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Y Dream Home Lottery marketing manager Bryce Herman welcomes 2015 Y Dream Home winner Marge Lane to her new home in Juniper West on Tuesday. Her son purchased the winning ticket as a Mother’s Day present and her family joined her in her inaugural visit to the home as its owner. Pictured second from left: Halle Barfoot, granddaughters Dani and Jamie Lane and daughter-in-law Tammy Lane. JESSICA KLYMCHUK
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Marge Lane’s son isn’t sure he’ll ever be able to top his latest Mother’s Day gift. Sitting in her new Juniper West home on Tuesday, Marge, the winner of the 2015 Y Dream Home, was feeling overwhelmed and grateful. “It’s beautiful,” she said. “I never thought in a million years something like this would happen. It was such a surprise.”
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Brent and Tammy Lane bought two tickets for the Y Dream Home Lottery — one for themselves and one for Marge. Knowing the draw was on Tuesday, Marge took her ticket out of her jewelry box and stayed within earshot of the phone, just in case. “I was a little worried when she called me because I wasn’t sure if it was a good excited or a bad excited,” Brent said. “She couldn’t get any words out.”
Steven Ahn wants the people of Kamloops to know he isn’t on strike. The owner of the Lorne Street Bottle Depot on Halston Avenue is concerned many members of the public don’t realize they still have a place to drop their recycling as a strike at Emterra Environmental, the company that processes recyclables collected curbside by the city, moves into its third week. The city suspended curbside collection when the strike began on June 22, directing residents to recycling depots. Soon after, the owner of the General Grants Recycling centres on the North Shore and in Sahali said his business would not have the capacity to take the additional materials. Since then, Ahn has had multiple calls about whether he’s still taking recycling — he is — and whether his workers are on strike — they’re not. “I want to make it clear we are open for the customers to take recycling the city government has stopped picking up,” Ahn said. Emterra’s 10 unionized workers went on strike over wage issues. They say many employees make $12 an hour or less. While United Steelworkers Local 1-417 president Marty Gibbons had indicated a meeting between the company and the union to review Emterra’s financials could take place last week, he told KTW the process has stalled. Gibbons said the union has drafted a non-disclosure agreement, which both sides need to sign in order to go over the company’s financial information. He sent it to Emterra, but hasn’t had a response.
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The lazy, hazy days of summer, as seen this week from Juniper Ridge.
With forest fires burning throughout the province, the skies in Kamloops have become hazy, prompting the Ministry of Environment and the Interior Health Authority to issue a smoky-skies advisory on Tuesday. The advisory applies to the entire Thompson, Fraser Canyon, Nicola and Shuswap areas because of forest-fire smoke covering the area. Smoke concentrations will vary widely as winds, fire behaviour and temperatures change. The public is advised to avoid strenuous outdoor activities. Those experiencing any of the following symptoms should contact their health-care provider: difficulty in breathing, chest pain or discomfort and sudden onset of cough or irritation of airways. Exposure is particularly a concern for infants, the elderly and those who have underlying medical conditions, such as diabetes and lung or heart disease. This advisory will remain in effect until further notice. Real-time air quality information in Kamloops and other communities in B.C. is available online at bcairquality.ca. “I’d say we don’t know [the source],” regional Ministry of Environment air-quality meteorologist Ralph Adams said. “We have fires all around us.” Those blazes include one near Pemberton, where more than 25,000 hectares of forest fire pumped a thick plume of smoke over southwestern B.C. Smoke in Kamloops could be coming from fires as far away as the United States or Northern B.C. Adams also said there is no reliable way to predict whether skies will worsen or improve in the coming days. “We’ve got so many fires that [smoke] levels are gradually lifting up.” Despite the smoky skies, air quality in Kamloops remains in the moderate-risk zone. The Kamloops Air Quality Index runs on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1-3 being low risk, 4-6 being moderate risk and 7-10 being high risk. The index reached a high of 6 on Monday, but had fallen to 3 as of KTW’s press deadline yesterday. Particulate matter from the forest fires and ozone form the haze we are seeing in the air.
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A promise by the B.C. government that people across the province would have access to a family doctor if they wanted one by 2015 has been a “colossal failure,” B.C. NDP leader John Horgan told media in Kamloops yesterday. In 2013, the B.C. Liberal government announced it would spend millions to expand A GP For Me, a program matching patients with doctors, provincewide to meet its ambitious two-year goal. Horgan and NDP health critic Judy Darcy, who were in the Interior this week to speak with health workers and patients’ groups, said it’s a goal the government isn’t close to meeting. “A GP For Me was a colossal failure,” Horgan said. “A quarter-of-amillion people or more don’t have a family doctor.” The pair called for more team-based care in the province’s small and rural communities, where nurse practitioners and other health-
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“It’s the exception rather than the rule,” she said. “And in Ontario, for example, they have gone in the direction of nurse practitioners for many years. They have many more times as many per capita as we do here in British Columbia.” Kamloops-North Thompson MLA and Minister of Health Terry Lake said he agrees with the NDP that a team-based approach works, but said it’s not an across-the-board solution. “Ontario has done
a lot of work in these family health centres and, what they’ve done in Ontario is, they’ve actually put a bit of a hold on it because what they were seeing is the costs were rising substantially while the number of patients being seen was going down,” he said. Lake said B.C. prefers to use the team model for mentalhealth and substanceabuse treatment, as well as for care for lower-income patients. “Those integrated teams do a great job of serving vulnerable
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School’s out for two weeks in the spring until at least the end of the 2017 school year. Trustees for the KamloopsThompson board of education took no action to change the school calendar at spring break following a report that polled 6,700 parents, as well as the teachers union. A robo-call phone poll of district parents found about 60 per cent prefer the two-
week spring break. The lost days are made up by extending instructional time each day. “It got good coverage,” district superintendent Karl deBruijn said of the poll. “It went to a lot of homes.” Parents who don’t like the extra week break typically struggled with childcare concerns, he said. Teachers reported to the board there was no “so-called summer slide where kids regress.”
The Kamloops-Thompson Teachers’ Association, the union representing teachers in the distrtict, favours continuing the two-week break. The board of trustees decided to try a two-week spring break in the 2014-2015 school year for a three-year term. Monday’s report reviewed it in Year 1, with teachers and parents in favour of continuing. The district parent advisory committee did not take a position.
populations,” Lake said. “For the rest of the population, certainly there are situations where team-based care works extremely well and it’s something we’re doing more and more, but we have to make sure it’s sustainable.” The government is also trying out other models that use paramedics to provide some community health care in the Northern Health region. Lake believes the government is doing “quite well” in doctor attraction, noting the Manitoba NDP government made a similar promise to bring in enough doctors for all by 2015, with similar results. “This is a challenge that is faced everywhere in Canada,” Lake said.
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“We had our legal department draw up a document,” Gibbons said. “They [Emterra} gave us one that was goofy, but we drew up a document that’s a standardpractice document for financial disclosures and they haven’t raised any concerns about the document. They just haven’t done anything. They haven’t contacted us.” Emterra has not commented on the strike, beyond an emailed statement sent to media during the first week of the labour dispute,
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when it said it would not “negotiate contract terms through the media.” The City of Kamloops has a contract with Emterra to process and find a market for the recyclables. The contract extends through the end of the year, but public works director Jen Fretz said staff are starting to look at what the city can do to ensure recyclables aren’t stacking up in people’s homes as the strike continues. “We’re continuing to work with legal counsel and prepared to go to council and discuss what
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we can potentially do and come up with some sort of creative solution on how we can make things work for the public,” Fretz said. Because it’s a contract issue, those discussions would take place in a closed meeting. Council is set to meet next Tuesday for the first time in July. The city has held off on collecting recycling since the start of the strike because it doesn’t have anywhere to store the materials. Besides using private depots, Mayor Peter Milobar suggested residents hold
onto their washed recyclable items for the time being. So far, the city hasn’t seen any significant rise in garbage volumes due to the strike. “I’m sure there are some people who are, unfortunately, putting their recyclables in the garbage, but we certainly haven’t noticed that difference,” Fretz said. The city’s solid-waste bylaw prohibits residents from throwing out newspaper or cardboard where recycling service is available, though the rules are “minimally enforced,” Fretz said.
OTTAWA GIVES $2 MILLION TO TRU Thompson Rivers University has received $2 million from a federal government program to expand its industrialtraining programs. KamloopsThompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, who is also parliamentary secretary for Western Economic Diversification, was on campus on Tuesday to announce the funding. The money comes from Western Economic Diversification. TRU will use the $2 million to establish a two-year instrumentation engineering program for skills training in oil and gas production and processing facilities. The program will offer training in the operation and maintenance of automated process control and measurement systems
used in the production of various commodities. This trade is recognized in the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program, which allows qualified tradespeople to practise their trade anywhere in Canada. “We appreciate this significant support from Western Economic Diversification Canada,” said TRU president and vice-chancellor Alan Shaver. “This investment recognizes Thompson Rivers University’s ability to mobilize to meet the changing needs of the nation’s economy. “Our new training and education programs will lead to more instrumentation engineering technologists, which are needed in many industrial sectors.”
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2015 Property Tax Notices have been mailed. Due Date: August 2, 2015 Due to August 2nd being on Sunday and Monday August 3rd a Civic Holiday, payment of property taxes must be received at the Accounts Receivable office before the close of business on Tuesday August 4, 2015. If you recognize the man or truck in the photos above and below, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477. The man broke into the Pinantan General Store on the morning of Sunday, July 5, then tied the store’s ATM to his truck and ripped it through the doors, damaging the front window and inside of the building. The Pinantan store reopened this past spring after being destroyed by fire in April of 2014.
