight basement. New living rm. Must see bargain at $875 + 1/2 util n/s, n/p no parties Avail now. (250) 376-3854
RIVIERA VILLA
N/Shore full basement 2bdrms. 4-appl. W/D. Close to all amenities. N/S, N/P. $800 +DD. 376-5913, 852-0909.
1/bdrm starting at $675/mth 2/bdrm starting at $800/mth Incl/heat, hot water. N/P. Senior oriented.
Homes for Rent
1&2/BDRM Suites
250-554-7888
Small Pet OK 2bdrm Condo Adult ONLY 320 Powers Rd. 1bth, f/s, patio, N/S, lndry facility onsite. Rent $1150. Heat/hot water incld. 1yr lease. COLUMBIA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. 250-851-9310 The Sands, Lower Sahali. Centrally located, Newly renovated 2-1 Bdrm, $825-$900. 250-828-1711.
2Bdrm full basement lot beside renovated new f/s/blinds n/p/s $1000mo 828-0740 2bdrm Top Floor, North Shore, Adult Oriented, No Pets, No Smoking, W/D, close to bus $1100 (250) 318-1320 AllFURNISHED5Bdr2baShort/ longTermS.ShoreN/S/P$3350. 604-802-5649, 250-377-0377 Executive home Juniper West 3bdrm 2 1/2bth dbl garage lrg fenced yrd n/s, pet neg, ref req,$1900 (250) 672-9362
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DALLAS furn bdrm in Mobile home. Quiet working person n/s/p $390 828-1681,573-6086 Furn room close to Downtown all amenities, available now $450 mo 250-377-3158
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Kamloops This Week Run Till Rented gives you endless possibilities... $5300 + tax Max 3 Lines Max 12 Weeks Must be pre-paid (no refunds) Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time (Must phone to reschedule)
Private parties only - no businesses - Some Restrictions Apply
Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10
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The Heart of Your Community
1996 Yamaha Royal Star with sidecar, airbrushed. $30,900. Over $80,000 invested. 250-573-7610.
Shared Accommodation 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 Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive Today!
Recreational/Sale
1bdrm furnished suite near RIH for 1 quiet working person/student. N/S, No partiers. $775/mo. 250-374-9281. 1BDRM Sep. Entr. Shared Lndry. N/S N/P $850/mo+DD+ ref’s, util. incl. Brock 554-2228 1brm furn. bachelor in Batchelor Heights. n/s/n/p, ref req’d. $750 Util/int incld. 554-3863. 2bdrms N/Shore. A/C, 5-SS appl. Newly reno’d, util & wifi incl. $1,150. 250-554-4292. Aberdeen 1bdrm daylight. Int/util incl. N/S, N/P. $800/mo. Avail Immed. 250-377-7444. Available nice 2Bdrm 4 working person or couple. C/A. Nice yard. $950/mo. Ref, DD. 250-376-0633. Cumfy 1bdrm. Close to University, Hospital. Perfect for student or quiet person. Excellent Location. ns/np Call now (250) 299-6477 Daylight 2bdrms, 1blk to RIH. Priv ent, N/S, N/P. $875/mo. incld util. 250-578-8121. Furn 1bdrm Aberdeen avail now priv ent cls to bus ns/np $900 incl utilities 574-2499 Large Sahali 1bdrm close to TRU, wd, np, ns, util incl $900 Avail immed (250) 374-8537 or (250) 320-5050 New 1bdrm Juniper n/s, n/p, no parties, mature person, w/d, $900 + util 250-320-6216 NorthKam 1bdrm n/p,n/s, util wifi cab incl a/c mature working person $900 376-2338 N/Shore 2bdrm newly renovated $850 inclds utils avail immed. 250-852-0638. Rayleigh 1bdrm bsmt. 6appl, lrg backyard, pets neg. N/S. $850 Util incld. 250-319-1618. Rayleigh 1Bdrm grnd level on ranch, F/S share lndy, N/S No dogs $700 util incl 578-0050 Valleyview adult only 1bdrm + den W/D, N/S, N/P, No parties $900 util incl (250) 374-6406 Westsyde, 1Bdrm new suite. W/D. N/S. Carport parking. $850 Util incld. 250-572-3398.
‘05, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $23,900. 250-376-1655
Townhouses 3BDRM 3bth Valleyview pet neg, $1300 close to school and shopping. Avail Aug 1st 250-374-5586 / 250-371-0206
TOWNHOUSES Best Value In Town
NORTH SHORE
Cars - Domestic 05 VW Passat 4wdr auto grey w/blk leather sun roof a/c 2 sets of tires and rims 113,000km $7200 319-0227 08 Pontiac, 3.8L V6 fully loaded, new brakes, Michellins remote start exc cond 153,000km $6300 372-3046
1986 BMW Coupe 325i. 6cyl. 5spd. Looks good, runs good. Extras. $5,400. 250374-5251.
1995 19’ Dodge Ram Camper Van 3500. V-8. 188,600kms, 40,000kms on rebuild trans. A/C, MW, 4 burner stove, bth/shwr, +more. $15,400. 250-6821404.
NO PETS
Transportation
Antiques / Classics 1963 Mercury Monterey 2dr hard top V8 auto pwr steer brake exc cond $6500obo (250) 579-8816 1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $6000 obo (250) 376-5722
Auto Accessories/Parts Convertible top for 04-07 Jeep Wrangler TJ incl windows never used or installed $2100 new $1000 579-9600
Complete Trailer with EZ load, boat, all gear new 4hp merc motor, $10,500 (250) 374-0507
Run until sold
2001 Acura Integra auto, 170,000k exc cond winter/summer tires, sound system $4300obo (250) 374-1772 2011 Mercedes CLS 550. 4dr. coupe, fully equipped. AMG sport pkg, V-8, 40,000kms. New $97,000, Now $58,888. 250-319-8784. 93 Chrysler 5th Ave. 4dr, auto, loaded. New rear brakes, tires, battery. $1,250. 554-1023. 97 Camaro Z28 350 6spd 115,000km black loaded $10,500obo (250) 319-7058
RUN UNTIL SOLD ONLY $35.00(plus Tax) (250)371-4949 *some restrictions apply call for details
1999 Dodge Greatwest Van, Kitchen, shower, new tires, batteries, solar panel, regular maintenance $25,000obo may trade (250) 376-3449
2000 Fleetwood Bounder 39Z. Cummins 5.9 Diesel 275HP, Diesel generator, Solar, Lrg slide, N/S, qun bd, 100 gal water 2x50 gal, black/grey, 75000m. $39900 or a pkg with a towable Ford Ranger $45,900 318-6441.
Summer Fun 1997 Sebring Convertible V6 Auto fully equipped. Runs good looks good. $3000 Ph 250-5798166 or 250-319-8766
Classifieds Get Results!
Motorcycles 2009 Vulcan LT Kawasaki. Blue, 43,050kms. 1-owner. Excellent Condition. $5,700. 250372-7116.
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
1997 Chev Silverado 1500 Z71. V-8. Runs well. 335,000kms. Remote start. Winters & Summers on wheels. Wired for electric boat loader. $3,500/obo. 250-828-6150. 2006 F350 Lariat Super Duty Diesel. Auto, 4x4, full-size box. $22,500. 250-299-8497. 2006 GMC W3500. 5.3L, Isuzu diesel. Med duty tilt cab wit air dam. 16ft. alum box with roll-up back door. Auto, PW, PL, exhaust brake. 375,000kms. 1-owner. $9,000/obo. 250-319-1170. NEW LEER Truck Canopy. White. $500, Call: 1(250) 3140072.
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Sport Utility Vehicle
2004 Nissan Pathfinder only 108,000KM Exc cond.sun roof trailer brake assist package $11,500 250-376 3546 2003 Four Winds 28Ft Class C Motorhome, Ford 450 Engine 53,000 Miles Hitch/Tow Package and many extras Gd cond $25,000 OBO Clint 250-682-0922
Cars - Sports & Imports 2007 Hyundai 119,000km exc cond, auto, a/c, power everything, winter tires $6000 778472-0199 cell 250-320-3533
• • Asking $2900obo
2001 Silverado HD. 126,000kms. 2003 29’ RK 2-slides. Exc. Cond. $27,000 pkg. 250-851-8546.
PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED
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79 Triple E MH. Serviced, ready to go. Fridge, oven, new furnace, new batteries, shwr, lots of storage, hitch. 105K. $5,000/obo. 250-3191946.
New Price $56.00+tax 1999 Sable. 218K. original owner. First $1500 takes it. 250-371-1333
1995 Ford F150 Full size box 319,000 kms Auto Transmission Dual tanks, Good condition Dark green colour White canopy Well maintained.
1-250-679-2926(Chase BC),
07 Arctic Cat ATV 400 auto (Winch ICL), c/w 07 Quad Trailer with electric brakes. $4,900/both. 250-314-6805 (Cell) 250-319-4788. 1978 9 1/2ft Vanguard Camper qu bed bth new roof, 4 hydr jacks $1000 (250) 376-7844 1991 27ft. 5th Wheel. Fully loaded, like new. Everything incld. Shower, toilet never used. $8,000. 250-579-9029. 1994 Travelaire 19ft. 5th Wheel. Canopy, hitch. Exc Cond. $3,800. 250-554-0333.