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They say bad luck comes in threes. Cory George is really hoping this is No. 3. After watching his Pinantan General Store burn down in April of 2014, and after seeing the petition process for a proposed fire service fail last week, George is now dealing with the aftermath of a brazen ATM theft over the weekend. “I’m disgusted,” George told KTW. “I don’t know where I’m at with it — it is what it is. It’s in the hands of the RCMP.” The rebuilt Pinantan General Store was the scene of a burglary in which the thief broke in through a window, tied the store’s ATM to his truck and ripped it out through the front door. Store security cameras captured images of the suspect and the vehicle. The crook was wearing a ski mask, black hoodie, jeans and canvas shoes, while the truck is a white Ford F-350 King Ranch crew cab with a white canopy and no back window. George doesn’t believe the thief hails from the Pinantan Lake area, but noted the bandit certainly knew what he was after when he burgled the store. He managed to pull off the crime before Mounties were able to respond to the store’s security alarm. “He knew what he was looking for and how to get it,” George said. “Whoever did it didn’t care. They’ve got no
couth whatsoever, no morals.” George declined to comment on how much money was in the ATM at the time of the theft. As for damage to the store, George considers himself lucky. There was some damage to flooring and millwork and the store will need fresh paint and drywall, but a few of the displays that would have been in the path of the ATM’s trail of destruction had yet to be installed. Perhaps the worst damage was to the front doors, which George said “exploded” as the ATM was ripped through. The most disappointing part might be some of the changes George is now having to consider in order to protect the building. Roll shutters for the doors, window bars and a welded frame for a new ATM are among the possibilities. And, as if the damage to the new store wasn’t enough, George is expecting the cost of his insurance to again rise. He will also have to pay a hefty deductible. Still, he plans to install a new ATM. As for continuing to operate in the Pinantan Lake area, George’s confidence is unwavering. “It has actually made me more fired up,” George said with a laugh. “I think that the community is a very solid community and I think that they’re probably just as disgusted as I am about what happened here.” Anybody who recognizes the man or the truck in the photos above is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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VICTORIA Nations climate summit, where Trudeau hopes to lead a delegation of premiers to stop the flow of “fossil awards” given to Canada by people in polar bear suits. Asked about the fusion reactor she had just toured, Clark laughed off the question, comparing it to the flux capacitor used for time travel in the Michael J. Fox movie Back to the Future. Trudeau recently told university students that we need to change our concepts of time and space — and he didn’t seem to be kidding. The point here for voters is that all these leaders — Harper, Trudeau, Clark and many others — are talking down to you. You aren’t sophisticated enough to understand this climate business. The Pope has weighed in, assuring us that carbon trading systems are not going to cut it. This is a rebuke to California, Quebec and the European Union, where effective carbon trading is, like controlled fusion,
just around the corner. Pope Francis warned that our “throwaway culture” views nature “solely as a source of profit and gain” and so people won’t voluntarily do the right thing. (The results of the Metro Vancouver transit plebiscite could be interpreted this way, if you ignore the bumbling, waste and political posturing that really did it in.) The Pope concludes there is “an urgent need” for a “true world political authority” to impose order on the greedy capitalist humans that infest our beautiful planet. This would presumably be the run by the UN, so my advice is to start hoarding candles and cat food now. B.C.’s frozen carbon tax has ceased to have much effect, with gasoline consumption back up over 2008 levels amid the usual volatility of prices. Gasoline is going for around $1.30 a litre, despite the prolonged slump in crude oil prices, and people have basically forgotten about this tax on top of all the other gas taxes. Perhaps B.C. can brag in Paris about the Climate Investment Branch, which succeeded the Pacific Carbon Trust. The branch continues to divert tax dollars from B.C. government operations to purported carbon-saving activities, including paying coastal First Nations not to log the portions of forests that they demanded be preserved. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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YOUR OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WORK ON THE ANSWER IS TO BAN PESTICIDE USE WATER WOES risks to asbestos (if tightly enclosed). Yet we all know asbestos is carcinogenic. So, just because Health Canada/ PMRA approves something for use and sale does not mean it is safe. The PMRA actually states the public should use fewer pesticides. Here is a quote is posted on the PMRA’s website: “It is good practice to reduce or eliminate any unnecessary exposure to pesticides. Canadians can and should seek opportunities to minimize their exposure to and reduce their reliance on pesticides. “As such, the PMRA supports integrated pest management, an
approach combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools to manage pests. In doing so, pest control benefits are maximized, while health and environmental risks are minimized.” That quote and more information can be found online at: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/ pest/_fact-fiche/assess-health-evalsante/index-eng.php. So, the question is: “How can we reduce the unnecessary exposure to pesticides?” The answer is to ban cosmetic use of pesticides in Kamloops. Elaine Sedgman Kamloops
WELCOME TO KAMLOOPS IN THE YEAR 2025 Editor: The pesticide ban did not come soon enough for me as the cancer bell is tolling. On this day, I have decided to park at the arts centre and check out the attached parkade. The centre was finally built with money donated by the wealthy sector. The Kamloops Symphony is practising a medley as I walk toward Royal Inland Hospital. The sky has apocalyptic haze from Ajax and the raging forest fires, but I am just glad I have made it under the 70-year-old mark for health care. As I walk by the hospital parkade, I reminisce about
the old trees that were once there and the local politician who promised a cancer clinic even if he had to dig the hole himself. I wonder if I should have gone to Kelowna, given the speed on the Coquihalla was again raised to 140 km/h thanks to the now-retired Todd Stone. I finally make it to where I am seeing the only oncologist in Kamloops. The province had to slash health-care spending due to overspending and lack of revenue. This coincided with the city doing the same thing, but council contracted out many services, such as the fire department, to save on
wages and pensions. After leaving the hospital, I walk by our new shimmering city hall, now staffed with a mayor and a full-time council doing all the work for free. I turn the radio on and listen to the news as I start my drive home. Fred Legace is giving his airport spiel, there is a report from the school board pertaining to lack of funds and the provincial government has announced another round of speed-limit increases on our highways. I don’t have to bring my mirror in when crossing the Red Bridge as it has been replaced with a new one
paid for by the Tk’emlups Indian Band, which received more money from the Supreme Court ruling that First Nations can challenge fee-simple property rights. I am glad I was able to see the doctor before the statutory holiday tomorrow recognizing the residential school survivors. This was long overdue, in my mind. I can’t help but think about my demise and being placed near my parents at Yellow Fields Cemetery (formerly Hillside). I am just happy there is a spot for me in these tough times. David Brummund Kamloops
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Michell in Lytton. After the first trial in 2011, Bird was given a life sentence without chance of parole for 12 years. During the sentencing hearing, the Crown asked for a range of 12 to 15 years before parole eligibility, while the defence argued for 10 years. A number of psychological reports were entered for at hearing. Some described post-traumatic stress disorder-like symptoms based on Bird’s removal from his First Nations home at the age of two and placement with a Fraser Valley farm family. He will return to that family when he gets out of jail, said defence lawyer Sheldon Tate. Bird also suffers from personality disorders and was addicted to alcohol and marijuana before the murder. A psychiatrist determined he is at a moderate to high risk to reoffend violently. Dley argued that protection of privacy is paramount as is condemnation of Bird’s actions. “This was a brutal, savage and senseless killing of a victim who showed kindness to Mr. Bird,” Dley said. The defence unsuccessfully argued during trial that Bird
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was provoked into stabbing Michell, a resident of the Siska Indian Band reserve, 73 times when he awoke to find himself being sexually assaulted by the older man. It was Bird’s second trial after the B.C. Court of Appeal ordered a new trial, finding the original judge should not have accepted Crown evidence that Bird was an experienced drinker. Drunkenness can be used under the law to reduce a murder charge to manslaughter. However, the jury rejected manslaughter and the argument that Bird acted in self-defence to fend off a sexual assault by Michell. Dley said he found Bird’s most truthful
answers were to police in interviews rather than in his testimony at trial. Dley ruled Bird did not awake naked to find Michell with his head in his lap. Instead, he sided with Bird’s statements to police that when he awoke, Michell was watching pornography on his computer. Michell sat beside Bird, who removed his own shorts. Bird grabbed a small, folding knife that Michell had on him — a knife the older man was not brandishing in an aggressive manner — and stabbed Michell in the throat. Dley said a fight then ensued. “It appears Mr. Bird was overwhelmingly physically superior,” Dley said. When the folding knife broke, Dley said Bird went to the kitchen to get a steak knife to continue stabbing a then-helpless Michell. In police interviews, Bird could not explain why he killed Michell, whom he had earlier met while hitchhiking and with whom he was staying for more than a week. Dley said Bird killed the man he called his friend several times in police interviews “without an apparent motive and without any plausible explanation.”
Bridge workers beat heat A shift in the hours a city contractor plans to spend on Overlanders Bridge shouldn’t have an effect on the project’s completion date, according to the City of Kamloops. Innovative Civil Constructors Inc., charged with the more than $10-million refurbishment of the bridge, will be working on the project mainly between 3 a.m. and 2 p.m., said city transportation coordinator Colleen Lepik. “They’re doing that just to beat the heat a little,” she said, adding the contractor is mostly focused on making sure it has its workers on site before temperatures begin to soar each day.
Crews may also work outside those hours, depending on conditions. Work on the western side of the bridge will continue for at least another week, Lepik said, with crews continuing to install deck joints in the two westernmost lanes. The city is asking motorists to observe the 30 km/h speed zone on the bridge to minimize the impact of vehicle vibrations on concrete being poured. A switchover from the western to eastern traffic lanes is on the horizon, but Lepik said a date is not yet nailed down. Work on the project is scheduled to wrap up at the end of October.
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Lane is 75 and came to Kamloops from Saskatchewan in the early 1980s. She has three other sons and nine grandchildren. “[She’s] so deserving,” Brent said. “She’s worked so hard over the last 30, 40 years to raise four boys by herself and she gives, gives, gives and never asks for anything else in return. “She lives for her kids and her grandkids and this is just a nice cherry on top for her.” Marge has owned her Sahali home with friends Robert and Shirley Shanks since the early 1990s and lives in the lower-level suite. She had been considering downsizing, possibly in the next couple years, and the win will give her a lot more to think about. “Our yard work is getting a little bit much and this would be easy to keep,” she said of the Y Dream Home. “This changes things, that’s for sure.” The house at 1900 Qu’Appelle Blvd. offers 3,000 square feet of space and is valued at nearly $600,000. The home was built in partnership by the Canadian Homebuilders Association’s Central Interior chapter and Thompson Rivers University Trades and Technology. Lottery marketing manager
Bryce Herman estimates more than $150,000 was raised through the sale of 11,000 tickets. Proceeds will fund various Y programs, including the Y Women’s Shelter, community outreach, childminding programs, fitness programs and developments at the new John Tod Centre Y on the North Shore. Tickets sold out on June 23 and Herman said the lottery ran about 10 per cent ahead of schedule.
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There is no respite from the sun at Hillside Stadium, where the Kamloops Broncos held Day 2 of main camp on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching 35 C. The local B.C. Football Conference club better get used to the heat because it will be under the microscope this season, with fans and critics alike looking to see if the Broncos are for real. “It will give us an actual true gauge of where we actually sit in regard to everybody else,� said head coach Brad Yamaoka, who in November took over from Duncan Olthuis, now the linebackers coach. “Those years of the unbalanced schedule helped the team. It was a good thing for that era of where we were as a team. Moving forward, we’ve built up and now we’re ready for the balanced schedule again.� For the past three seasons, the Broncos played more games against the conference’s weaker teams as part of the league’s effort to increase parity. It seemed to work, at least for Kamloops, which posted its first winning record in 2014, nearly upsetting the eventual league champion Langley Rams in Round 1 of the playoffs. The only problem with last season’s 6-4 record was all the victories came against bottomtier teams — the Valley Huskers of Chilliwack and Westshore Rebels of Langford. Bronco backers will argue the wins were mostly of the convincing variety and it’s clear the squad took a step forward, separating itself from the Rebels and Huskers. Fans will find out soon enough. This season, the Broncos will play the BCFC’s traditional powerhouses — the Rams, the Vancouver Island Raiders of Nanaimo and the Okanagan Sun of Kelowna — just as many times as they square off against the Rebels and Huskers. There are good signs for Kamloops heading into the new campaign, which gets underway on July 25 in Chilliwack against the Huskers. The Broncos had a record recruitment haul and more than 70 players will jostle for roster spots during main camp, which wraps up tomorrow, and throughout the season. “We’ve never had above 55 or 60 and now we’re at 75 and we cut people,� Broncos general manager Jan Antons said, sweat dripping from his brow as he stood on the Hillside Stadium track. “We’ve never had to cut people on this team and this is the
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very first year we did that.� Before, when local sports fans talked about the Broncos, many of them would do so in a demeaning manor, taking shots at the squad’s ineptness. “Years ago, I remember talking to coaches going into a game and saying, ‘Hey, if we can keep it within 40, we’ll be happy.’ Those days are gone,� Yamaoka said. “We’re looking at walking into every game and trying to win, wanting to win and expecting to win.� Perhaps the tune around Kamloops is starting to change. “Now, everywhere I go, people ask me, ‘When do the Broncos start up?’ We never had that before,� Antons said. The offence under co-ordinator Mike Faisthuber was a juggernaut in 2014 and most of the key cogs are returning, including receivers Derek Yachison and Devin Csincsa, running backs Jacob Palmarin and Aaron Morran, and quarterback Steven Schuweiler. The veteran pivot Schuweiler t will likely have an edge on the starting job over Kamloops product Connor Whitelaw and Manitoban newcomer Will Reimer. Schuweiler threw for a BCFCrecord 543 yards in the 48-46 playoff loss to Langley last season. He also threw four touchdown passes and was named the league’s offensive player of the week. Victories against the upperechelon teams will not come until Kamloops strengthens on defence and Yamaoka made the D his No. 1 recruiting priority. Albertan defensive ends Shaq Lawson and Tevin McCarty, along with Vernon linebacker Robby Filice, formerly of the Sun, were brought in to help patch a defence that was often porous
in 2014. Stopping the run was especially problematic. Okanagan scampered for 333 yards against Kamloops at Hillside on Aug. 23 in a game played in front of a record crowd of 1,007. “It was frustrating last year when you’re on the sideline and teams were running the ball and there was a sense of helplessness,� said Yamaoka, a former CFLer who played for the B.C. Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. “The guys are going to move forward and do good things.� Yamaoka described Sherwood Park product McCarty as an excellent athlete — “a big, strong, fast kid who will make a difference on defence this season.� McCarty felt the love when Yamaoka approached him in the off-season. “He came to Edmonton and talked to me and he showed that he cared and he really wanted me here, and that helped with my decision,� McCarty said. “When I saw the facility and how welcoming the team was, I thought this is definitely the place for me.� McCarty knows about the team’s past and admits questioning coming to the Tournament Capital, but recent improvement, room to crack the defensive roster and hope for the future were enough to lure him to the Broncos. The rookie’s first chance to wow the home crowd will come on Aug. 2, when the Rams come to Hillside to give the Broncos an acid test — their first shot at the defending league champions. “I’ve heard that people like to win around here,� McCarty said with a laugh. “I know that, so that’s kind of my goal — keep the fans happy, keep people coming and play good football.�
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KMBA round-up The Kamloops Minor Baseball Association (KMBA) held the annual Sussex Insurance AllStar Tournament on the weekend, with 28 teams playing for championships in three age divisions on McArthur Island. Four Kamloops Riverdogs teams were in action. The 11-and-under AAA RiverDogs posted a 2-2 record and were knocked out in the semifinal round. Earning game MVPs for the home team were Rollin Sanderson, Dayton McKelvey and Ryan Petrie. Manny Recchi had a strong game pitching and hitting for the RiverDogs in a 16-12 loss to Coquitlam in the semifinal tilt. Coquitlam-Moody claimed gold. The 13-and-under AAA Riverdogs posted a 2-2 record and placed ninth in the 12-team tourney, with the Richmond Chuckers finishing first. Mitchell Vosper, Parker Sauer, Luke Petrie
and Tyson McRann were named game MVPs. The 15-and-under bantam AAA junior Riverdogs posted a 2-1 record in round-robin play before dropping their first playoff game to Spruce Grove, which went on to win gold. MVPs for the tournament included Jared Pringle, James Bates, Tres Alec and Bailey English. The nine-andunder Riverdogs had a strong tournament and received MVP performances from Arden Doucette and Grady Johnson, who had a grand slam in a 16-7 win over the Kelowna Cubs. Matthew MacDonald, Luke Doll, Brody Passmore and David Browning had MVP performances for the 11-and-under tier 2 Riverdogs. “Our tournament director, Stacey Matkowski, KMBA volunteers and the City of Kamloops parks crew outdid themselves and deserve the utmost praise,” KMBA president Chris Balison said.
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“You have a six-foot-five centre — he’ll tell you he goes six-foot-six — that can play against the other team’s top players . . . It’s a big bonus for a coach,” Martinson said. “I think he’s an NHL prospect. I’ve talked to San Jose. I talked to their coach. He’s probably going to get some offers and we’ll see what happens.” Asuchak had cups of coffee with two AHL teams last season, playing 18 games with Providence and three with Worcester. The Americans retain his ECHL rights, but Asuchak will be looking to steer clear of re-assignment and the Allen Event Center going forward.
Kamloops rugby represented Nine female Kamloops rugby players suited up for ThompsonOkanagan at the Provincial Regional Championships (PRC). Kally King, Maddie Avery, Alexia Stone, Grace Campbell and Yas Gruneberg of the NorKam Saints, Cailie Drummond and Kali Sugiyama of the Valleyview Vikings and Lizzy Gotuaco of the South Kamloops Titans played for the under-16 Thompson-Okanagan team in Burnaby on June 28 and June 29. The select team lost each of its three games — 19-0 to Fraser Valley, 8-5 to Vancouver Island South and 20-15 to Vancouver — and placed sixth. King, a fullback, suffered a cut to the forehead that required 16 stitches in Thompson-Okanagan’s final game, but the pain was eased with her inclusion on the under-16 B.C. team heading to Ottawa in August. Gotuaco was
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KYSA DOLES OUT AWARDS The Kamloops Youth Soccer Association (KYSA) announced Tuesday the recipients of the nine Scholarship Awards it is presenting this year. Each recipient receives a $500 contribution toward the cost of their first year of post-secondary education. The nine donors and winners are McDonald’s Restaurants of Kamloops: Reiko Ohama (NorKam); Bank of Montreal: Sydney Gordon (Westsyde); Wendy’s Restaurants: Brittany McDonald (St. Ann’s Academy); Hansport (male): Kole Lawrence (Sa-Hali); Hansport (female): Katie Shouldice (Valleyview); Errol Wild Family Memorial Award: Keenan Wallace (Sa-Hali); Forward Law LLP: Austin Pietramala (St. Ann’s Academy); KYSA (male): Quinn
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Kekuta Manneh and the Vancouver Whitecaps will play 11 games between Sunday and the end of August.
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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are in for a busy summer. Major League Soccer’s regular season, the Amway Canadian Championship final and the CONCACAF Champions League means the club will play 11 games between Sunday and the end of August. Vancouver’s depth has already been tested at times in 2015, and it will once again be front and centre during a crowded seven-week stretch. “It’s going to be tough,’’ Whitecaps goalkeeper David Ousted said. “We’re going to need everybody. I think you’ll see that hopefully the strength of this team is going to be the depth of the squad. A lot of young guys are coming up now showing they’ve got the level to compete.’’ International duty and injuries could further complicate things for Vancouver over the next two months. Jamaican striker Darren Mattocks and Canadian midfielder Russell Teibert are away at the Gold Cup, while captain Pedro Morales and defender Pa-Modou Kah are both dealing with calf injuries. Kah was hurt in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the Colorado Rapids that wrapped up Vancouver’s five-game road trip during the Women’s World Cup, while Morales has missed the last three outings. Vancouver finished with three wins and two losses on its road trip while B.C. Place Stadium was occupied during the World Cup. “With the amount of games that we have, everyone will play,’’ said Whitecaps head coach Carl
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Murray, Federer to clash LONDON — Roger Federer and Andy Murray ran into each other yesterday morning in the champions’ locker room at the All England Club, then walked together over to the practice area to prepare — on adjacent courts — for their respective quarterfinals later in the day. “We weren’t chatting about anything. It was just, ‘Hey, how you doing?’ Nothing interesting,’’ Murray recounted. “We get on well. But, obviously, on Friday — different story.’’ Yes, they’ll meet up again tomorrow, only the setting will be far different and things might be a tad less cordial, because the two past Wimbledon titlists face each other at Centre Court in the semifinals. The No. 2-seeded Federer is closing in on his record eighth trophy at the grass-
court tournament; No. 3 Murray’s 2013 championship was the first for a British man at Wimbledon in 77 years. Plus, they have history on this particular patch of grass. In 2012, Federer won his 17th — and, to date, last — Grand Slam title by beating Murray in the Wimbledon final. A few weeks later, also at Centre Court, Murray repaid the favour, beating Federer for the singles gold medal at the London Games. “We both like to look back at that summer,’’ said Federer, who is 12-11 against Murray. “Me, not so much at the Olympics; him, probably not so much at Wimbledon.’’ Both advanced in quarter-finals slowed only by a pair of rain
delays. Federer’s 116hold streak in service games, dating to his previous tournament, ended, but that was merely a blip during a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory over No. 12 Gilles Simon of France. Murray was hardly troubled at all by a weary Vasek Pospisil, from Vernon, and won 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in a match that finished with the retractable roof closed at Center Court, in front of an audience that included Prince William and his wife, Kate. Another past champion, No. 1 Novak Djokovic, also was barely tested, eliminating No. 9 Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to improve to 13-0 against the 2014 U.S. Open winner. Djokovic, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014, plays No. 21 Richard Gasquet of France next. — The Associated Press
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TORONTO — Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod hasn’t slowed down since the Women’s World Cup. A day after the international women’s championship, the Olympic medallist and Pan Am torchbearer married Ella Masar, her partner and Houston Dash teammate. Days later, she marked the opening of PrideHouse Toronto, meant as a safe space for lesbian, gay, transgender and queer people during the Games. The PrideHouse pavilion, located in the city’s gay village, is the first of its kind at a Pan Am Games and the first to receive official support and collaboration from the organizing committee. “As an out athlete, I think it’s very important for athletes who aren’t necessarily out or who are struggling to have a place where they feel safe and to perform at their best,’’ McLeod said yesterday. “I know for me, to be exactly who I am is when I’m at my best and playing my best, so I think it’s an important message for not just Toronto, but Canada to send to the world.’’ McLeod, who came out publicly after the Sochi 2010 Winter Olympics, said she hopes Toronto’s efforts to be inclusive will set a precedent for international multi-sport competitions in the future. “I was really affected by Sochi,’’ where Russian laws restricted gay-rights activities, she said. “I got married on Monday and my wife . . . I can’t imagine competing and not thanking her after a big event,’’ she said. The International Olympic Committee has announced future Olympic host cities will have to sign an anti-discrimination agreement.
The next host city, Rio de Janeiro, is sending a delegation to Toronto to pick up tips on setting up its own PrideHouse, organizers said. While Brazil may not yet be as inclusive as Canada on LGBTQ issues, the fact it’s interested in learning is a good sign, said Catherine Meade, a PrideHouse organizer. “At least it’s one of those countries where it’s legal to be gay, lesbian or trans,’’ unlike 11 of the 41 countries participating in the Pan Am Games, she said. “They probably won’t be able to replicate everything that we’ve done . . . but they’ll certainly hear about some of the steps that we took and they’ll be able to determine what, of those things that we’re doing, they’ll be able to do.’’ PrideHouse will be hosting a number of events at the 519 Church Street Community Centre, including family activities such as pick-up sports games. It will have a presence at other Games sites, such as Nathan Phillips Square and the CNE grounds. Though McLeod won’t be in town to participate in the festivities, the self-described “Olympicsobsessed’’ athlete said she plans to watch the Pan Am Games from Houston and cheer for her World Cup teammates, many of whom are representing Canada in the international competition.
Obituaries & In Memoriam ROZANN CAMPBELL
Rise Up Slowly . . .
November 28th, 1943 - July 6th, 2015
Rozann Elizabeth Campbell entered into rest in Kamloops, BC on July 6th, at the age of 71. Rozann will be lovingly remembered by her loving husband Jim, daughter Jean Ann (Trevor), and son Kenneth (Tanya) of Kamloops. She will be sadly missed by her grandchildren Allianne, Emma, Micheala and McKenzie, brother Ollie (Joanne) and sister Harriette (Rick) along with nieces and nephews and many friends and relatives. Rozann is predeceased by her parents and four brothers. No formal service by request. Should friends desire, donations may be made to Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice. www.kamloopshospice.com/donate. We would like to thank all the staff of Kamloops Hospice for their support and caring. Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial Funeral Services Kamloops, BC (250) 554 2429 Condolences may be left at www.firstmemorialkamloops.com
Diane Robertson
Rise up slowly, Angel. Do not leave me here, alone, Where the warmth of mortal essence Lies replaced by cold, hard stone.
Wrap me in a downy cape Of sunshine, warm with love, And kiss a tear-stained mother’s face With moonlight from above.
Rise up slowly, Angel. I cannot let you go. Just drift softly ‘midst the faces, In sorrow now bent low.
Speak to me in breezes, Whispered through the drying leaves, And caress my brow with raindrops Filtered by the sheltering trees.
Then, wait for me at sunset, Beside the lily pond, And guide me safely homeward To your world, which lies beyond.
Ease the searing anger, ..... Born in harsh, unyielding truth That Death could steal my loved one From the glowing blush of youth.
Rise up slowly, Angel, For I cannot hear the song Which calls you through the shadows Into the light beyond.
Just spread your arms to take me In reunion’s sweet embrace, And we shall soar, together, To a different time and place.
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Obituaries & In Memoriam HARVÉ-ANN STODDARD (WHITEMAN) August 2, 1944 - April 18 ,2015 Mrs. Harvé-Ann Stoddard, age 70 years, of Kamloops, B.C. passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving husband Jim Stoddard and daughter Jody Banse on April 18, 2015, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Harvé-Ann will be lovingly remembered by her husband Jim Stoddard of 47 years, daughter Jody Banse (Kurt) Quesnel, B.C., grandson Cameron Banse, nephews Lyle Leader, Albert Black, and many family and friends. She was predeceased by her parents Dorothy and Albert Whiteman, sister Dorothy Black and niece Elaine Stevens. Harvé-Ann was a lifelong resident of Kamloops. Born August 2, 1944 at Royal Inland Hospital to Dorothy and Albert Whiteman. She graduated from Kamloops Senior Secondary in 1963. Harvé-Ann fell in love with Jim Stoddard and they were married May 27, 1967. HarvéAnn was a long standing employee with BC Tel, working in various positions before retiring in 1997. Harvé-Ann was a unique individual with a charismatic personality. Her strength, determination and positive attitude were admired by friends and family. Harvé-Ann was an inspiration to all of us and will be dearly missed. Special Thank-You to Dr. Weimer for the wonderful care you gave to mom over the years.