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2006 Forest River Georgetown XL. Loaded, 19,560miles. 3-slides. Gen, winter pkg. Awnings. New Mich tires. $77,000. 3728820/574-0090.
*Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop
318-4321
2006 Adventurer 27ft class C motor home exc cond. Ford 450 chassi V10 motor 1 slide walk around rear bed auto dish sys GPS rear camera new Michelen tires, rear susp + more $32995 573-3466
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2004 Lexington motor home well equipped new tires like new only 36000 miles call $32,000 obo 250 573 2332 2006 25ft. Sportmaster travel trailer. Slide-out. Like brand new. $13,500. 250-374-7979.
Boats
Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33”tires on Eagle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $12,000 invested asking $9000 (250) 828-0931
1974 21ft Reinelle 6cyl chev gas merc. stern dr. gps sys c/ w trailer $8900 250-554-2631 Klepper 17’ “Aerius” Original German Kayak (folding boat). Sails. $1,000. 250-372-8256.
Trucks & Vans
Adult
1995 3/4 Ton GMC 4/4 $3500.00 obo Vic 250-3711323 or 250-573-0067 1996 GMC Suburban good shape runs great $3800obo Call (250) 571-2107 2002 Dodge 3500 diesel 6 spd standard 8 ft deck 200 gal tank & electric pump extras $15,000 250-573-3872 2005 Dodge 1500 Truck. 5.7L Hemi, canopy, new winters, good summers only 115,000 kms. $9,900. 250-828-6746. 2006 4x4 Ford F150 109,000km 4.6L includes Canopy $12,900 376-6538.
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Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
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The answer to each starred clue must have two consecutive letters removed before it is written into the grid. These letters will move to a pair of circles elsewhere in the puzzle. (In all cases, new words will be formed.) The nine letter pairs, when properly arranged, will spell an appropriate answer at 72-Across.
ZITS
BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN
A R C T I C C I R C L E BY ALEX HALLATT
BETTER HALF
BY RANDY GLASBERGEN
FA M I LY C I R C U S
BY BIL AND JEFF KEANE
ACROSS 1 Swaddles, e.g. 8 *Turn, as a wheel 12 Edible plant extract 19 Be too fearful to 20 Former Nebraska senator James 21 Burger go-with 22 Yolk surrounder 23 Bit of sweat 24 Most hip 25 Low numero 26 Cowboys’ activity 29 Cologne conjunction 30 Slushy drink 32 Kitten sounds 33 Detailed plans 35 Use a straw 39 Idea 41 Hides away 43 *Words of praise 44 Thingamajig 45 Strangle 47 Cartoon dog 49 Italian dish that needs much stirring 51 Openly defy 53 *Royal messenger 57 Tony-winning musical with the song “Find Your Grail” 60 Long March participant 61 Not ___ (none) 63 Raised transports 64 Unchanged 66 Classic muscle cars 67 Not just slow 69 Theater supporters 72 See instructions 78 Wise men 79 Is on the brink 81 Get rid of 85 ___ menu 86 Eagle’s org. 88 *Piddling 89 Smear 91 Locks up again 95 Painterish 96 Plain to see 98 Stir up 100 Trickster of American Indian mythology 101 Close overlap of fugue voices 104 Attack 109 K.C.-to-Detroit dir. 110 She rules 112 Indigenous
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Caroled “___ deal?” Prix ___ Sci-fi’s Hubbard Appeared in print Beast of burden Young seal Many ski lodges Legitimate Formed from a mold Babble on Cathedral area Stay-at-home workers? Tot-watched Peevish state Asparagus unit
DOWN 1 One of eight Eng. kings 2 Informal turndown 3 Email, say 4 Used tire 5 Pay to play 6 Glad-handing sort 7 Two-channel 8 *Upbraids 9 Field team 10 Mushroom 11 Reach, eventually 12 Cpl.’s inferior 13 Stir up 14 *Great in number 15 Card combinations 16 Low number 17 Checks at the door, say 18 W.W. II craft 27 Soccer blooper 28 Bother 30 Neither blue nor red?: Abbr. 31 Say sweet words 32 Some dresses 34 Saucier’s boss 36 In the mood 37 Tenor from Naples 38 Don of “The Andy Griffith Show” 40 Sticky stuff 41 Mex. miss 42 41-Down’s room 46 Convenience-store sights 48 Slow, hard progress 50 Stepped in for 52 French fine 53 Witch
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Crossword Answers FOUND ON B6
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B20 ❖ FRIDAY, July 25, 2014
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