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GUY WILLIAM WILSON 1956 - 2015
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Guy ‘Ziggy’ Wilson on Saturday, July 4, 2015 in Kamloops, BC. He was born in Vernon, BC on September 16, 1956 to Jack and Marion Wilson. Guy lived in Westwold, Brennon Creek, Vavenby and then took up permanent residence in Clearwater, BC. He is survived by his children; son Cory and daughter Krista (Jeremy), his grandchildren Kaylie and Jemma, his sister Charlene (Jim), niece Jilene, and sister Jackie (Dale), nephew Garick, niece Janel (Grant) and grand-nephew Jase. Guy was pre-deceased by his parents Jack and Marion Wilson. After years of illness, he went peacefully nestled in the bosom of his family. Guy left this world as he lived it, his way, surrounded by the love of his family and friends and food and drink! He will be dearly missed and is loved by so many. There will be a Celebration of Life on Saturday, July 11, 2015 starting at 1:00 pm at Zig’s house, 12 Jenkins Rd. Blackpool, (Clearwater). Cremation arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, 210 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC, telephone 250-377-8225.
May 23, 1957 – July 1, 2015
1937 - 2015
You were one of the greatest women we have ever known. You will be missed as a Mother, Nana, Sister and Friend. On June 26, 2015, our lives changed forever. Mom you had a zest for life! You loved to dance with dad, play crib with friends, chat with your girls, travel the globe, gamble and win, and you never passed up a good party – wine glass filled to the brim! We all learned a lot from you like how to cook a great meal and bake pies from scratch, sew on a button, share your bed with a dog and above all be thankful for your many blessings. You inspired us to explore the world, dare to be wacky and to live a life worth loving! We will remember you as our social butterfly! You were always making friends with strangers in line at the grocery store, on the bus to Vancouver, walking down the street and there were always new friends at our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. You welcomed everyone with open arms and a big heart. We will miss your sarcastic wit and snappy comebacks… you made us laugh out loud and smile till our cheeks hurt. We treasure knowing that you are now with the Love of Your Life. You will always be the wind beneath our wings… Lois is survived by two loving daughters Charleen and Carey; granddaughters Tayler and Haley; sons-in-law David and Kaja; and her companion Rocky. Her memory will be cherished by her brothers and sisters; numerous relatives and special friends. Mom was so appreciative to have Charleen’s family lovingly care for her and to have Rocky and her best friend by her side throughout the last few months of her journey. She was deeply thankful for the outpouring of love and support from everyone in her life. We are grateful for her angels at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice and Dr. Barton whom she trusted, respected and credits for keeping her going over the years. By her request, on July 11, 2015, a gathering will be held at the Elks Lodge in North Kamloops from 12:00 to 2:00 pm to Celebrate Her Life. Should you desire, donations can be made to the Kamloops SPCA, Marjorie Willoughby or Canadian Cancer Society in memory of Lois Dillen. Until we meet again…. Dance like nobody’s watching Sing like nobody’s listening
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BARRY LEE BODLACK
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Barry Lee after a courageous battle with cancer. Left to mourn are his daughters, Brittany and Shelby, mother Ruby, brothers Mark (Karen) and Bruce (Donna), nephew Matthew, niece Hayley and many cousins. Pre-deceased by his father Arthur (Bud) – 1976. Barry touched the lives of many throughout his life. His zest for life and unique sense of humour will be missed dearly. He loved to have a good time and could talk your ear off. At the end, he was not afraid to die but sad to leave all of us. He’ll be greatly missed by family and friends. Rest in Peace. A Celebration of Barry’s Life will be held on Saturday, July 25th, 2015 at 731 Cedar Place, Chase, BC. The family would like to extend our thanks to Dr. Newmarch as well as the staff at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Kamloops Hospice Association.
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Helen Elizabeth Ausmus (nee Mullen) passed away peacefully on July 1, 2015 at Pine Grove Care Center at the grand old age of 102. Helen was born September 20, 1912 in Langdon, AB and her early life was spent farming near Didsbury, AB. She met and married Frank Ausmus in 1939. They lived in Rimby, Ponoka and Red Deer, AB , finally relocating to Kamloops in 1970 where they managed the Edgemont Apartments until their retirement. Helen will be remembered by her daughter Yvonne Hesch (Ted) of Calgary. Grandchildren Cathy Rodgers (Shawn) of Warner, AB, Kelly Duarte of Surrey, BC and Trent Hesch (Sarah) of Strathmore, AB. Son Terry (Cathy) of Kamloops. Grandchildren Tally Ausmus, Marni Ausmus (Jim Feigl) of Kamloops. Daughterin-law Maureen Ausmus of Perth, Australia. Grandchildren Samuel Ausmus (Annabel) of Brisbane, Benjamin Ausmus of Melbourne, Emma Duggan (Trent) of Perth and Samuel’s mother Valerie (Rob) Teede of Perth. Great-grandchildren Ben and Kurt Rodgers, Stone and Dane Duarte, Abigail and Nolan Bentz (Ausmus), Gavin Hesch, Ilde and Hedley Ausmus, Tyler Ausmus Byron, Ava Duggan, sisters-in-law Leila Lougheed (nee Ausmus) and Shirley Ausmus of Calgary and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased in 2000 by her husband Frank of 61 years and her son Nile of Perth, Australia in 2005, her brothers and sisters-in-law George and Joyce Mullen, Kenneth and Millie Mullen, Lee and Mabel Mullen. Thank you to the staff of Pine Grove Care Center for their care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. A Celebration of Helen’s life will be held on Friday, August 28, 2015 at 2:00 pm in the Schoening Funeral Chapel with Pastor Zacharie Jean officiating.
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Kathleen Theobald (née Peters) on July 6, 2015, aged 77 years. She is survived by her daughters, Danaë and Reah (Clinton Coates), and her grandsons, Kai and Liam. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Florence Theobald; nephews Matthew (Tiffany), Peter (Nasim), Gary (Marianne), Mark (Megan); niece, Renee; brotherin-law Theo Theobald; and many dear nieces and nephews in Germany. She leaves behind her cousins Joan Sage (Lorne), Alan Phillpotts (Anita), Barry Phillpotts (Edie) and their families. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 50 years, Henry Theobald, her mother, Enid Peters, her brothersand sisters-in-law; Oskar (Verena), Louis (Else), Alfred (Else), Edgar, Alphonse, Hila, Theresia (Albert), Gertrud (Josef), Marie; and her nephew Craig. Mom was born in Wolverhampton, England and spent her early years in Hull. During the war, she and her mother immigrated to Canada to escape the Blitz. She grew up in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, where she met and married the love of her life, Henry. After the birth of her daughters, the family lived in Germany, and then returned to Canada, settling in Kamloops. She studied commercial art at Cariboo College, and worked at Sears, where she made many good friends. Mom was well known for her extraordinary sewing abilities. She made most of our clothing, theatre costumes, and dance outfits, including beautiful tutus. She was very talented in many arts and crafts, such as knitting, crocheting, and cooking; we fondly remember the paper dolls she made. She loved travelling, reading, and all her pets, especially Emmett. She was very devout, singing for many years in the choir at Our Lady of Lourdes. She will be overjoyed to be reunited with her beloved husband, Henry. Prayers for Kathleen will be Friday, July 10, 2015 at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, (2573 Todd Mountain Road). The Funeral Mass is on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 10:00 am at Our Lady of Lourdes. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kamloops Hospice. Special thanks to the loving staff at the hospice, and to Dr. Baker. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com
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Don’t want to vote? There’s an app to cure that TERRY PEDWELL
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OTTAWA — A Concordia University student is hoping to help reverse the voter apathy trend among young people across Canada in advance of the Oct. 19 federal election. Matthew Heuman has created a voting application for smartphones and tablets that he said gives youth voters the tools they need at election time — and takes away excuses for not voting. The Vote Note app uses GPS technology to pinpoint riding districts for voters, providing them with candidate names and information, polling station locations and a clock that counts down to election day. The second-year journalism student said a lot of voter apathy he has witnessed is the result of young people being overwhelmed by the election process. Navigating the Elections Canada website in search of information, for instance, can be daunting and even confusing, Heuman said. For young people especially, he said, the process needed to be simplified.
“Even just going to Elections Canada, like their [website] is archaic compared to what users are used to,’’ Heuman said. “There’s so much information for various things on there that it’s easy to get lost.’’ Heuman and his student colleagues spent countless hours sifting through government websites to compile information that would be relevant to young people. What they developed was an app that provides information about the voting process and how to vote. It also lists candidates by riding, but randomizes searches to ensure there’s no preferential treatment for individual candidates or parties. Heuman, who has financed the project out of his own pocket, was in Ottawa this week showcasing the app for the federal parties, offering up sponsored space for candidate information that can be viewed by people using the app. Just under 39 per cent of eligible voters ages 18 to 24 cast ballots during the 2011 election, compared with the more than 75 per cent turnout rate for those ages 65 to 74, according to Elections Canada. A similar voting pattern has been seen in every general election since 2004, when the agency began to study polling
trends by age group. It’s a phenomenon that has taken hold in many other developed countries where voting is not mandatory. In the United Kingdom, the past four general elections have recorded the lowest-ever voter registration rates, with millions staying away from the polls and young people especially absent, according to Britain’s Electoral Commission. Commission figures showed that, in 2010, only 44 per cent of 18- to 24-year-olds voted in the general election compared with 76 per cent of people ages 65 and over. A similar trend was reversed recently in the United States as Barack Obama’s campaign team took advantage of social media to reach out to young voters. About half of all eligible people ages 18 to 29 voted in the 2012 U.S. election, roughly the same level as 2008, according to Peter Levine, director of the Center for Research and Information on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University. It was a stark turnaround from the 1990s, when youth turnout for presidential elections was regularly less than 40 per cent.
BCLC error leads to jackpot The BC Lottery Corp. is paying nine gamblers nearly $1.1 million because of a software error in one of its online video games. The error was found in a bonus feature, called a progressive jackpot, in the online slot-machine game the Wizard of Odds. Spokeswoman Susan Dolinski said an error message appeared when players hit the jackpot and they didn’t get paid. The corporation said it removed the game from its PlayNow.com website on June 10, conducted a review, discovered the error and identified nine players who had won the progressive jackpots totalling nearly $1.1 million. Dolinski said it will also reimburse others who played the game and experienced a loss between July 16, 2014 and June 11, 2015, while those who won money will still get to keep their winnings. The lottery corporation said it has made $109 million in gross revenue in 2014 and 2015 through its gaming website.
— The Canadian Press
BEACHING THE HEAT
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More than $100 million owed in EI JORDAN PRESS
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OTTAWA — The collection bill for money fraudulently claimed through the employment-insurance program has surpassed $100 million, but the government doesn’t expect to collect the money any time soon. Figures released to The Canadian Press show debt collection is increasingly being pushed off to future years, even as the government appears to be more efficient at uncovering bad debts. The figures show that in fiscal year 2013-2014, which ended March 31, 2014, and are the most recent figures available, the department responsible for overseeing EI — Employment and Social Development Canada — watched the collection bill hit almost $102.7 million.
That’s the amount the government aims to collect at some point over the next six years. In fiscal year 2007-2008, the second year of the Conservative government, the value of fraudulent claims the government expected to collect at some point in the future stood at just under $25.3 million, or about one-quarter of what was expected in 2013-2014. It’s unclear why the department is putting off more and more of its debt-collection efforts into the future. The department didn’t explain why, nor did the minister’s office. “Our Conservative government will not apologize for ensuring taxpayers’ money is treated with respect,’’ Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre said in a statement. “Our party, unlike the Liberals
and NDP, is committed to keeping taxes low for Canadians, which means recouping funds when they are improperly claimed.’’ The longer the debt goes uncollected, the greater the likelihood the government will have to write off millions in benefits wrongfully handed out to Canadians for a variety of reasons, including if the debtor dies or declares bankruptcy, or if the debt itself has passed the 72-month statute of limitations for its collection. “They seem to be putting effort in finding the fraud but, if this is actual, honest-to-goodness fraud, we have a better chance of getting it now than we would five years from now,’’ said Angella MacEwen, senior economist with the Canadian Labour Congress. But, even as more and more of the collection of those bad debts is being postponed for future collec-
tion, the government appears to be getting better at rooting out fraud. The amount collected in fiscal year 2006-2007 was about $1 million of bad claims that year. The amount collected steadily rose in subsequent years and peaked in fiscal year 2012-2013, when the government collected $31.4 million, the same year the Conservatives faced accusations they were requiring officials to meet quotas in the fraud hunt, a charge the government denied. EI officials continue to keep a close eye on claims. The amount of fraud, however, remains low relative to the total amount handed out. Of the more than $15 billion in benefits handed out annually, less than one per cent is for fraudulent claims, MacEwen said.
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SEASON MARKS 10TH YEAR OF THEATRE IN THE PARK Melissa Thomas and Heather Cant are celebrating 10 years of X Fest with everything from Shakespeare to children’s theatre. In their second year of running X Fest, the duo was relieved to have more time this year for the two productions in Prince Charles Park. said, of a scene in which she plays three characters. It’s an action-packed show, but the Thompson Rivers University theatre alumni are up for the challenge. They first collaborated in 2009 on the university stage, with another nod to Shakespeare in The Tempest, and have since worked together during past X Fest performances. This time, they’ll share the story
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things through,” said Cant. “It’s a big undertaking.” About 2,500 people attend the annual festival in the park, which has a budget of about $150,000. This year’s festival is a week earlier than previous years to avoid competing for attendees with Ribfest. — Jessica Wallace the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, which runs alternately with The Shakespeare Show and is directed by Heather Cant. The park is transformed into Sherwood Forest for an adaptation of the infamous outlaw who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. See MERRY, B2
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While Stephen Sawka played a hero in the 2013 Project X production of The Fantastic Mr. Fox, he’s the villain this time around, with his role as the Sherrif of Nottingham. “My first bad guy,” he said with a laugh. Cast member Wyatt Percha is picking up pointers from Westsyde secondary’s theatre director. The Kamloops actor who was cast as Little John is set to graduate from TRU’s theatre program next year and is excited, but nervous, about his first performance at the professional level, he said. They’ll be in full costume in the park to showcase their swordfighting skills and said the park is fitting. “Sherwood Forest comes alive,” Sawka said. X Fest runs nightly at 7:30 p.m. from July 13 to Aug. 1. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for students and seniors and $12 for children under 12 and are available at the door on a first-come, first-serve basis one hour before show time or in advance from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St. or by calling 250-3745483. Matinees at 3 p.m. on July 18 and Aug. 1 are pay-what-you-can admission. Monday evenings are buy one, get one free. The annual improv night is on July 25. For more information, go online to projectxtheatre.ca.
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THE SET, PROPS OF X FEST
‘Sherwood Forest comes alive’
While Prince Charles Park lends trees to Project X in creating Sherwood Forest, nearly a month went into creating a large tree, that is front and centre on stage for this year’s X Fest productions. “It basically took about as long as all of the other set pieces,” said Gal Minnes, production manager. Slotted plywood disks were layered and held together by twoby-four planks, which was covered by mesh and fabric before it was all painted. It took weeks to construct at Western Canada Theatre’s shop, at 1025 Lorne St., and about eight people to move it to the park.
Swordplay on set
Stephen Sawka and Wyatt Percha said one of the most challenging parts of this year’s X Fest productions has been the swordfighting. It’s why when KTW caught up with the two actors from the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Sawka had a small cut on his right leg from the long, heavy props. He’s had experience with sword-fighting on stage after a previous performance of Peter Pan, but Melissa Thomas, Project X artistic producer and director of The Shakespeare Show, has been working with cast members’ for both productions after completing a two-week course at Academie Duello, centre for swordplay. — Jessica Wallace
Wyatt Percha takes on his castmate and mentor Stephen Sawka at rehearsal for The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. DAVE EAGLES/KTW
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Lou Gramm and Platinum Blonde rock Sun Peaks Sun Peaks held its first free summer concert on the weekend, with Lou Gramm, former lead singer of Foreigner (right) and 1980s pop band Platinum Blonde (including bassist Rob Laidlaw, left) headlining the July 4 event under sunny skies. Sun Peaks has four more weekends of free music on the schedule: • July 18/19, Flashback Weekend featuring bands playing music from the 1980s and 1990s. • July 24-26, Country Fest. • Aug. 14-16, Retro Weekend. • Aug. 28, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts. • Aug. 29, Colin James. ALLEN DOUGLAS PHOTOS/KTW
Joining the headliners was Russ Graham (right) and The Infectuals, much to the delight of dancers (left) and Lee Berven and Wes Reusse (above).
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Elvis festival moves to Barriere ORGANIZER HOPES THIS YEAR’S ATTENDANCE NUMBERS AREN’T SO BLUE
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Elaine Martelli hopes more advertising and a new location will increase attendance to the Canadian Bluemoon Elvis Festival. After starting the tribute festival in her husband’s memory three years ago, it had a “very poor turnout” last year in Westwold. “A lot of people didn’t even know where it was,” Martelli, president of the festival, said. “I couldn’t believe how many people didn’t know where Westwold was.” About 200 people attended the inaugural event in Kelowna two years ago but, to lower costs, it was moved to Westwold last year and numbers dwindled, with about
60 attendees. Martelli hopes promotion in Clearwater, Kamloops, Salmon Arm and Kelowna will help. “We’ve really increased advertising,” she said. “We’re hitting a lot of areas.” This year’s event is in Barriere from July 17 to July 19 and will feature 10 Elvis tribute artists. Unlike other festivals dedicated to the King, The Canadian Bluemoon festival isn’t a competition. It isn’t all Elvis, either, with tributes to Alan Jackson, Roy Orbison, Shania Twain, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Michael Bublé and others throughout the three-day event. “We’re going to have quite a mixture of stuff,” Martelli said. The event is a fundraiser for the B.C. chapter of the
Canadian Hemophilia Society — Martelli’s husband Mike had hemophilia — and, this year, it will also contribute to the Wounded Warriors Weekend. The festival is geared at all ages and Martelli has seen the Elvis bug in her threeyear-old granddaughter who loves Blue Suede Shoes and Hound Dog. “You get the kids up there by the stage dancing, they seem to really enjoy it,” Martelli said. The goal is to grow the festival. Elvis-tribute events in Collingood, Ont. and as close as Penticton see thousands of visitors from around the world, Martelli said. But, she’s also hoping to rekindle the festival to keep with a tradition to honour Mike. Two tribute artists play his
favourite Elvis song, My Way, during the gospel portion of the festival, which is on Sunday. “We’ve done that the last two years,” Martelli said. “We’re doing it again this year.” The festival is at the North Thompson Agriplex, 4856 Dunn Lake Rd., in Barriere. On-site camping — priced at $15 nightly or $35 for three nights — is available but limited. Early reservations are recommended. Weekend passes are $90. Day passes are also available, with prices varying for each show. The festival is also looking for additional volunteers, sponsors and vendors. For tickets and a full schedule of events, go online to thecdnbluemoon.ca.
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Jul 14-18Camp Course: 102233 Dance $125 dancing. Stage crafts are also part of this program. Join the gang at 1:00 am to 2:30 pm Rainbow for a fun afternoon this summer. 7-12 yrs Rainbow School of Dance
Get into the dance moves all week long with Jul 14-18 Course: 102186 Fairy Tales and Musicals $175 upbeat hip hop dance Each 3:00 am totechniques. 5:30 pm Ages: 9-12 City of Kamloops School ofaDance lesson will takeRainbow you through choreographed Children will work on building skills while acting, singing, and dance sequence. Before you know it, youJoin willthe gang at dancing. craftsSkate are also part of this program. Oronge’sStage Girls Only Clinic $20 Rainbow for a fun afternoon this summer. be dancing like a star! All levels are welcome. No boys allowed! It does not matter if you have never stepped on a Activity Programs skateboard or have been skating for years. We will help all skill levels Sista’s Love to Dance Studio Jul 14-18 Course: 102186 Please pre-register. Programs are canceled if the minimum numberstricks. Bring master street, transition, and all the fun skateboarding are not met. Jul 27-31 11:00 AM-1:00 PM 3:00 am to 5:30 pm your helmet, skateboard, water bottle, snack, and a positive attitude. Rainbow of Dance Mon-Fri 233597 Modern Ballet $75 Do not missContemporary out on all the fun.School HELMETS ARE MANDATORY. Ages: 14-20
This and program is for the advanced dancer. Work on technique, poise, Wacky Wonderful $125 Oronge’s Girls Only Skate Clinic $20 Jul 11and flexibility. Course: 99738 Dancers will work on the barre and centre floor. -No Wire, Words, and Wool 8-13 am to matter 11:00 am boys allowed! It9:00 does not if you have neveryrs stepped on a Jul 14-18 Course: 102233 McArthur Island Parkfibre-weaving, skateboard or have been We will help all skill leve This workshop includes colourful 1:00 am toskating 2:30 pm for years. Rainbowand Schoolall of the Dancefun skateboarding tricks. Bring master street, transition, creative bookmaking structures, and a weird wire Aug 15 Course:water 99739bottle, snack, and a positive attitud your helmet, skateboard, Fairy Tales and Musicals $175 sculpture assemblage. am fun. to 11:00 am ARE MANDATORY. Do not miss all the HELMETS Ages: 9-12out on9:00 Children will work on building skills while acting, singing, and Heritage House McArthur Island Park dancing. Stage crafts are also part of this program. Join the gang at Jul 11 Course: Rainbow for a fun afternoon this99738 summer. 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Jul 20-24 9:00 am to 11:00 am Jul 14-18 Course: 102186 Mon-Fri Kids 239432 Sunshine $30 McArthur Park 3:00 am to 5:30 Island pm Ages: 9-12 Instructor Joanna Battjes Rainbow School of Dance
This sunny experience includes singing, painting, playing, creating Aug 15 Course: 99739 Oronge’s Girls Only Skate Clinic $20
and pretending. Enjoy a week of mini-hikes, bubbles,$110 water play and Junior Tennis 9:00notam to 11:00 amnever stepped on a No boys allowed! It does matter if you have more.skateboard Bring a snack for our picnic. or have been skating for years. We will help all skill levels Summer Camp 9-14 yrs McArthur Island Park master street, transition, and all the fun skateboarding tricks. Bring your helmet, skateboard, water bottle, snack, and a positive attitude. These camps areCourse: designed to help the junior player Jul 15-17 101500 Do not miss out on all the fun. HELMETS ARE MANDATORY. 11:15 to 1:15 pm friends. Youth improve, have fun, andammake new Sunshine $30 Jul 11 Kids Course: 99738 Centre Hal Rogers will be introduced to the game, with an emphasis 9:00 am to 11:00 am Ages: 9-12 Instructor: Danielle Duperreault McArthur Island Park Thisfundamentals. sunny experience includes singing, playing, creating on This program is inpainting, partnership and pretending. Enjoy a 99739 week of mini-hikes, bubbles, water play an Aug 15 Course: Jul 22-24 Course: 101501 with the Kamloops Tennis Centre. 9:00 to 11:00 am more. Bring a snack11:15 foramour ampicnic. to 1:15 pm Riverside Park McArthur Island Park Parkview Activity Centre Course: 101500 Jul 15-17 13-17 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Intructor: Leanna Smeaton Sunshine Kids $30 11:15 am to 1:15 pm Ages: 9-12 Mon-Fri 239107 This sunny experience includes singing, painting, playing, creating Hal Rogers Centre
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Thompson Rivers University’s School of Nursing has earned the highest accreditation possible from the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN). The seven-year designation is the result of a rigorous review that scrutinized the School of Nursing, its administration, faculty, programs, student success before and after graduation, the learning spaces and equipment, relevance of courses and programs and its corporate and community partnerships. The school completed a detailed self-study report and a site visit was conducted in March by a team of peers from different Canadian universities. “Earning the maximum accreditation is a testament to our commitment and dedication that all our students receive a rewarding and high-calibre learning experience — one where they are ready for opportunities in any number of directions,” said Donna Murnaghan, dean of the School of Nursing.
“CASN’s endorsement also applauds our faculty’s efforts to keep current and to pass that knowledge and best practices to our students, who are the health care providers of tomorrow,” she said. CASN is among more than 30 organizations belonging to the Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada. TRU president and vice-chancellor Alan Shaver said CASN’s endorsement is another milestone of which to be proud. “Accreditation isn’t easily acquired; the CASN asks tough questions about a nursing school’s students, faculty, our grads and even including the partnerships we have nurtured,” Shaver said. “TRU’s School of Nursing has always been prepared to meet the challenge. We have a great program here which our students and communities can be proud of. CASN has validated this by awarding the maximum accreditation; an A-plus to our school.”
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“SHAD exposes bright youth to advanced topics and takes them out of their comfort zones. SHAD supports them to discover new ways to learn, engage, experiment and excel. “Interacting directly with renowned university faculty and visionary corporate leaders gives participants a glimpse of their future, and raises their aspirations and ability to make a difference.”
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GREECE AND THE EURO: NOW WHAT?
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n theory, it could still work. It only requires three miracles. Maybe the resounding “no” to the eurozone’s terms for a third bailout in Sunday’s referendum in Greece (61 per cent against) will force the euro currency’s real managers, Germany and France, to reconsider. French President Francois Hollande is already advocating a return to negotiations with Greece. Maybe the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will publicly urge the eurozone’s leaders to cancel more of Greece’s crushing load of debt. On Thursday, July 2, the IMF released a report saying Greece needed an extra 50-billion euros over three years to roll over existing debt and should be allowed a 20-year grace period before making any debt repayments. Even then, it said, Greece’s debt was “unsustainable.” Maybe Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tripras will accept the terms he asked Greek voters to reject in the referendum if he can also get a commitment to a big chunk of debt relief — say about 100-billion euros ($111 billion), about a third of Greece’s total debt — from the eurozone authorities and the IMF. It’s all theoretically possible. It even makes good sense. But, it will require radically different behaviour from all the parties involved. Tsipras has already made one big gesture: On the morning after the referendum victory, he ditched his flamboyant finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis. The hyper-combative Varoufakis had needlessly alienated every other eurozone finance minister with his scattergun abuse and it was hard to imagine him sitting down with his opposite numbers again after calling them all “terrorists” during the referendum campaign. The IMF’s gesture
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WATCH was even bigger, if much belated. It knew the eurozone’s strategy was wrong from the time of the first bailout in 2010 — and it is finally getting ready to admit it. Normally, when the IMF bails out a country that is over its head in debt, it insists on four things. There is always fiscal consolidation (cutting spending, collecting all the taxes, balancing the budget) and structural reform (making labour markets more flexible, ending subsidies, etc.). All the current Greece-eurozone negotiations have been about these issues. But, the usual IMF package also includes devaluation and debt relief. There was no debt relief at all in the 2010 bailout and only private-sector creditors were forced to take a haircut (about 30 per cent) in the second bailout in 2012. Most of Greece’s debt was owed to German and French banks — and that wasn’t touched. Indeed, 90 per cent of the eurozone loans Greece received goes straight into repaying European banks. Greece’s debt is not decreased by these transactions: it is just switched to official European bodies, including the European Central Bank. So, the Greeks are getting no real help worth talking about and European taxpayers are getting screwed to save European banks. Why didn’t the IMF blow the whistle on this long ago? Because it was not taking the lead in these negotiations and, after
it took part in the 2010 bailout anyway, it was deeply embarrassed. It had broken its own rules and found it hard to admit it. It was also aware that devaluation, usually a key part of IMF bailouts, is impossible for Greece unless it actually leaves the euro (which Greeks desperately don’t want to do). So, the usual postbailout economic recovery didn’t happen. Over five years, Greece’s debt has
increased by half, its economy has shrunk by a quarter and unemployment has risen to 25 per cent (50 per cent for young people). The referendum question was deliberately obscure and misleading, but most Greeks know the current approach simply isn’t working. That’s why they voted “no” in the referendum. It was a valid choice. If the eurozone authorities know much
of Greece’s debt can never be repaid (which they do), why don’t they just give Greece the debt relief it needs? Partly because Chancellor Angela Merkel knows her own German voters will be angry at more “charity” funded by their taxes, whereas they stay fairly quiet as long as the debt is still on the books. Partly because other eurozone countries would see it as special treatment for Greece. Italy, Spain, Portugal
and Ireland have also been through harrowing bailout programs and are still making proportionally bigger interest payments on their debts than Greece. Some other countries using the euro — Estonia, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia — have about the same GDP per capita as Greece. Latvia is even poorer. They don’t see why they should pay for Greece’s folly in running up such huge debts.
It really isn’t possible to predict whether Tsipras and Greece will be offered a better deal. It’s equally impossible to say what will happen to the euro single currency if there is no deal and Greece crashes out of the euro in the next couple of weeks, although the eurozone authorities insist that they could weather the storm. We do live in interesting times. gwynnedyer.com
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The dream of a white picket fence is dead
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are going into debt to buy necessities. Average household debt in B.C. rose by $20,745 in 2014 to $99,834, according to BMO’s Annual Debt Report, the secondhighest debt load in Canada. So, put aside all the sensational headlines coming out of Vancouver that focus on price and think income — mortgagequalifying income — keeping in mind B.C.’s median household income in 2012 was $71,660. According to RBC Economics’s Housing Trends and Affordability report,, the only province where you need a six-figure income ($125,900) to buy a detached bungalow is B.C. You would also feel the pinch of 69.3 per cent of your household income going to cover mortgage payments, utilities and property taxes — and that’s after coming up with a $172,250 down payment. In six provinces you could buy a detached bungalow on an income of less than $70,000, a down payment of no more than $78,425, with a maximum of 35.6 per cent of your income going to home ownership costs. While Vancouver gets the bulk of the attention in the current debate, there’s a housing crisis developing across B.C. In 2014, the average house price in
Fort St. John was $376,000. That’s higher than the average price of a detached bungalow in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec and all of Atlantic Canada. Renting isn’t much of an escape. According to CMHC figures, a twobedroom apartment in Kitimat rents for $110 more than the average in Surrey. Across Metro Vancouver, the average rent for a twobedroom apartment rose by 41.7 per cent between 2000 and 2012, from $890 a month to $1,261. Median household income rose by 13.1 per cent. It’s time to face facts. For many in B.C., the dream of a white picket fence is dead. The only thing left is to administer the last rites and find some alternatives. Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC, a non-partisan nonprofit organization dedicated to help restore a bond built on trust and confidence between citizens and their elected officials. integritybc.ca
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From Kamloops, drive to Merritt on the Coquihalla then take the Kelowna exit onto the Kelowna Connector. Turn right onto the Princeton exit and follow until you see the signs for the Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park. Turn left into the park and park in the day-parking area or grab a campsite if you plan to spend the night. The drive is approximately 90 minutes from Kamloops and an hour from Kelowna.
paddle boarding on the lake and was inspired by its clear turquoise waters. I needed to know if the picture was for real or just the result of some great Photoshopping.
When we arrived I was in awe, the lake was more beautiful than I imagined. I could not wait to drop the kayaks in the water and start exploring.
Little-known Kentucky Lake has blue water and great paddling
But, first we had to navigate the quicksand along the shore. It may look like a sandy beach but don’t let the white clay deceive you. One step into the shallow water could have you up to your knees. Thankfully, there is a tiny dock at the provincial campground from which to safely launch your boat. As we paddled to small cove at the end of the lake we did not see many people on the lake, save for a few fishermen in small boats and a small group of people hiking the four-kilometere
trail around the lake. We ended our adventure with a walk to neighbouring Alleyne Lake which is also part of Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park. We also discovered two ponds — one them being a children’s angling pond. With so much to explore in this area we will definitely come back with our tents for a weekend. To discover other great places to visit in British Columbia, go online to teresathetraveler.ca
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Honda’s brand image has suffered after quality lapses for popular vehicles like the Fit hybrid in Japan as well as huge recall on a global level for defective Takata air bags, although many of the world’s automakers are affected by the recalls, Honda has been hardest hit because it relies heavily on Takata. The company’s recalls linked to Takata have ballooned by 20 million globally. Hachigo promised to take more time in product development, bring his employees together as a team and improve commu-
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The problem has been suspected in at least eight fatalities and 100 injuries. Massive recall efforts are underway to keep drivers safe. Hachigo reiterated that Honda had no immediate plans to financially help Takata. Honda has a 1.2 per cent stake in Takata, which has sunk into losses over the recalls. Hachigo’s promise to turn the company around centred on raising the efficiency of global manufacturing and delivering on what he called “Honda-like’’ products. But it was a little short on specifics. Reporters peppered him
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He noted he has tried to listen to workers on the ground, and that’s critical in doing product development correctly, he said. In the late 1990s, Hachigo was involved in the successful introduction of the Odyssey minivan in North America, manufacturing the model at a new plant in Canada. He told reporters the S660 sports car and the HondaJet business jet embody the Honda “dream.’’ “I love Honda, and I grew up in Honda,’’ Hachigo said in his slow purposeful delivery. “I want to give back to Honda.’’
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INSTRUCTORS FOR LEGAL AND MEDICAL OFFICE PROGRAMS Come and work for the oldest, most respected private postsecondary trainer in BC! At Sprott Shaw College, we train and prepare our students for a meaningful career. As part of our campus team, you will contribute to that success! Our Kamloops campus is recruiting for a 4 week holiday coverage position teaching in our Medical Office Assistant program and Legal Office Assistant program. The instructor must have a certificate or diploma as a Medical Office Assistant or Legal Office Assistant and have a minimum of 2 years’ full-time occupational experience or 10 years’ demonstrated experience in the field of study. Teaching experience is considered an asset. 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
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Neskonlith Daycare Job Posting Chase, BC We are looking for a team player who is able to work under minimum supervision. You must be able to maintain a positive relationship with the children, parents, community and co-workers. Ensure that the classroom environment is clean, safe and inviting for all participants and the activities are age appropriate. Provide an Early Childhood Certificate, first aid, criminal record check, doctor’s note and 3 references. You will be responsible for setting up arts and crafts, circle time and help with feedings and diapering. We are looking for someone who wants a long term job and one who truly loves children.
Deadline: July 17, 2015 @ 3:00 pm Attention to: Tammy Thomas tammythomas@neskonlith.net fax: (250) 679-5306
Lost: $180 in cash near the Superstore. Desperately needed. 250-319-3948. Lost Female cat part Himalayan long hair chocolate points, since last Wednesday Guerin Creek area Reward (250) 377-1740
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Req: Secondary School or equivalent; At least 6 months of F/T training OR Min 1 yr experience in the past 3 yrs as Caregiver or related occupation; Fluent in English. Duties: Supervise, care, prepare meals for children; take children to & from school; bathe, dress & feed children; light housekeeping; discipline children as per parents’ methods; create positive child care; maintain safe environment for children. Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Private room with lock will be provided. Note: This is not a condition for employment. Email resume: tranpreet1@gmail.com
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Must have some experience. Email resume to: donrivercitycycle@shaw.ca
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NEW AND PREOWNED VEHICLE SALES CONSULTANT NEEDED We are looking for a motivated, self starter with sales experience, VSA certified preferred. We offer a very competitive sales plan and benefits, along with full training and support.
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XAXLI’P EMLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Xaxli’p, an Aboriginal organization located in the beautiful Fountain Valley of the western interior of British Columbia, north of Lillooet with great economic and community development potential and a real commitment to providing quality programs and services to 1000+ members, has an excellent opportunity for an experienced:
ADMINISTRATOR
Reporting to and receiving direction from Chief and Council, the successful candidate requires a post–secondary education in Business or commerce, formal training, professional knowledge, skills and abilities, senior management experience and direct knowledge, preferably within an Aboriginal Organization, to be responsible for: • Provide effective leadership and teambuilding; • Provide effective employee supervision and development; • Manage the overall Administration and Operation, financial, capital, and program affairs; • Have excellent knowledge and implementation of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and other agencies programs and services; • Facilitate the development of formal Plans, to include Strategic, Capital, Financial, Program and Economic Development; • Develop and/or assist in proposals for funding; • Working with Chief and Council to identify and provide for the needs of the community and membership An excellent benefit package is offered that includes medical, dental and pension plan, as well an opportunity to contribute to the success and growth of a great community. Please mail or hand deliver current resume with cover letter and references in a “confidential” marked envelope to: Xaxli’p Attention: Chief Darrell Bob Sr. PO Box 1330, Lillooet BC, V0K 1V0 Email: hr@xaxlip.ca
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Career Opportunities SLEEP COUNTRY CANADA Hiring a SALES ASSOCIATE Kamloops, BC Apply now at www.sleepcountry.ca Or email your resume to: maud.fremont @sleepcountry.ca
Drivers/Courier/ Trucking US capable Class 1 Drivers required 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.
Education/Trade Schools AAA courses every time!
PAL-CORE-ED PAL N/R bi-weekly- $115 PAL R weekly-$70 CORE 2x monthly-$170 $$ incl GST. For info
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Courses. Next C.O.R.E. Aug. 8th & 9th Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. July 19th Sunday. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:
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KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city. Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 EI CLAIM denied? Need help? 22yrs exp as EI officer. Will prepare, present, reconsiderations & appeals. Call me before requesting reconsideration. Bernie Hughes 1-877581-1122. I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679 Part Time barber required drop off resumes to Mount Paul Barber Shop, 704 Mount Paul Way, Kamloops.
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Live-in Caregiver reqd. to look after 2 kids (age 6&9) Sal:$12.00/hr, +1yr exp. or certification reqd., Duties: Supervise & care for children. Prepare & serve nutritious meals. Organize & participate in activities such as games & outings for children. Light housekeeping duties & cleaning duties. Keep Records of children’s daily activities Lang: English. Work location: Kamloops, BC. Contact: Dr. Jaspal Sarao, Email resume to: drjaspal_sarao@yahoo.ca
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Trades, Technical
Work Wanted
CANADIAN MILL Services Association (CMSA) is looking for a Lumber Inspector/Supervisor for the Prince George area. Duties include visiting CMSA members for the purpose of inspecting lumber for proper grade, moisture content and grade stamping, reviewing kiln records, and providing Grader training. The idea candidate is a self-starter, works safely, is willing to learn, can work with minimal supervision, and possess a valid BC drivers licence. Ideal candidates will have a lumber grading ticket. CMSA offers a very-good salary, pension plan, & benefits, and also supplies a company vehicle, laptop & smartphone. Please submit a resume in confidence by July 15, 2015 to to: forestry2012@hotmail.com
Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Office Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate. Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills. Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match. Gene Wirchenko 250-8281474. genew@telus.net
Kodiak Drywall Ltd. is seeking to hire experienced steel stud framers, drywallers and tapers. Call 250-765-3033.
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ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary. If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
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On Site Resident Manager Couple required for a 44 unit complex on the North Shore. Ideal for mature, bondable couple capable of running the daily operation of a rental building . Must possess strong general maintenance, administrative and people skills. Please send resume by email:
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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services
FULL TIME PRODUCE CLERK Locally owned and operated.
RETIREMENT home in Osoyoos seeks Food Service Manager. Must have Red Seal. Apply: jobs@balticproperties.ca
Nu Leaf Produce Market is looking for customer service focused and hard working individuals to join our team. Produce experience required. Interested applicants apply within. Attention Herman. 740 Fortune Drive Kamloops
Medical/Dental CDA Required 4 days per wk till Oct 2015 resumes to Dr Della Summers at Sahali Dental Centre attn Office Manager #208-1211 Summit Dr. V2C 5R9 fax: 250-374-3499 email: sue-sdc@telus.net
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VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER
Rte 564 – 2000 - 2099 Hugh Allan Dr, Rte 611– 2106 - 2196 Crescent Dr, Pinegrass Crt & St. – 39 p. Highland Rd (even), 2003 - 2194 Valleyview Dr. - 55 p. BATCHELOR HEIGHTS Rte 172 – Hillcrest Ave, Hillcrest Pl, Hornby Ave, 871 - 1198 Linthorpe Rd. – 85 p. BROCK/NORTHSHORE
Rte 613– 2210 - 2291 Crescent Dr, Highland Rd (odd), Park Dr, 2207 2371 ETC Hwy. - 67 p. Rte 650– 1520 - 1620 Abitibi Ave, 2101 - 2489 Omineca Dr. - 61 p.
Rte 27 – Bentley Pl, Kamwood Pl, 1866 Rte 654– 1300 - 1375 Finlay Ave, 2210 - 1944 Parkcrest Ave. – 65 p. - 2397 Qu’appelle Blvd. - 66 p. Rte 151 – 1020 - 1132 7th St, 1024 & Rte 660– Adams Ave, Babine Ave, 1112 8th St, Berkley Pl, Dundas St, 2391 - 2881 Skeena Dr. - 69 p. Richmond Ave. – 65 p. WESTSYDE/WESTMOUNT DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 750 – 5101 - 5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 29 p. Rte 751 – 5310 Barnhartvale Rd, 5300 - 5599 Dallas Dr, 5485 - 5497 ETC Hwy, Viking Dr, Wade Pl. 60 p. RAYLEIGH Rte 830 – Chetwynd Dr, Stevens Dr. – 62 p.
Rte 214 – 2502 - 2597 Partridge Dr, Partridge Cres & Pl. - 44 p.
Rte 225 – 3375 - 3495 Bank Rd, Bray Pl, 3324 - 3498 Overlander Dr, Steinke Pl. - 69 p. Rte 243 – Dohm Rd, Serle Crt, Pl, & Rd, 3102 - 3190 Westsyde Rd. - 68 p. Rte 248 – Cramond Rd, Green Acres Rd, 2930 - 3010 Westsyde Rd (even). - 81 p.
* Also looking for Summer relief carriers in all areas * FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 250-374-0462
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HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774.
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Pets Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.
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* Some conditions may apply Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information.
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$25.00 per yard delivery available at additional cost
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1-877-776-1660 Apply at moneyprovider.com GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
Fitness/Exercise WE will pay you to exercise! Deliver Kamloops This Week Only 3 issues a week!
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Fencing Cedar fencing, custom lattice. All sizes. 250-315-8573.
Garden & Lawn Grassbusters Lawn and Yard Care is now booking for the 2015 season. Call us today to book your free quote! 250319-9340.
Handypersons RICKS’S SMALL HAUL For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent. Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!
250-377-3457
Misc Services Coolman repairs, installs home and automobile Air Conditioners. Call Coolman 250852-3569.
Painting & Decorating WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM
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3 Rooms For $299 2 Coats Any Colour
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!
Plumbing
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Antique’s Fawcett Woodstove, Beatty Bros $1500, Washing Machine Wooden Tub $1000. 1-(250) 674-1141
1930’s Walnut dining rm suite w/6 chairs and buffet $600 (250) 573-5445
ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive
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 250682-3984 for more information. Asking $189,000.00
Building Supplies 60x42 Toro Steel Building with insulation pkg never set up $40,000 (250) 318-4875
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Everything Organized Hosted Downsizing Sale. 2078 Lisa Place. Friday, July 10th (9-3). Brock area. Household Items, furniture, gardening supplies, tools and much, much more! Please be environmentally friendly and bring your own boxes/bags. Cash and Carry only. No early birds please. NORTH KAMLOOPS Sat, July 11th 9-3pm, 763 10TH Street. Sporting goods, china, furniture and more! VALLEYVIEW Moving Sale: Sat & Sun, July 11/12th. 10am-5pm. 1807 Orchard Dr. Furn, guitars, musical equip, patio furn, vintage items plus more. WESTSYDE Sat, July 11th. 8:00am-noon. 665 Steinke Place (behind Coopers). Woodworking tools, generator, trundle bed plus much more.
Computer Equipment WANTED! Newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air 250-3711333
Firearms
IT’S GARAGE SALE TIME
Remington Model Winchester Master 870. $450. Winchester Model 90 22 long rifle made in 1911. $900. Good shape. 250851-0264.
Call and ask us about our GARAGE SALE SPECIAL
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Free Items Free Entertainment centre glass and wood doors and drawer at bottom u pick up (250) 376-8550
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Fruit & Vegetables Trees any kind $10-$25/ea. Lapin & Stella Cherries $1.50$2.00/lb. Apricots $.50$1.00/lb. Call all summer. 250376-3480.
Garage Sale deadline is Wednesday 2pm for Friday Call Tuesday before 2pm for our 2 day
WESTSYDE Sat & Sun, July 11/12th. 8:30am-2pm. 1669 Westmount Dr. Hshld items, tools, gardening, crafts +more.
1-Pair Rocker Recliner Chairs with swivel made by Lazyboy. $300/each or $500/both. 778-257-5922 to view. Corner display unit curved glass sides $400 250-3725062 Gibbard 4poster qu bed $850obo Drk Grn dbl hideabed $250 (778) 471-8627
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ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine. Stock up now. Campfire wood. (250)377-3457.
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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
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Beautiful 3bdrms on Schubert Dr. N/S, No dogs. Sept. 1st. $1250/mo. 250-376-5410
1 Bedroom Apartments $780 - 850 • Seniors Orientated • Close to the Hospital • Quiet Living Space • Underground Parking • Newly Renovated Suites 520 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2M2 250-372-0510
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2bdrm, 1.5bth Aberdeen Condo avail Aug 1st. A/C, gf, in suite wd. Sm pet neg $1150/month. Incl 2 prk spots (250) 318-1723 Available spacious 1&2bdrm apts. Starting at $850/mo. The Sands Apartment. Centrally located. On-site Management. 250-828-1711.
Juniper Village 2&3 Bedroom Condos Juniper, 1-2 bathrooms Hot Water Heat Included. Sunden Management Ltd (250) 376-0062
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Student/Bachelor Suites Furnished/Utilities Incl’d Starting @ $850 per month
1/bdrm starting at $850/mth 2/bdrm starting at $1000/mth Incl/heat, hot water. N/S, N/P. Senior oriented.
13 stair Bruno Chair lift complete w/rails and brackets $1500obo (250) 372-8939 Respiratory CPAP ResMed S9 Machine used 3months $1200 554-2528/ 572-6430
1959-2012 National Geo. in fancy slip covers plus extras $150 obo 250-554-4175 Garden tools, lawn reels, electric weed whackers, shop vac +more. 250-376-3246. Kabota 7.5 diesel generator. $5500. Boat Storage blocks. $150. Portable vehicle ramps. $20. 250-833-8414. Meat Slicer 10in Stainless $200. Elec cheese grinder $200. (250) 374-7979 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 Treadmill Free Spirit $250 Lrg Oak table w/6chairs 2 lvs like new $1000 (250) 579-9483 Truck Cover large used once paid $75 asking $50 (250) 828-1983
Northland Apartments
1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Clean quiet buildings. Reasonable Rental Rates
Real Estate
Heavy Duty Machinery
BROCK Sunday, July 12th. 8:30am1pm. 897 McBride St. MS Fundraiser Garage Sale. No Early Birds!
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Luxury Penthouse 2bdrm, 2bath +den, 2prk, 2-FP, Downtown. $2100. 778-257-9000.
Homes for Rent 2bdrm Down town fenced yrd 5 appl. N/P, N/S $1250 Suitable for 2 250-319-4062
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Call 250-376-0062 Older 3bdrm home Willow Ranch 20 mins south of Kamloops $1000mo 250-372-1794
Recreation ✰SHUSWAP LAKE!✰ VACATION RENTAL
5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek B.C. 1-bdrm 1-bath Park Model. Tastefully decorated guest cabin. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial Park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor Store and Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot-tubs, Adult and Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. Asking $1500/week. 4 day, 1-week, 2-week & monthly rentals available. BOOK NOW! FMI CALL 1-250-371-1333 Waterfront Property with dock (rent or lease) east side Okanagan Lake close to golf course, 20 minutes to Vernon. Avail now 1-604-794-3318
Shared Accommodation Male seeking roommate Westsyde Furn. Close to bus $550/mo util incl. Avail July 1st. Call 250-579-2480. Near TRU Room $325-per month util included. No Pets. 250-554-6877, 250-377-1020. North Shore $400 per/mo incl util & basic cable, np/ns 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020
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Suites, Lower
Cars - Domestic
1BDRM Downtown NP, no smokers! Inclds utils & int. $800/mth,Aug 1 250-318-0318 1BDRM Sep. Entr. Shared Lndry. N/S N/P $800/mo+DD+ ref’s, util. incl. Brock 554-2228 1bdrm suite in North Klps. $600. Strictly N/S and N/P. Internet included. No laundry. Looking for mature person. References (250) 376-4794 1brm self contained suite. Fully furnished, bedding, flat TV, Wifi, kitchen plates etc. Sahali. N/S, N/P. $1,000/mo. 250851-1193. 2BDRM in Brock new reno’d w/d Private entr/parking. n/s/p, $1000/mo. 250-319-1911. 2Bdrm N. Kamloops shared w/d, n/p, n/s pref working person $800/mo. 250-554-8771. 2Bdrm NShore, w/d n/p/s, util incld $1000/mth, 250- 5799225 Brock, Bright Lrg-2bdrms furnished/unfurnished. W/D. $1000/mo. incld util. 376-2684. Ground level 2bdrm Batchelor H, N/S, N/D, N/P, Avail July 1 $1200 util incl (250) 376-2379 New 2bdrm Brock daylight private ent n/s n/p $850 per month avail now 250-5543882 North Shore 1bdrm daylight Near schools. $750/mo. incld internet. 250-320-3437. North Shore 1bdrm. N/S, N/P. $625 includes util. DD, Ref’s. 250-554-6798. N/Shore 2bdrms. $900/mo. + half util. 250-377-6888. Email: ray@kamloopsrenting.com Riverfront 1bdrm daylight level entry, ample prking, util incl $650. 250-579-9609. Sahali 2bdrm daylight basement suite. Full kitchen, bath & laundry. N/S, N/P. Fully furnished. 1-Person $900, 2-People. $1200. Available Aug. 1st. On bus route. 250-851-1304. Welcoming Cumfy 1bedroom. Close to University, Hospital. Student or quiet person. Excellent Location. $495or$725 ns/np. Call (250) 299-6477
2008 Cadillac CTS Premium. 130,000kms. AWD, Great in the winter, BLK w/leather interior, CD, power windows, seats, mirrors, locks, heating/cooling seats. $16,800. 250-320-6900. 2010 Toyota Yaris, 4dr hatchback. Fully loaded. Winter/summers. 110kms w/warranty. $7,900. 250-318-9558.
RUN UNTIL SOLD ONLY $35.00(plus Tax)
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Transportation
Recreational/Sale
Trucks & Vans
2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $14,900. 250-376-1655.
2006 Ford F250 Lariat Crewcab loaded. 5th wheel hitch. Self loading boatrack. Airflow tailgate. New 20” tires & windshield 125,000miles. 6liter diesel. Tow/haul transmission. Asking $18,900 (250) 3723682 or (250) 819-4768
2008 29’ Springdale travel trailer with 12’ slide sleeps 6 in great shape $14,500 obo txt or call 250-851-1091 9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom. Good shape. $3,200/obo. 250-376-1841. Montana 5th wheel 4 slides hardwood flrs incl Ford F350 diesel new tires must be seen $35,000obo 1-(575) 740-1511
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Cars - Sports & Imports
Run until sold
New Price $56.00+tax
Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one flat rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* • $56.00 (boxed ad with photo) • $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)
Call: 250-371-4949
NO PETS
Transportation
2001 BMW 540i “M” Sport 234,000 km, 2 owners, 4.4L, 6spd, 4dr. sedan,Gray/white, c/w full set spare rims, roof racks, other extras, service records avail. Exc cond $6300. Ph.250 374-0070
1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $6000 obo (250) 376-5722 1989 Chrysler New Yorker (Landou). Exec shape. $2,199/obo. 250-376-5348.
Cars - Domestic 2003 Buick Century. 4dr, auto. 247,000kms. Very good shape. $1800/obo. 376-2337. 2006 Ford Taurus. 4dr, auto. Green. 177,000kms. Good shape. $5,500. 250-851-0264. Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $6900.00 obo 250-554-0580
(new).
Flatdeck Hauler for Heavy Equipment. $4,500. 250374-1988. Trailer for snowmobile/ATV 10ft long aluminum, tilt deck, $1800 (250) 320-9068
Sport Utility Vehicle
Boats 17ft. Grumman Aluminum Canoe. 3 paddles & accessories. $1000/obo. 250-377-3686. 1996 Seadoo, 5-seater jet boat & trailer. New motor & impellars, many extras. Excellent shape. $6,800. 250-672-9887.
1987 GMC Cube Van. Setup for tradesman. Runs good. $5,500. 250-3741988. Contractors Tundra HD Econo Custom. Hwy, hauler $35,000 Concrete work as possible part of the payment. 250-377-8436.
Motorcycles
2007 Honda Gold Wing Trike 94,000km GPS, passenger arm rests, matching chrome wheels $25,900 250-573-7610 2009 Harley Nighttrain 96cuin 6spd 11,300km many extras $13,888obo (250) 318-5861
Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33”tires on Eagle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $15,000 invested asking $12000 (250) 828-0931
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3 items- 3 lines for $35* Additional items/lines $10 each Non business only * Some restrictions apply Does not include: Car/Truck/ RV’s/Power Boats/Street Bikes
Like new 16ft 1652 Yamaha G3 w/older 30hp 2 stroke motor, oil injected runs like new, on trailer $10,700 (250) 851-0209 or 250-3742497
Run ‘till RENTED
1992 Toyota 4X4. Excellent condition, runs great. $5,000. 250-374-1988.
* Some conditions may apply
Legal
1994 Ford F250 4x4 clubcab, longbox. 323,711kms. Runs good. $4500/obo. 554-9339. 2001 Pontiac Montana Minivan. 8-passenger, AWD, clean, good running cond. $1800. 250-573-5659. 2004 Pontiac Montana Van. $600. 250-833-8414. 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. 250-828-0599.
NOTICE OF DISPOSAL SALE Brian Wallace. Please be advised that your abandoned personal belongings and trailer serial # XG16491982, stored at #83-1655 Ord Road, Kamloops, B.C. 250-376-6614 will be disposed on or after August 10, 2015.
Trucks & Vans
Trucks & Vans
Legal Notices
Electric Motorino Scooter 122km like new, new batteries, $2500obo 1-250-5236976
Recreational/Sale 1989 Fleetwood AClass 120,000km slps 6, well kept, $8500obo (250) 579-9691 1994 Coleman Sedona tent trailer exc cond, newly serviced slps 6 $4000 374-2192
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05 Hybrid Ford Escape, no accidents non smoker, 160,000K winter and summer tires on rims $10500 (250) 319-5760
1996 Yamaha Royal Star with sidecar, airbrushed. $21,900. Over $80,000 invested. 250-573-7610. 2001 Honda Shadow 600 Black like new 19,610 kms. $4200.00 obo (250) 318-4875
L I T N U R ! D L O S
2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg
Trucks & Vans
Auto Accessories/Parts Set of 4 Yokohama Geolander tires 265/60 R18 exc shape $220 (250) 554-1023 Set of Goodyear Ultra Winters. P205/55-R16 on 5 stud rim will fit Mazda 3. $500. 851-0504.
4x8 Utility Trailer $1200. 250-833-8414.
Scrap Car Removal
Commercial Vehicles
Antiques / Classics
1961 Vauxhall Victor Sedan $3000 (250) 372-2787
2006 Dumping Trailer. 5000lbs/ 2272 kg capacity. Holds 2.4 cubic yards. $8,800. 250-374-1988.
*Some conditions & restrictions apply. Private party only (no businesses).
PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED
318-4321
Utility Trailers
*some restrictions apply call for details
*Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop
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2008 Denali Crew Cab AWD. Sunroof, DVD, NAV. Fully loaded. 22” chrome wheels, leather. 141,000kms. $29,800. 250319-8784.
(250)371-4949
Townhouses 3BDRM 3bth Valleyview pet neg, $1300 close to school and shopping. Avail Immed. 250-374-5586 / 250-371-0206 3 Bdrms Brock, W/D, close to schools & shopping, $1250/mo, 250-372-5365
Transportation
2006 F150 XLT SUPERCREW 4X4
Full load, 5.4L engine, well maintained, new tires & rims, new windshield, 148,000 hwy kms. Comes with winter tires on rims. Only 57,000 km’s in 4 years. $ 1 , 00. Call & leave message 250-573-2203.
Contact KTW @ 250-371-4949
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% = $ 12,720 UP TO
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CASH CREDIT *
CASH CREDIT ON GMC SIERRA DENALI CREW CAB
ON SELECT GMC’S IN STOCK THE LONGEST WHILE INVENTORY LASTS. ENDS JULY 28TH
2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB
20%
OF MSRP
12,720 CASH CREDIT*
$
2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB DENALI, $63,600 MSRP.
NHTSA 5-STAR OVERALL VEHICLE SCORE FOR SAFETY ** 2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB DENALI SHOWN
2015 GMC TERRAIN
20%
OF MSRP
6,589 CASH CREDIT*
$ GMC TERRAIN WAS NAMED A 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK BY IIHS
2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE-1 FWD SHOWN
2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE-2 AWD, $32,945 MSRP.
WHILE INVENTORY LASTS. OFFERS END JULY 28. ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, or purchase of a new or demonstrator GMC Terrain SLE-2 AWD. License, insurance, registration, PPSA and dealer administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. *Applies to oldest 15% of dealer inventory as of July 1st 2015. Valid July 6 to 28, 2015 on cash purchases of select vehicles from dealer inventory. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. Credit is tax exclusive and is calculated on vehicle MSRP, excluding any dealer-installed options. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this cash credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. **U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov).
Call Zimmer Wheaton Buick GMC at 250-374-1135, or visit us at 685 West Notre Dame Drive, Kamloops. [License #11184]
ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. CHEVROLET.CA 1-800-GM-DRIVE. CHEVROLET IS A BRAND OF GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. * Applies to oldest 30% of dealer inventory as of July 1st 2015 for Cruze and Sonic and 15% for other eligible models. Valid July 6 to 28, 2015 on cash purchases of select vehicles from dealer inventory. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. Credit is tax exclusive and is calculated on vehicle MSRP, excluding any dealer-installed options. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this cash credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details
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$ = 12,015 UP TO
%
OF MSRP
CASH CREDIT
ON SELECT 2015 MODELS IN STOCK THE LONGEST
CASH CREDIT ON SILVERADO CREW CAB HIGH COUNTRY
*
INVENTORY IS LIMITED SO VISIT YOUR DEALER TODAY. ENDS JULY 28TH
2015 SPARK 2015 TRAX
2015 SONIC
Eg: $3 3,019 019
CASH CREDIT ON SPARK LS AIR & AUTO $15,095 MSRP
Eg: $3,899
CASH CREDIT ON SONIC LT 5 DOOR $19,495 MSRP
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2015 CRUZE
Eg: $5,242
CASH CREDIT ON TRAX LT AWD $26,210 MSRP
2015 EQUINOX
% OF MSRP
CASH CREDIT
Eg: $4,298
Eg: $6,374
ON SELECT 2015 MODELS IN STOCK THE LONGEST *
CASH CREDIT ON CRUZE LT AIR & AUTO $21,490 MSRP
CASH CREDIT ON EQUINOX LT AWD $31,870 MSRP
2015 MALIBU
2015 TRAVERSE 2015 SILVERADO 1500
Eg: $5,721
Eg: $8,372
CASH CREDIT ON MALIBU LT + POWER CONVENIENCE PACKAGE $28,605 MSRP
ON TRAVERSE LT AWD $41,860 MSRP
Eg: $12,015
CASH CREDIT ON SILVERADO CREW CAB HIGH COUNTRY $60,075 MSRP
CAN’T FIND WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR AT 20%? ALL 2015s COME WITH CHEVROLET COMPLETE CARE:
2
YEARS/40,000 KM COMPLIMENTARY
OIL CHANGES^
5
YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY^^
0
5
%
LEASING UP TO 36 MONTHS
FINANCING UP TO 84 MONTHS
YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE^^
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on other vehicles
CHEVROLET.CA
HURRY, OFFER ENDS JULY 28TH Call Smith Chevrolet Cadillac at 250-372-2551, or visit us at 950 Notre Dame Drive, Kamloops. [License #11184]